Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Clara Evelyn Hudson

Clara Evelyn Hudson

Nov 2, 2020

Clara Evelyn Hudson, born November 20, 1933 to Roy and Myrtle Brown in Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed from this earthly home on November 2, 2020.

Evelyn graduated from Bethel High School in 1951.  On July 1, 1960 she married Max Hudson, her husband of 60 years.

Evelyn is survived by her husband, Max; son Chris Hudson and wife Dorraine...

Vasant Hanratanagorn

Vasant Hanratanagorn

Nov 1, 2020

Vasant Hanratanagorn, 70, of McLoud, died Sunday, November 1, at his home.

Vasant was born on August 9, 1950, in Surat Thani, Thailand, to Hun Mengkwung Sae-Hun and Pranee Sae-Lim. He received an associate’s degree from St. Gregory’s University and bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

Vasant worked for Lucent Technologies for over 30...

Glendon Lyle McCarter

Glendon Lyle McCarter

Oct 29, 2020

Glendon Lyle McCarter December 14, 1936 – October 29, 2020 Glendon was born on December 14, 1936 in Dale, OK to Arvel and Leta (Stell) McCarter. He graduated from Dale High School in 1955. A few years later Glendon joined the US Army, where he served during the time of the Korean Conflict and the Cuban uprising. He spent the...

Glendon McCarter

Glendon McCarter

Oct 29, 2020

Glendon Lyle McCarter December 14, 1936 – October 29, 2020 Glendon was born on December 14, 1936 in Dale, OK to Arvel and Leta (Stell) McCarter. He graduated from Dale High School in 1955. A few years later Glendon joined the US Army, where he served during the time of the Korean Conflict and the Cuban uprising. He spent the...

LaVonta Lucille Miller

LaVonta Lucille Miller

Oct 28, 2020

LaVonta was born on August 19, 1931 in Canton, OK to James and Ethel (Noah) Coffey. She graduated from Canton High School in 1945. In 1961, LaVonta married Frank D. Miller. They originally lived in Oklahoma City, moving to Shawnee in 1968 where they raised their family and lived for the remainder of their lives together. LaVonta worked as a...

Gary Leon Kasterke

Gary Leon Kasterke

Oct 27, 2020

Gary Leon Kasterke, 78 of Shawnee died Tuesday, Oct. 27th 2020.

A memorial service will be held at Walker Funeral Service on Saturday, Oct. 31st at 11am, with Pastor Scott Hendry officiating.

Gary was born on Sep. 30th 1942 in Shawnee to Lester & Syble (Rogers) Kasterke. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1960 and went on...

Harry DeWynne Wood

Harry DeWynne Wood

Oct 27, 2020

Meeker resident Harry “H.D” Wood, 77, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 in Shawnee.

Public viewing will be from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Monday, November 2, 2020 at Sallateeska Baptist Church (45703 Garrett’s Lake Road).  Guests are asked to PLEASE WEAR A MASK.

Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, November 2, 2020 at Johnson Cemetery.

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Ray Reid

Ray Reid

Oct 26, 2020

Ray Wesley Reid, 90, of Shawnee, passed away on Monday, October 26, in an Oklahoma City hospital.

Ray, the son of William “Tollie” and Martha Jane (Milburn), was born in Trousdale, on December 14, 1929. Ray proudly served in the US Army. On June 29, 1957, he married Betty Marie Blalock, in Shawnee. Ray worked at Tinker for 25...

Vernon Thomas McLaughlin

Vernon Thomas McLaughlin

Oct 25, 2020

Shawnee resident Vernon Thomas McLaughlin, 83, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 in Shawnee.

Vernon was born June 6, 1937 in Carnegie, Oklahoma to Robert and Goldie McLaughlin. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1955. He then served in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1959 and then in the reserves until 1963. He retired from...

Bobby Glen Cox

Bobby Glen Cox

Oct 24, 2020

Bobby Glen Cox, 89 of Dale, passed peacefully into his eternal life in Heaven on Saturday, October 24, 2020.

