Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Maxine Virginia Sexton

Maxine Virginia Sexton

Feb 1, 2021

Maxine Virginia Sexton, 98, of Shawnee, died Monday, February 1, 2021 in Oklahoma City. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. Friday, February 5, 2021 in Green Hill Cemetery, Muskogee, OK. Maxine was born December 4, 1922 in Porum, Oklahoma to Sheridan B. and Pearl Lee (Dunn) Dandridge. She only went to school through the 8th grade, because her father said...

Lester Dean Hasbel

Lester Dean Hasbel

Jan 31, 2021

Family and friends are invited to remember Shawnee resident Lester Dean Hasbel who passed away Sunday, January 31, 2021 in Shawnee. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Walker Funeral Chapel with Larry Sparks officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Meeker. The family will be at the funeral home from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday to...

Josephine Brewer

Josephine Brewer

Jan 30, 2021

Longtime Shawnee resident Josephine (Ozeretny) Brewer, 91, passed away at her home on Saturday, January 30, 2021. She was born in Prague, Oklahoma on March 19, 1929 to Henry and Mary (Kubicek) Ozeretny. Josephine and her beloved husband, the late Hank Brewer, were united in marriage on March 5, 1949 in Shawnee where she resided from that time until her...

Anajean Muhlhausen Lancaster

Anajean Muhlhausen Lancaster

Jan 29, 2021

Anajean Muhlhausen Lancaster was born March 17, 1923 in Greenwood, Mississippi to Opal and Stewart Muhlhausen. Anajean passed away January 29th, at Inverness Village in Tulsa Oklahoma, she was a 14 year resident at Inverness Village. In her early childhood her family moved to Oklahoma City where she spent her youth among her large family. As an only child she...

Gary Wayne Heilman

Gary Wayne Heilman

Jan 29, 2021

Gary Wayne Heilman died unexpectedly in the early morning hours Friday, January 29, 2021 at the age of 82. Gary was born in Pekin, Illinois on November 17, 1938 to Roy and Mabel Heilman. He attended Pekin High School where he graduated in 1956. As a teenager, Gary started his career in the grocery business moving up to a manager...

Maria E. McCarter

Maria E. McCarter

Jan 27, 2021

Shawnee resident Maria E. McCarter, 87, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 in Shawnee. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Maria was born May 28, 1933 in St. Miguel, Portugal to Joseph and Victorina Ventura. She came to the United States in the mid 1950’s and...

Lee Craig Phillips

Lee Craig Phillips

Jan 27, 2021

Lee Craig Phillips, 76, of Ada, OK, passed away on January 27th, surrounded by family. Lee was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents Paul E. and Vivian D. Phillips on February 18th, 1944 the second of five children. Intelligent from the beginning, at the age of 11, Lee taught himself electrical and radio engineering through a correspondence course handed down...

Roberta Ann Wood

Roberta Ann Wood

Jan 26, 2021

Roberta Ann Wood went to be with her Lord and Savior January 26, 2021. She was born July 21, 1935 in Clinton, OK to Matthew Glen Ruyle and Gwendolyne Opal Watson Ruyle. Roberta married Bobby D. Wood July 30 1976 in OKC. She graduated Capitol Hill High School in 1953. She lived in Clinton, OKC, Pomona, CA, Midwest City and...

Herschel Dean Stearman

Herschel Dean Stearman

Jan 25, 2021

On Monday, January 25, 2021, Herschel Dean Stearman, 81, passed from this life to be with his Lord and Savior. . Herschel was born on May 30, 1939, at his childhood home in Meeker, Okla., to Raymond and Norma (Gallaway) Stearman. He was raised in Meeker where he graduated high school with the class of 1957. Herschel then attended Central...

Anita Gail Jones

Anita Gail Jones

Jan 25, 2021

Anita Gail Jones, age 81, went to her Heavenly rest on January 25, 2021, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Child of God, faithful wife, blessed mother, wonderful grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Anita was a resident of McLoud and a blessing to all who knew her. Anita was born at St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa on October 26, 1939, to the...

