Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Jimmy Moore

Jimmy Moore

Jun 1, 2020

Jimmy Moore, age 78 of Shawnee, died Monday, June 1, 2020 at his home. He was born to Clarence and Mabel (Smith) Moore.

Private services will be held at Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

Jimmy was a retired Sears service manager and owner of a Sears Dealer Store after his retirement. He was a...

Karen Sue Bauman

Karen Sue Bauman

May 22, 2020

Shawnee resident, Karen S. Bauman, 80, died Friday, May 22, 2020 in a local hospital. Private services were held at Calvary Cemetery with Rev. Larry Goins officiating, under the direction of Walker Funeral Service. Karen and Frank were married 59 years and 10 months. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Regina Maria Karen is survived by her husband...

Juanita "June" Bradfield

Juanita "June" Bradfield

May 20, 2020

On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 June Bradfield, long time resident of Shawnee and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully at the age of 98.

June was born on June 18, 1921, in Nowata, Oklahoma to Murray and Juanita Humphrey. She grew up in Tulsa and attended Tulsa Central High school graduating in 1939. She then attended...

Edward "Red" Ray Holley

Edward "Red" Ray Holley

May 19, 2020

Edward Ray Holley was born July 18, 1942 the seventh child of eleven children born to John and Mattie Holley in Riverview, Oklahoma. He passed away on May 19, 2020 in his home of Bethel Acres, Oklahoma at the age of 77. He attended school in Camargo, Oklahoma, graduating in 1960. He played basketball and baseball and was a proud...

Landon D. Elliott

Landon D. Elliott

May 17, 2020

Landon Dean Elliott passed from this life Sunday, May 17, 2020, due to an automobile accident in Shawnee.

Landon was born August 19, 2001 in Meeker, OK to his parents, Jessica Guinn (Brummett) & Brandon Dean Elliott. Landon attended North Rock Creek schools before moving to Shawnee High School, and then Thunderbird Youth Academy in Pryor, OK. He recently...

Louella Joy Hurst

Louella Joy Hurst

May 14, 2020

Louella Joy (Harman) Hurst, 80, of Shawnee, OK died Thursday, May 14, 2020 in an Oklahoma City hospital.

Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 18 in the chapel of Walker Funeral Service with Rev. Kurt Beauford officiating.

Burial will follow in Tecumseh Cemetery.

Louella was born September 17, 1939 in Laramie, WY to Earl & Gladys...

Danny Edward Walling

Danny Edward Walling

May 13, 2020

Danny Walling lost his battle on May 13, 2020 after four and a half long years to cancer. Danny was born in Shawnee, OK on April 8th, 1963 to Charlene (Lee) Walling and Clifford Walling. Growing up he enjoyed baseball, hunting, fishing, and motor cross racing. He later found a passion for aviation and meteorology.

Danny was a lifelong...

Edward James Bolt, Sr.

Edward James Bolt, Sr.

May 12, 2020

Edward James Bolt Sr. (Ed), of Shawnee, OK, a greatly beloved man, peacefully passed away in his sleep in the early morning hours of May 12, 2020. Ed was born in Haverhill, MA on December 26, 1932 to Edward Percival Bolt and Alice (Taylor) Bolt. He enjoyed a long, healthy and fruitful life.

Ed married Barbara Beauregard, also of...

Christine Gutkowski

Christine Gutkowski

May 11, 2020

Christine Ann Gutkowski, born July 19, 1941, to Valentine and Joseph Miller of Milwaukee, Wis., passed away in her Oklahoma City home on May 11, 2020 at the age of 78. Christine went to be with the Lord and to be reunited with her husband Gordon and daughter, Phyllis.

Christine was an active member of St. Benedict Catholic Church...

Karl Arnold Kozel

Karl Arnold Kozel

May 9, 2020

Shawnee resident Karl Kozel, 91, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 in Shawnee.

Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Resthaven Memorial Park. Due to Covid19, a P.A. system will be used and friends are asked to remain in their vehicles.

Karl was born March 31, 1929 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Valentine and Mertie...

Ronald Fritch

Ronald Fritch

May 2, 2020

Ronald Lee Fritch, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, May 02, 2020in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age 82.

He was born May 2, 1938 to John P. Fritch and Sarah A Fritch in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ronald was raised in Oklahoma City and attended the Oklahoma City Public Schools and graduated in 1957 from U.S. Grant High School...

Mary Ellen Lackey

Mary Ellen Lackey

Apr 28, 2020

Mary Ellen Lackey, 82, of Shawnee OK, passed away on the morning of April 28th, 2020 having lived a very profound, and adventurous life. She was one of the rare few that not only dreamed of an interesting life… she lived out loud and squeezed all the juice that life had to offer until the very end.

Mary Ellen’s...

Harry Lee Tyson, Jr

Harry Lee Tyson, Jr

Apr 27, 2020

Harry Lee Tyson, Jr., of Leesburg, Virginia, passed from this world on April 27, 2020, at Inova Loudoun Hospital. He was 79 years old. He lived a life of dedication to his family, his community, the education of young people, and to God. Harry, also known to some friends and family as “H. L.,” was born June 14, 1940 in...

James "Andy" Andrew Hatch

James "Andy" Andrew Hatch

Apr 23, 2020

James Andrew “Andy” Hatch, 38, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020.

Andy was born on May 15, 1981 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Billye Sue and James “Jim” Hatch. Andy loved spending time outdoors, especially at Lake Eufaula. He was particularly close to his Papa, who taught him how to fish and spent countless hours catching...

John Paul Gee

John Paul Gee

Apr 23, 2020

John Paul Gee of Shawnee Oklahoma went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday April 23, 2020 at home with his Wife and Children by his side.

John was a loving husband, father and papa.  As he lived a full life of work and adventures, he acquired a list of lifetime friendships with many that would call...

Pearl Herin

Pearl Herin

Apr 21, 2020

Pearl J Herin, 85, of Tecumseh, died Tuesday, April 21, at an Oklahoma City hospital.

Pearl, the daughter of Ivan Sr., and Martha (Perkins) Alexander, was born May 25, 1934, in Tecumseh.

On February 19, 1952, she married Bobbie Herin Sr. in Borger, Texas. Pearl was a waitress at Kelley’s Sandwich Shop in Shawnee for many years. She...

Mark F. Borum

Mark F. Borum

Apr 20, 2020

Mark F. Borum, age 70, died Monday April 20, 2020 at a local hospital. Private services will be held and a memorial service will be announced at a later time. Viewing will be Thursday, evening. More information will be announced.

Jerry Eston Presley

Jerry Eston Presley

Apr 18, 2020

Jerry Eston Presley of Branson, Missouri, (formerly of Shawnee, OK) went to Heaven on April 18, 2020, at the age of 79 while surrounded by family. He was born in Shawnee and graduated from Shawnee High School in 1958. He served in the United States Navy and worked for AT&T for more than 30 years. He is survived by his...

Charlene Lynch

Charlene Lynch

Apr 17, 2020

Charlene Lynch passed peacefully at her home on Friday, April 17, 2020.

A lifelong resident of Shawnee, she was born October 9, 1939 at her grandmother’s boarding house on West Main in Shawnee, one of seven children.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Mack Willie & Sarah Jane Bradbury, siblings Walter Bradbury, Faye Bradbury, Rosemary Henson,...

Patty Ann Harjo

Patty Ann Harjo

Apr 16, 2020

Shawnee resident Patty Ann Harjo departed from this life on April 16, 2020 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

She was born on September 14, 1954 in Claremore, Oklahoma to William Bill Pennock and Genevieve Meeks-Pennock. S

he was a homemaker, devoted wife to the love of her life, Stanford Paul Harjo, and mother to all. She loved cooking, going to...