Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Lou Eveline Leech

Lou Eveline Leech

Oct 23, 2019

Lou Eveline (Hudson) Leech, 92, of Shawnee, died Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at her home.

Services will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, October 25 in the chapel of Walker Funeral Service with LaVerna Lou Thiemann and the Rev. Jeffrey Brock officiating.

Lou was born July 25, 1927 in Seminole County, Oklahoma to Roy and Effie (Mosley) Hudson.  She graduated from...

Vernon L. Woodward II

Vernon L. Woodward II

Oct 22, 2019

Shawnee resident Vernon Woodard, 73, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at his home. No memorial services are planned at this time. Vernon was born September 26, 1946 in Elk City, Oklahoma to Vernon Woodard I and Edna Irene (Abernathy) Woodard. He served in Vietnam in the United States Navy and retired after 23 years as a Chief Petty Officer....

Betty Henderson

Betty Henderson

Oct 17, 2019

Betty Henderson, 85, of Shawnee died Thursday, October 17 at her home.

Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 26 at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, with Father Tom Dahlam officiating. Walker Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

Betty was born March 20, 1934 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Clarence and Ruth Holliman.  She was a graduate of...

Charlotte Louise Goodwin

Charlotte Louise Goodwin

Oct 15, 2019

Prague resident Charlotte Goodwin, 71, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019, in Oklahoma City.

Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 26, 2019 at First Christian Church in Prague.

Charlotte was born March 23, 1948 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Kenneth “Sam” Moydell and Esther (Hines) Moydell.  She graduated from Prague High School in 1966 and later attended...

Frank Corralez

Frank Corralez

Oct 14, 2019

Frank Corralez, 78, of Shawnee, died Monday, October 14, 2019 in Oklahoma City. Rosary will be held 7:00 p.m. Friday at St. Benedict Catholic Church. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Benedict Catholic Church, with burial following in Calvary Cemetery, under the direction of Walker Funeral Service. Frank was born September 20, 1941 in Texas. He worked as...

Marilyn Diane McIntosh

Marilyn Diane McIntosh

Oct 11, 2019

Meeker resident Marilyn Diane McIntosh, 72, passed away Friday, October 11, 2019 at her home. Memorial services will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday, October 18, 2019 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel.

Marilyn was born January 25, 1947 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Horace and Ruby (Straughn) Drinkwater.  She graduated from high school in Weatherford in 1965 and attended Central State...

Ramona Kay Walker

Ramona Kay Walker

Oct 10, 2019

Ramona Kay Walker, 56, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 in Edmond, Oklahoma. Wake services will be Friday Evening at the Native American Church Grounds in McLoud. Burial will be Saturday Morning at the Walker Family Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

Tammie Lea Grant

Tammie Lea Grant

Oct 8, 2019

Shawnee resident, Tammie Lea Grant, 59, died Tuesday, October 8, 2019 in a local hospital.

Tribal rites will be held 6:00 p.m. Thursday, October 10 at Horseshoe Bend.

Graveside services will be 9:00 a.m. Friday, October 11 at Wakolee Cemetery, under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

Mary Lou Benton

Mary Lou Benton

Oct 6, 2019

Mary Lou Benton, 77, of Edmond, Oklahoma, died Sunday, October 6, 2019 at her home.

Funeral Services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, October 11, 2019 at St. Benedict Catholic Church with Rev. Joseph Schwarz officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

She was born in Escanaba, Michigan on May 16, 1942,...

Daniel Joseph Pertile

Daniel Joseph Pertile

Oct 3, 2019

Daniel Joseph Pertile, 79, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away on October 3, 2019, at OU Medical Center Hospital. Dan was a long-time resident of Tecumseh, Oklahoma residing there for over 40 years before moving to Shawnee.Dan will lie in state at Walker Funeral Service Thursday and Friday, October 10-11, 2019.Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 12,...

John "Jack" R. Brown, Jr.