Thomas W. Phillips

Thomas W. Phillips

Jan 23, 2021

Longtime Shawnee resident Thomas W. Phillips, 91, passed away January 23, 2021 in Edmond, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be at Tecumseh Cemetery on Friday, January 29 at 2 PM under the direction of Walker Funeral Service with Mike Craig officiating. Thomas was born September 20, 1929 on a farm 2 miles North of Meeker, in Lincoln County, Oklahoma to Raymond...

Patty Jo Smith

Patty Jo Smith

Jan 23, 2021

Shawnee resident, Patty Jo Smith died January 23, 2021, in a local hospital from complications of Covid-19. She was born on July 25, 1941 in Ada, OK to Alva Lee and Pauline Oliver. She was a graduate of Midwest City High School and attended Oklahoma City University. She married John F. Smith on July 25, 1961 in Norman, OK. She...

Rose Aline Jordan

Rose Aline Jordan

Jan 22, 2021

Rose Aline Jordan, 95, died Friday, January 22, 2021 in Poteau, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 27 in Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Walker Funeral Service. Rose was born January 23, 1925 in Maud, Oklahoma to Marion & Bessie (Slape) Hatmaker. She was married to Roland Jordan. Rose worked at Tinker Air Force Base...

Merle Dean Carlon

Merle Dean Carlon

Jan 22, 2021

Merle Dean Carlon was born February 9, 1941 in Perry, Oklahoma to Wanda Irene Carlon and Loren Wilfred Carlon, and passed away January 22, 2021 at his home in McLoud, Oklahoma. He was proceeded in death by one son Michael Dean Carlon, his parents, one sister Ramona Gayle Rippy, and one brother Robert Lee Carlon. Survived by: his wife Mary...

Beverly Sue Brown Jackson

Beverly Sue Brown Jackson

Jan 21, 2021

Beverly Sue "Brown" Jackson age 68 died Thursday, January 21, 2021 in a local hospital. She was born to Harry Edward and Lucille (Brady) Brown on November 23, 1952 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She graduated from Meeker High School and attended Seminole Junior College. She was office manager for the Sac & Fox Multi-Purpose Center. Member of the Sac & Fox...

Euleta Mae (Woodrum) Fiegel Hunt

Euleta Mae (Woodrum) Fiegel Hunt

Jan 19, 2021

Euleta Mae (Woodrum) Fiegel Hunt was born February 18, 1932, to Worth L. and Opal Mae Woodrum near Northwest Oklahoma town of Harmon. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Services will be Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 10:00 AM in Walker Funeral Service Chapel. Mark Wright will officiate. Burial will be Monday,...

Esther Janet Gunderson

Esther Janet Gunderson

Jan 17, 2021

Shawnee resident Esther Janet Gunderson, 80, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 in Shawnee. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel. Esther was born June 14, 1940 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to Melvin Skoug and Rena (Olson) Skoug. She attended high school at Eleva-Strum Central in Wisconsin and later the University of...

Charles E. "Chalk" Norton

Charles E. "Chalk" Norton

Jan 17, 2021

Charles Earnest “Chalk” Norton was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on August 2, 1949. The son of Charles Edward and Geraldine Marie (Watson) Norton, he graduated from Shawnee High School in 1967. He was a member of the U.S. Navy Reserve from 1966 to 1972 and served in Vietnam 1967-1968. He was a Boatswain’s Mate and swift boat gunner in the...

James "Shot" Scott Robinson, Jr.

James "Shot" Scott Robinson, Jr.

Jan 15, 2021

Mcloud resident James “Shot” Robinson passed from this life on Friday, January 15, 2021 in McLoud, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will follow at Schwartz Cemetery. He was born August 23, 1929 at home near Bethel Acres to James Scott Robinson Sr. and Ida M. (Brown) Trayler. He graduated from...

Randy Michael Lohman

Randy Michael Lohman

Jan 15, 2021

Randy Michael Lohman, 70, died January 15, 2021 in a Broken Arrow hospital following a short illness. A memorial service will be held at Living Word Church on Saturday, January 30 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastors Josh Cotts and Clifton Briscoe officiating. Burial will be in Fort Gibson National Cemetery. Randy was born May 29, 1950 in Turlock, CA to...