Bob was the third born son of John Wesley and Leona Bell (Austell) Cox in Hydro, Oklahoma. He was born July 4, 1931. Bob was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard. He spent his adult life working as a...

Henry Jerrell Chesney

Henry Jerrell Chesney

Oct 20, 2020

Henry Jerrell Chesney of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away October 20, 2020. Jerrell was born on December 18, 1932 to Charles Earnest and Edna Geneva (Sanders) Chesney in the dark, devastating days of the great depression outside of Rocky, Oklahoma in the farm-home of William and Olive Etsell, who were kind enough to provide a place for his homeless family and...

Oliver Keith Hanratanagorn

Oliver Keith Hanratanagorn

Oct 20, 2020

Services will be Thursday Evening, October 22, 2020 at the home of his mother, Carolyn Hanratanagorn. Burial will be Friday Morning in the Frye Family Cemetery.

Jo Ann Gilmore

Jo Ann Gilmore

Oct 18, 2020

Jo Ann Gilmore (Jojo) 82 years of age, passed away on October 18th 2020 in Harrah, Oklahoma.

Jojo was born on May 7th, 1938 to Oscar and Irene Surface in Jefferson City, Missouri. Jojo loved her family and never met a stranger. She loved playing bingo, word search and cross word puzzles, putting puzzles together and arts & crafts...

Connie Elaine Patterson

Connie Elaine Patterson

Oct 14, 2020

Dale resident Elaine Patterson, 72, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at her home.

Funeral services will be 2:00PM Monday, October 19, 2020 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel.

Burial will follow at Dale Cemetery.

Elaine was born September 17, 1948 in Midwest City, Oklahoma to Ralph Hill and Cornelia (Holt) Hill. She graduated from Dale High School....

Jenny Pickard

Jenny Pickard

Oct 11, 2020

Jenny Fay Pickard, 67 years of age, passed on Sunday, October 11, 2020, in Shawnee, OK.

Jenny was born on August 15, 1953 in Pawnee City, Nebraska to the late Jim Curnett and Pauline Lightner. Jenny married Jimmy Pickard on September 17, 1998. They enjoyed traveling and going to the lake in their RV with their dog Lacy and...

Raychel Youngblood

Raychel Youngblood

Oct 11, 2020

Raychel Ann (Honeycutt) Youngblood, 78, of Shawnee, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2020.

Raychel was born on September 21, 1942, in Shawnee, Oklahoma to the late Ray and Anna Mae Honeycutt. She attended Meeker Public Schools and graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with a degree in Education. Besides spending time with her family, Raychel loved teaching, especially...

Johnny Ray Walker

Johnny Ray Walker

Oct 10, 2020

Johnny Ray Walker age 48, born February 13, 1972, went home with the Lord on October 10, 2020. He was the son of James L. Walker and Penny Alexander.

He is preceded in death by his father and baby daughter Eve Jolene Walker.

He is survived by his wife: Anna Miller of Shawnee, 2 sons: Brandon Terronez and...

Norma Jean Spear

Norma Jean Spear

Oct 7, 2020

Jean (Butler) Spear, age 91, of Shawnee died Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at her home.

Service will be Monday October 12, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at the First Baptist Church, Dr. Charles Kimball officiating.

Burial will be on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 11:00 in the Akins Cemetery in Akins, Oklahoma, north of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, with Rev. Clint...

Francena Wahpepah

Francena Wahpepah

Oct 7, 2020

Francena Wahpepah, 90, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2020 in Norman, Oklahoma. Francena was born to Jim and Elsie Wahweah in Harrah, Oklahoma, on February 22, 1930. She graduated from Harrah High School in 1948 where she played basketball as a starter for four years. She later received her degree from St. Gregory’s College in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Francena...

Courtney Lee

Courtney Lee

Oct 5, 2020

Courtney Lee, age 26 of Shawnee, died Monday October 5, 2020 in Shawnee.

Services will be Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 11:00 am at the First Baptist Church in St. Louis, Oklahoma with Brandon Leslie officiating.

Courtney was born March 24, 1994 in Shawnee to David Gregg and Leslie (Barneck) Gregg. She graduated from Asher High School. She...

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