Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Willeta Sharon Short

Willeta Sharon Short

Sep 21, 2020

Willeta Sharon Short, of Tecumseh, passed away on Monday, September 21.

Sharon, the daughter of Rev W.W. and Velma (Poff) Yoder, was born December 20, 1944 in Pryor, OK.  Sharon was a beloved Bible teacher who loved collecting lighthouses, cooking, and doing crafts. She loved gardening, roses, and watching birds. Sharon also loved bluegrass music, especially The Isaacs, and...

Donna Lee Haney

Donna Lee Haney

Sep 17, 2020

Donna Lee Haney 69 years old of Shawnee Oklahoma passed away on September 17 in her home.

The wake service will be at 7 PM Sunday, September 20 at First Indian Baptist Church, in Shawnee Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Monday, September 21 at C3 Cross Connection Church, 329 N. Pesotum Ave. in Shawnee, with...

Ruth Bruton

Ruth Bruton

Sep 17, 2020

Menelva "Ruth" was born in the boomtown of Three Sands, Oklahoma to Thomas Edmond "Eddie" White and Rosa Truitt White on February 11, 1927. Eddie was an oil well pumper for Gulf Oil and Rosa was a homemaker.

Ruth passed from this life on September 17, 2020. One day a junior high teacher, who would one day be her brother-in-law,...

Ann Bivins

Ann Bivins

Sep 17, 2020

Ann Bivins, 79, of Shawnee, died Thursday, September 17, 2020 in a local nursing center. Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 21 in the chapel of Walker Funeral Service with Robert Prater officiating. Burial will follow in Tecumseh Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

To share memories or to sign the book online, please visit www.walkerfuneral.com....

Lavaun Kay Duvall

Lavaun Kay Duvall

Sep 10, 2020

Lavaun Kay (Bergschnieder) Duvall, 71, of Shawnee, died Thursday, September 10, 2020 in a local hospital.

Memorial services will be held 6:00 p.m., Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Liberty Baptist Church with Phil Thompson officiating.

Lavaun was born January 19, 1949 in Independence, Missouri to Jack and Martha (Jackson) Bergschneider. She was a 1967 graduate of Shawnee High...

Pamela Guffey

Pamela Guffey

Sep 8, 2020

Pamela Jeannette (Combs) Guffey passed away September 8, 2020 in Shawnee, OK at the age of 62.

Graveside services will be on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at Little Cemetery with Dwyane Dennis officiating.

Pamela was born in Shawnee, OK on January 11, 1958 to Bill and Bertha Combs. She was a barber and hairstylist. She...

Donna Kay Wills

Donna Kay Wills

Sep 2, 2020

Shawnee resident Donna Kay Wills, 55, passed away September 2, 2020 at her home. V

isitation will be from 1pm to 5pm Sunday, September 6, 2020. Funeral services will be 10:30 Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Walker Funeral Service. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Seminole.

She was born June 1, 1965 in Seminole to Donald Max...

Mary Jo Stevens

Mary Jo Stevens

Aug 27, 2020

Mary Josephine “Mary Jo” Stevens, 79, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020 in Midwest City.

Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 12, 2020 at St. Benedict Catholic Church, with burial following in Calvary Cemetery, under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

Mary Jo was born November 25, 1940 in Tontitown, Arkansas to George & Emma Bacon....

Jennie "June" J. Furgason

Jennie "June" J. Furgason

Aug 23, 2020

Former Shawnee resident June Furgason, 95, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2020 in Stroud, OK.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, August 27, 2020 at Walker Funeral Service. Burial will follow at Tecumseh Cemetery.

She was born June 7, 1925 in Neodesha, Kansas to Walter Lee Votaw and Jessie Ann (Ford) Votaw. She married Keith Ferguson on...

Katheryn G. (Abbott) Walker

Katheryn G. (Abbott) Walker

Aug 19, 2020

Katheryn Walker, 85, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020 in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born May 18, 1935 in Konawa, OK to James C. Abbott and Dorothy Dee Hill Woodall.

Please join us for the memorial of a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother. Katheryn and John were married for 66 years. They lived most of...

