Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

June Batt

June Batt

Jan 15, 2021

Dale resident June Batt, 83, passed away Friday, January 15, 2021 in Shawnee. Visitation will be from 6pm to 7pm Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Walker Funeral Service. Graveside services will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Dale Cemetery. June was born October 30, 1937 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Doyle Randall and Bertha Ann (Hunt) Randall. She graduated...

Justin Wade Ponkilla

Justin Wade Ponkilla

Jan 14, 2021

Justin Wade Ponkilla, age 34 of Shawnee died Thursday, January 14, 2021 in a Lubbock, Texas hospital. Born July 9, 1986 to Sherry Ann Fields and Gordon Mark Ponkilla. He graduated from High School and stayed home to care for his son. He had much love for Carrie Poe. Enjoyed spending time with his son Karter. He was well known...

Theresa Esther Garrison

Theresa Esther Garrison

Jan 14, 2021

Theresa Garrison, 90, died January 14, 2021 at her home in Shawnee, OK. She was born February 16, 1930 in Buffalo, New York to John and Stella Saracki. Mrs. Garrison leaves behind two children, Patricia Kluczynski and her husband Paul, and Bruce Zgoda and his wife Cathy, five grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Of her five siblings, only her sister...

Phyllis Janette Hallum

Phyllis Janette Hallum

Jan 11, 2021

Phyllis Janette Hallum Former Shawnee resident Phyllis Janette Hallum, 81, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 in Ada, OK Family burial on Monday, January 25, 2021 at 11:00 AM. Phyllis was born January 15, 1939 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Kenneth Fraser and Naomi (Tracy) Fraser. She graduated from Seminole High School in 1957. She received her business degree in 1959....

Jillian Bree Timperley

Jillian Bree Timperley

Jan 7, 2021

Jillian Bree Timperley was born September 7, 2008 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. In the twelve years she spent on this earth she also lived in Aurora,Co. She passed away January 7, 2021. She lovingly leaves behind her father Alan, mother April, and little brother Landon Timperley. Along with many other beloved family members and friends who became extended family. While her...

Rosie Janice Miller

Rosie Janice Miller

Jan 6, 2021

Rosie Janice Miller, 88, of Shawnee, died Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at a local hospital surrounded by her family. Janice, as she preferred to be called, was born on December 23, 1932 to Jesse and Jessie May (Parsons) Chandler in Goree, Texas. She was the youngest of the 6 children. She married Harold J. Wilson in May of 1950 of...

Adam James Mendonca

Adam James Mendonca

Jan 6, 2021

Adam Mendonca Sr., 84, of Shawnee, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, at his home. Adam was born August 30, 1936 in Eleele, Hawaii, to John and Emily (Cambra) Mendonca. Adam proudly served in the US Navy, retiring after 20 years of service. After retirement for the Navy, Adam worked as a machinist and worked as a production manufacturer in...

Patrick Franklin Ortega-Ashton

Patrick Franklin Ortega-Ashton

Jan 5, 2021

Shawnee resident Patrick Franklin Riddell Ashton, 57, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at his home. Wake services will be 6:00 P.M. Friday, January 8, 2021 at St. Benedict Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, January 9, 2021 at St. Benedict Catholic Church with burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Service....

Alice Faye Sehorn

Alice Faye Sehorn

Jan 4, 2021

Shawnee resident Alice Faye (Wallis) Sehorn, 85, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 at her home. Alice, the daughter of William Isaac “I.W.” and Thelma (Lawson) Wallis, was born October 10, 1935 in McLoud. She was a graduate of Shawnee High School. Alice married Bobby Wayne Sehorn, on March 14, 1952. Alice sold real estate for JW Kinnett and Ted...

Robert A. Knight

Robert A. Knight

Jan 3, 2021

Robert Allen Knight passed from this life January 3rd, 2021 at home in Shawnee, Oklahoma after a nearly two year battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was born September 20th, 1943 at City Hospital in Shawnee to parents Raymond M. Knight and Mary Louise Knight (Ingram) both preceding him in death. He briefly lived in Del Ray Beach, Florida...

Janette Irwin

Janette Irwin

Dec 31, 2020

Janette "Jan" Irwin , 78, of Shawnee, OK, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 31, 2020, after a week of brain bleeding brought on by dementia complications.

