Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Elmer D. Vincent

Elmer D. Vincent

Feb 4, 2020

Elmer Duewaine Vincent, 91, left this world Tuesday, February 4, 2020.

The family will be at Walker Funeral Service on Thursday from 6pm to 7pm to receive friends. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Friday, February 7, 2020 at New Life Church (10th & Draper) with Charles Sutton officiating. Burial will follow at Johnson Cemetery.

Elmer was born September...

Don Weir

Don Weir

Jan 26, 2020

Shawnee resident, Don Weir, 85, died Sunday, January 26, 2020.

Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 30 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church with Father Tom Dahlman officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park, under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

Don was born February 10, 1934 in Shawnee, OK to Jeff & Grace Weir. He was a...

Jean Flynn

Jean Flynn

Jan 26, 2020

Norma Jean Garrett Flynn was born August 9, 1937, in Dill City, Oklahoma, to A.H. and Gertrude (Short) Garrett.

The family moved to Arkansas when Jean was three months old. Jean attended school at Old Dixie and Houston, Arkansas, where learning was a passion. She graduated in May, 1955, at Bigelow, Arkansas, with the honor of class Valedictorian. For...

Sue Evans

Sue Evans

Jan 26, 2020

Shawnee resident Norma Sue Evans, 95, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020 at her home.

Sue was born December 30, 1924, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, to Thomas Lafayette Francis and Grace Lee (Cumpton) Francis. She graduated from Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, OK, and received her Bachelor of Music Degree from Tulsa University. While at the university, she was...

Ronald Wilson Littlehead

Ronald Wilson Littlehead

Jan 25, 2020

Ronald Wilson Littlehead departed this life on January 25, 2020 in Shawnee, OK. He was 53 and a lifelong resident of Shawnee, OK.

He was born to Edward Littlehead Sr, and Cecelian (Butler) Littlehead on July 8, 1966, at the Mission Hill Hospital in Shawnee, OK. He was an enrolled member of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma....

Buddy R Allen

Buddy R Allen

Jan 24, 2020

Shawnee resident Buddy R. Allen, 85, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Visitation will be Sunday from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Walker Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Monday, January 27, 2020 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Tiffany A. Nagel Monroe officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial...

Johnie A. Brown

Johnie A. Brown

Jan 22, 2020

Johnie Alfred Brown, 77, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

He was born, April 30, 1942 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Joe and Ruby (Bristow) Brown. He was raised in Shawnee and attended Shawnee schools. He married Glenda Ann Brown on November 20, 1964 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Johnie was a diesel mechanic and...

Rex Hilburn

Rex Hilburn

Jan 20, 2020

Shawnee resident Rex Hilburn, 80, died Monday, January 20 in an Enid hospital.

Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 25 at Fairview Cemetery, under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

Rex was born April 27, 1939 in Hobart, Oklahoma to Earl Woodrow Hilburn and Lucille Hilburn. He graduated from Hobart High School. He married Linda Carol...

Larry Neal Schmitt, Sr

Larry Neal Schmitt, Sr

Jan 18, 2020

Shawnee resident Larry Neal Schmitt Sr., 76, died on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at his home.

Larry was born September 26, 1943, in Mt. Vernon, Ill., to Harry and Myrtle (Cambell) Schmitt. On April 30, 1966, he married Nora Hand, in Joliet Ill.

Larry proudly served in the US Army for 33 years. Larry was a member of...

Bevlyn June Taron

Bevlyn June Taron

Jan 18, 2020

Bevlyn, loving wife and mother, passed on to be with our Lord on her 76th birthday, Saturday, January 18. She was born in Tulsa, OK to Jack and June Bradfield on January 18, 1944. Her family moved to Shreveport, LA when she was about 5 years old, and then to Shawnee when she was in the 5th grade. She attended...

Gene "Pete" Ellis Stanley

Gene "Pete" Ellis Stanley

Jan 17, 2020

Gene “Pete” Ellis Stanley passed away on January 17, 2020 at the age of 82 in Shawnee, Oklahoma with family in his daughter’s home.

