Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Denver Dwayne Vincent

Denver Dwayne Vincent

Nov 18, 2020

Denver Dwayne Vincent, 73, of Shawnee died Wednesday, November 18 at his home.

Graveside services will be held Monday, November 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Johnson Cemetery.

Toby Blaylock

Toby Blaylock

Nov 18, 2020

Otis “Toby” Blaylock, 79, of Shawnee died November 18, 2020 at his home. ***NOTE*** Memorial services have been changed to 3:00P.M. Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Kimble officiating. Masks and social distancing are required. To view the livestream of Toby's service, go to https://youtu.be/IwRhENctCVo Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church...

Esther Faye Taber

Esther Faye Taber

Nov 14, 2020

Esther Faye Taber, 86, of Tishomingo, died Saturday, November 14 at her home.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 20, 2020 at the First Baptist Church of Dale with Doug Parker officiating. Burial will follow in Dale Cemetery, under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

Esther was born in Prague, OK on September 17, 1934 to...

Ronald K. Larman

Ronald K. Larman

Nov 12, 2020

Ronald K. Larman, 68, of Shawnee, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at his home.

Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 16, 2020 at Resthaven Memorial Park with Rev. Larry Sparks officiating, under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

Ronald was born December 7, 1951 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Galvin & Lorena Larman.  He was a...

Mary Jane Hess

Mary Jane Hess

Nov 12, 2020

Our mom, Mary Jane Hess, left her earthly home to be with her Lord and Savior, husband, and many family members and friends on Thursday, November 12, 2020.

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, November 16, 2020 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will follow at Dale Cemetery.

She was born in Bismarck, Arkansas on November 24, 1932...

Lorece Wanda Mays

Lorece Wanda Mays

Nov 10, 2020

Earlsboro resident Lorece Mays, 97, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at her home.

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Walker Funeral Chapel with Donnie Knight officiating.

Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.

She was born April 19, 1923 in Stonewall, Oklahoma to Roy and Lola Shumard. She attended school in Atoka....

LaFern Joyce Lauderdale

LaFern Joyce Lauderdale

Nov 9, 2020

LaFern Joyce Lauderdale Sunrise: August 18th, 1950 Sunset: November 9th, 2020 Our sweet beloved LaFern Joyce Lauderdale, of McLoud, Ok, entered into rest on November 9th, 2020 at the age of 70.

We will forever keep her loving memory close to our hearts, but we take great comfort in knowing that in the blink of an eye she was...

Billy Gene Knight

Billy Gene Knight

Nov 7, 2020

Billy Gene Knight was born on October 6, 1938 in Sulphur, OK to “Bud” Newton Knight and Edna Knight. He passed away on November 7, 2020 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

He is survived by his kids: son, Danny Waller of Shawnee, OK, daughter, Dee Koehn and husband Patrick of Okla. City; grandkids Cassidy & Gage Koehn...

Mark James Betterton

Mark James Betterton

Nov 7, 2020

Mark James Betterton was born in Spearfish, South Dakota, on June 26, 1961. He went home to be with his Heavenly Father on the evening of November 7, 2020 after a prolonged battle with COVID-19 at the age of 59. Mark grew up in Guymon, Oklahoma where met his future wife, Karla Bennett at a young age while attending junior...

Monroe June Harjo

Monroe June Harjo

Nov 4, 2020

Monroe June Harjo, 72, of Shawnee, died Wednesday, November 4 in Norman. Monroe, the son of Edmond and Lillie (Fixico) Harjo, was born November 2, 1948, in Ada. He graduated high school at Sasakwa High School, with the class of 1967.

Monroe proudly served in the US Army in Vietnam. Monroe then attended Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence...

Ben R. McKee

Ben R. McKee

Nov 4, 2020

Pastor Ben R. McKee (CW4 Ret.) of Elba passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. He was 78 year old.

Ben was born May 29, 1942 to the late Edgar and Grangia McKee.

He was a poultry and cattle farmer, an athletic official and an Alabama GOP representative. He was a pastor for over 19 years at First United...

Martha Marie VanBeber

Martha Marie VanBeber

Nov 3, 2020

Martha VanBeber, beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and niece, died November 3, 2020 in Shawnee, OK.

Wake and Rosery will be Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. at St. Benedict Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be Friday, November 20, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at St. Benedict Catholic Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents: John...

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...