She was born on January 3, 1942 in San Antonio, Texas to Mack C. and Mary Ida Wright Irwin. She attended Midwest City School and received...

Violet Hester Watson

Violet Hester Watson

Dec 31, 2020

Violet Hester (Holcombe) Watson, age 91 of Shawnee, died Thursday, December 31, 2020 in a local nursing center. Born March 30, 1929 to Rupert and Fannie Holcombe in San Jon, New Mexico. She graduated from McLoud High School and was a homemaker and childcare giver and taught Sunday School Class for the 2-3 years old for many years. She married...

Kathy Jo Smith

Kathy Jo Smith

Dec 30, 2020

Kathy Jo Smith, age 61 of Shawnee, died Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at her home.

Graveside services will be Monday, January 4th, 2021 at 10:00 at Fairview Cemetery Chapel. Pastor Jim Landilus officiating.

Kathy was born October 11, 1959 in Oklahoma City to Stanley and Ruth (Lowe) Buckmaster. She graduated from the Ozark Adventist Academy in 1977 and...

Una Lee Carpenter

Una Lee Carpenter

Dec 27, 2020

Shawnee resident Una Lee (Helton) Carpenter died Sunday at a local nursing home. She was 94.

Graveside Services will be 10 am Saturday at Resthaven Memorial Park with Gary Nickerson officiating, under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

Mrs. Carpenter was born April 6, 1926 in Shawnee to William Earl Helton and Inez (Applewhite) Helton. She graduated from Bethel...

Francisca Cervantez Ramirez

Francisca Cervantez Ramirez

Dec 27, 2020

Francisca Cervantez Ramirez of Shawnee, age 71, died Sunday December 27, 2020 in Shawnee.

She was born February 16, 1949 in Idalou, Texas to Isidro and Thomasa (Casias) Cervantez. She was a retired Housekeeper for the Medical Center of the Rockies in Colorado. She had been married to Richard Ramirez for 47 Years. She was a loving Mother, grandmother...

Julius Max Hudson

Julius Max Hudson

Dec 26, 2020

Julius “Max” Hudson, born July 29, 1925 to Clyde and Katie Ann Hudson near Vinita, Oklahoma, passed from his earthly home on December 26, 2020 at age 95.

On July 1, 1960 he married Evelyn Brown, his wife of 60 years.

Max is survived by his son Chris Hudson and wife Dorraine of OKC, daughter Denise Pierson and...

Michael Keith Thomason

Michael Keith Thomason

Dec 25, 2020

Oklahoma City resident Michael Keith Thomason, 74, passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 in Oklahoma City.

Graveside Services will be at the Oakwood Cemetery in Wewoka, OK, Wednesday, Dec 30, 2020, 1:00 p.m. A memorial services will be at the  Heritage Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, OK on January 4, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.  

Michael was born May...

Edward "Eddie" F. Garner

Edward "Eddie" F. Garner

Dec 24, 2020

For my father departed: “Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.” Edward Ferrell Garner, 65, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma went home to be with his Lord and Savior after succumbing to COVID-19 on December 24th, 2020. Eddie was born July 14th, 1955 in Anadarko, Oklahoma to Ferrell and Vivian...

Nina A Montgomery

Nina A Montgomery

Dec 24, 2020

Nina Faye Montgomery, age 79, of Tecumseh died Thursday, December 24, 2020 in Shawnee.

Born January 28, 1941. She graduated from Earlsboro High School. and worked for OCOC in Accounting. She married Monty Montgomery on August 29, 1959. Member of the Tecumseh Booster Club and the JC Janes. Loved to work outside and watch the kids play all kinds...

Johnny Neal Wingo Sr.

Johnny Neal Wingo Sr.

Dec 19, 2020

Johnny Neal Wingo, Sr., was born November 25, 1939, in Holdenville, OK to Vernon Wingo and Clora (Coppedge) Wingo. He passed away December 19, 2020 in Shawnee in the home of his daughter, Cathy, surrounded by his precious family.

Johnny married his high school sweetheart, Donna Goad, on March 4, 1960 in the home of her parents, Ofas and...