He was married for 35 years to Donna Stanley.  Pete was born on February 14, 1937 in Dill City, Oklahoma. He was very proud that everyone celebrated his special Valentine birthday. He was the son...

Gary Leon Linn

Gary Leon Linn

Jan 16, 2020

Meeker resident Gary Leon “Pete” Linn, 70, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020, in Prague.

Gary, the son of Jessie and Della (Gentry) Linn, was born on August 23, 1949, in Meeker. He graduated from Meeker High School with the class of 1967. On December 20, 1968, Gary married Rita Winter, at the Meeker Assembly of God Church....

Kathryn "Kate" Hembree

Kathryn "Kate" Hembree

Jan 13, 2020

Shawnee resident Kate Hembree, 98, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 in Shawnee.

Memorial services are 2:00 P.M. Friday, January 17, 2020 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel.

Kate was born November 23, 1921 in Steve, Arkansas to Sammy Seaton and Sylvia (Hull) Seaton. She married Ervin Hembree on July 20, 1940 in Shawnee. Mrs. Hembree worked for several...

Thomas Alvin Wisdom

Thomas Alvin Wisdom

Jan 7, 2020

Thomas Alvin Wisdom passed away January 7th 2020 at age 77.

Poppa Tom was born in Houston Texas and spent the majority of his life in Dallas Texas where we had a very long and successful career in commercial construction. Tom's favorite motto was “Anything worth doing is worth overdoing!” and that idea drove his incredible passion for everything...

Arthur Ray Wapskineh

Arthur Ray Wapskineh

Jan 6, 2020

Arthur Ray Wapskineh “King Arthur” was born on June 26, 1967 in Pawnee, Oklahoma to the Late Linda Mae Slick and Willard Willis Wapskineh. He gained his wings on January 6, 2020 surrounded by his loved ones. Arthur accepted Christ at an early age, he was a member of the Fresh Fire Outreach Church and attended other churches as well....

Doyle F. Wasson

Doyle F. Wasson

Jan 4, 2020

Doyle F. Wasson of 1618 Spruce Circle, Shawnee, Oklahoma departed this life peacefully to be with his sweetheart, Mary in heaven on January 4, 2020.

Doyle was born September 21, 1936 in Chandler Oklahoma to Cecil and Jewell Wasson.  Doyle lived in Bristow and Sulphur Oklahoma as a child and lived much of his life in Shawnee, where he and...

Cecil Eugene Nelon

Cecil Eugene Nelon

Jan 1, 2020

Cecil Eugene Nelon, 102, loved as a father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, respected as a CPA and community volunteer, WWII Navy veteran, and skilled amateur athlete, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2020.

He was born on August 17, 1917 near Morris, OK, the son of Thomas F. and Cora Belle Nelon. His dad worked in the oil fields of...

Jimmy Dale Vinson, Sr.

Jimmy Dale Vinson, Sr.

Dec 31, 2019

Jimmy Dale Vinson Sr., 81, of Harrah, OK passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, in Shawnee, OK. He was born on November 08, 1938 to Vera “Beulah” Virginia Vinson and Casper Bradley Vinson of Huntubby, OK. He was married to LaJuana Priscilla Smith of Harrah, OK on June 10, 1957 in Midwest City, OK. He worked as a contract...

Tyler Day Kaulaity

Tyler Day Kaulaity

Dec 28, 2019

Tyler Day Kaulaity was born January 16, 1997 on his mother’s birthday in Lawton, Oklahoma and departed his earthly life on December 28, 2019 in Harrah, Oklahoma.

Tyler was a proud member of the Sac & Fox Nation.  One thing everyone noticed about Tyler was that he lit up a room everywhere he went.  He had an infectious laugh...

Mary Lamb

Mary Lamb

Dec 25, 2019

Mary Steph Lamb took her next step in life and went home to be with her Lord and Savior forever, on Wednesday, December 25, 2019.

Mary was born December 12, 1919 to Joseph and Eva (Knight) Steph, she had turned 100 just a couple of weeks ago.  Mary attended Washington School in Shawnee, a fact she was very proud...

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