Brandon Eriek Norman

Brandon Eriek Norman

Aug 16, 2020

Brandon Eriek Norman was born June 20th 1979 in Mt. Vernon Washington.

Brandon was an Artist – “I am driven by a single goal to make the world a better place for all”.  He was a member of the Sac and Fox Nation and grew up in the Pacific Northwest, attending Curtis Senior High School in Tacoma, WA. He...

Walter Yoder

Walter Yoder

Aug 14, 2020

Walter (Warren) Yoder born April 28, 1933 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Rev. W.W. and Velma (Poff) Yoder. Only son of 6 children.

He entered the U.S. Air Force on May 22, 1951 and served 20 years 2 months and 9 days, retiring on July 31, 1971. While in the Air Force and stationed at Greenville AFB, Mississippi, he met...

David Neal Johnson

David Neal Johnson

Aug 10, 2020

David Neal Johnson, 63, went home to be with our Heavenly Father August 10, 2020 after a courageous, hard fought battle with cancer.

David was born in Eureka, California to Ervin Glen and MaryAnn Johnson. They moved to Oklahoma in 1961 where he was raised. He retired from General Motors after 27 years. He was married to wife Dianne...

Elizabeth Ann Moore

Elizabeth Ann Moore

Aug 5, 2020

Elizabeth Ann Moore, 76, died August 5, 2020 at her Shawnee home.

She was born July 20, 1944 in Altus, Oklahoma to Pearl Elizabeth (Eklund) and Dalworth Carol Ebner. She was married to Jimmy Ray Moore, and he preceded her in death on June 1, 2020. Elizabeth retired from Sears as a Personnel Manager, and was owner of a...

Bertha Jewel Littleton

Bertha Jewel Littleton

Aug 4, 2020

BERTHA “NANNY” LITTLETON Bertha “Nanny” Littleton, 81, passed away Tuesday, August 4 at her home in Tecumseh.

She was born September 27, 1938 in Shamrock, OK to Charley and Beulah (McKnee) Pickard. She grew up the youngest of 4 on the Lazy G Dairy between Prague and Meeker. She attended Prague and Meeker schools, and graduated from Meeker High...

Philip Elbert Stevens

Philip Elbert Stevens

Aug 2, 2020

Life-long Shawnee resident Philip Elbert “Doc” Stevens entered the eternal kingdom of God on August 2, 2020.

Services will be held at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Shawnee at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 followed by a private family graveside service at Resthaven Memorial Park in Shawnee. Services conducted by Walker Funeral Service and will be officiated...

Allen Esco Hurst

Allen Esco Hurst

Aug 2, 2020

Allen Esco Hurst, 88, of Shawnee, OK died Sunday, August 2, 2020 in Ardmore.

Services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, August 5 in the chapel of Walker Funeral Service with Rev. Kurt Beauford officiating. Burial will follow in Tecumseh Cemetery.

Allen was born April 28, 1932, in Shawnee to William Esco and Bessie Agnes (Champ) Hurst. On April...

Mary Lou Peacore

Mary Lou Peacore

Jul 26, 2020

Mary Lou Peacore, 60 of Shawnee, OK went to be with our Lord on Sunday July 26, 2020.

Mary Lou enjoyed and loved her family dearly. She will be remembered for her loving heart and her willingness to give her last dollar to anyone in need. Her memory also lives on by the strength she always showed; a quality...

Kevin Bryon Washington

Kevin Bryon Washington

Jul 26, 2020

Former Shawnee resident Kevin Bryon Washington, died Sunday, July 26, at his home in Moore at the age of 46.

Kevin, the son of Herman and Deloris (Murdock) Washington, was born April 16, 1974 in Shawnee. Kevin worked at Locke Supply, before starting his career at Sysco. Kevin enjoyed being with friends and earlier in his life he practiced...

Evie Lois Sebastian

Evie Lois Sebastian

Jul 26, 2020

Evie Lois Sebastian, 85, of Meeker, went to be with the Lord Sunday, July 26 at her home.

Evie, the daughter of John and Stella (Mooney) Hogue, was born December 3, 1934 in Tupelo, OK.  On November 5, 1955, she married Otis Sebastian in Shawnee, OK.  Evie was a cafeteria worker at Meeker schools for many years. She attended...