John "Jack" R. Brown, Jr.

Sep 25, 2019

John R. “Jack” Brown Jr., of Shawnee, passed away at the age of 91 on Sept. 25, 2019, at his home, surrounded by family.  

Jack was born on October 31, 1927, to John R. and Lois E. Brown, in Shawnee.  He graduated from high school in Sandusky, OH in 1946, after his family traveled north to find work during...

Robert Perry

Robert Perry

Sep 23, 2019

Robert Perry of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away at age 84 on September 23, 2019 in Oklahoma City. Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Thursday September 26 at the Central Church of Christ in Shawnee, under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.Robert was born December 3, 1934 to Floyd and Bertha Perry in Shawnee. He graduated from Shawnee High School, Central...

Tamara Osi'Teni Tehauno-Rodriguez

Tamara Osi'Teni Tehauno-Rodriguez

Sep 19, 2019

Shawnee resident Tamara Osi’Teni Tehauno Rodriguez, 39, passed away Thursday, September19, 2019. A Wake Service will be held at 7:00 P.M. Monday at the First Indian Baptist Church (Minnesota St. & Darrow St.) Funeral Services will be at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday at Temple Baptist Church (1234 E. Highland). Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Memorial contributions can be made...

Donna Stanley

Donna Stanley

Sep 16, 2019

Donna Darlene Stanley passed away on September 16, 2019 at the age of 75 in Edinburg, Texas with her son and husband by her side. She was the wife of Gene (Pete) Stanley. They shared 35 years of marriage together. Donna was born on August 2, 1944 in Vamoosa, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Ed and Rachel Sharber. She...

Lura Catherine Brownell

Lura Catherine Brownell

Sep 12, 2019

Lura Catherine Brownell, 93 of Shawnee died Thursday, September 12, 2019 in a local nursing home.

Visitation will be Sunday, September 15 from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home.  Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 16 in the chapel of Walker Funeral Service.  Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in Purcell at 2:00 p.m.  The casket will...

Ray Boyd Hudson

Ray Boyd Hudson

Sep 7, 2019

Ray Boyd Hudson passed away Saturday, September 7, 2019, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, at the age of 79. He was born July 26, 1940, in Konawa, Oklahoma, to Roy Hudson and Effie (Mosley) Hudson. He married Joan C. Smith on August 29, 1959, just recently celebrating 60 years of marriage. He graduated from Vamoosa High School in 1958, was employed several...

Terry Lynn Peltier

Terry Lynn Peltier

Sep 6, 2019

Former Shawnee resident Terry Lynn Peltier (Native American Name: M’Ko Wabje’ge (Bear Watching Over), 70, passed away Friday, September 6, 2019 in New Orleans, LA. Visitation will be at Walker Funeral Service on Friday from 5pm to 7pm.Funeral Mass will be 10:00am Saturday, September 14, 2017 at St. Benedict Catholic Church with burial to follow at Tecumseh Cemetery. Memorial contributions...

R.D. Stacy

R.D. Stacy

Sep 5, 2019

RD Stacy was born June 7th, 1923 in Berryville, Arkansas to Roy Stacy and Celestia Maxwell, and passed away on Thursday, September 5, in Shawnee. The family moved to the McLoud area in 1937 and RD had resided there ever since. RD married Cora Garrison on October 11, 1941 in Berryville, Arkansas; Cora preceded him in death and on April...

Margaret L. Thompson

Margaret L. Thompson

Sep 4, 2019

Former Shawnee resident, Margaret L. Thompson, 87, died September 4, 2019 in St. Louis, MO. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 14 at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

Jeanne Littrell

Jeanne Littrell

Sep 2, 2019

Early Monday morning , September 2, longtime Shawnee resident, Jeanne Sanderson Payne Littrell, aged 89, went to be with the Lord.

A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 6 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.

She was born in Holdenville, to Arthur and Lucille Sanderson.  She enjoyed life in this small Oklahoma town.  After completing...