Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Marion Pearl McKinney

Marion Pearl McKinney

Mar 25, 2018

hawnee resident Marion McKinney, 81, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018 in Shawnee.Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Phil Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Marion McKinney was born February 7, 1937 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Charles Igleheart and Mary (Bollinger) Igleheart. She graduated from Prague High School...

Lillie Evelyn Campbell

Lillie Evelyn Campbell

Mar 24, 2018

Bethel Acres resident Lillie Campbell, 86, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 in Oklahoma City, OK.The family will be at Walker Funeral Service on Tuesday from 6pm to 7:30pm to receive friends. Services will be 2:00pm Wednesday, March 28, at Blackburn Baptist Church with Larry Townsend officiating. Burial will follow at Blackburn Cemetery. Lillie was born September 17, 1931 in...

Leroy Eberle

Leroy Eberle

Mar 17, 2018

Shawnee resident Leroy Eberle, 95, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018 in Shawnee.Leroy was born on October 9, 1922 to Andrew and Josie (Durham) Eberle in Henryetta. He married Lavada Rutherford on August 20, 1946 in Shawnee, they enjoyed 71 years together. Leroy retired from the Shawnee Water Treatment Plant, he was a farmer most all of his life and...

Cindy Louise (May) Williams

Cindy Louise (May) Williams

Mar 17, 2018

Cindy Louise (May) Williams, 61, died Saturday, March 17, 2018.She was born February 13, 1957 in a small town in Texas (Harlingen), one of five children. Cindy is with GOD, and her parents Florence & Vernon May, brother Robert May, sister Sandy Jung, plus many more.Cindy is a 1975 graduate of Carl Albert High School, Midwest City, OK.She grew up...

Charles Elden Shingleton

Charles Elden Shingleton

Mar 13, 2018

Meeker resident Charles Elden Shingleton, 68, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 in Shawnee.Elden, was born on July 30, 1949 in Stillwater, to Knox and Mary Ruth (Armitage) Shingleton. He graduated from Harrah High School and then attended Okmulgee Technical School where he became a certified diesel mechanic. Elden completed his school and went to work for Cummins Diesel in...

Maudie Lea Wilson

Maudie Lea Wilson

Mar 12, 2018

Maudie Lea Wilson, longtime Shawnee-area resident, passed away on March 12, 2018. She was 84.Maudie was born in Stonewall, Oklahoma, on March 2, 1934, the daughter of Ora (Gill) and John William France. In 1952, she graduated from Stonewall High School, and married Roland “Tuck” Wilson later that year. After earning a Bachelor of Education degree from Emporia State University...

Raymond George "RG" VanZant, Jr.

Raymond George "RG" VanZant, Jr.

Mar 11, 2018

Raymond George "RG" VanZant, Jr., passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018, at the age of 76 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. RG was loved by many and was proud to call himself a husband, father, grandfather and brother. RG was born on November 13, 1941 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and grew up in Paden, Oklahoma. He was veteran of the United...

Lela Mae McKey

Lela Mae McKey

Mar 8, 2018

Shawnee resident Lela Mae Kay McKey, 86, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018 in McLoud Ok.Lela, the daughter of Thomas Marion and Mary Ann (Briggs) Kay was born May 21, 1931 in Shawnee. She graduated from Shawnee High School. Lela married Charles McKey in Shawnee on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1949. She attended St. Gregory’s University and Oklahoma Baptist University...

Steven Allen Hale

Steven Allen Hale

Mar 5, 2018

Steven Allen Hale, 71, passed from this life to his heavenly home Monday, March 05, 2018 at his home in Shawnee. He was born August 27, 1946 to Benton Norwood Hale and Elizabeth Jean (Allen) Hale in Cherokee, Oklahoma. Raised in Cherokee, Oklahoma and Billings, Montana, he graduated from Cherokee High School in 1965. During his high school years, he...

Bill Gene Fowler

Bill Gene Fowler

Mar 4, 2018

Shawnee resident Bill Fowler, 85, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018 at his homeThe family will be at Walker Funeral Service on Tuesday from 6pm to 8pm to receive friends. Services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will follow at Dale CemeteryBill was born January 9, 1933 near Meeker, Oklahoma to Johnny...

Michael Dewayne Hopkins

Michael Dewayne Hopkins

Mar 2, 2018

Shawnee resident Michael Dewayne Hopkins, 62, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018 at his residence.Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Fairview Cemetery with Rev. Mark Guinn officiating. Michael Dewayne Hopkins was born August 9, 1955 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Robert “Tony” Hopkins and Jewel Lorene (Dodd) Hopkins. He attended Shawnee schools. Mike loved animals and...

Ruth Elizabeth Winters

Ruth Elizabeth Winters

Mar 2, 2018

Ruth E. (Swanson) Winters was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on December 23, 1926 to Svante N. and Laura Elizabeth (Naylor) Swanson. Ruth departed this world to be with her family in Heaven on March 2, 2018.Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Estle Winters, sisters Laura Booze and Emma Bozenski, and step son Robert Winters, nephew...

Ray Leroy Kesler, Jr.

Ray Leroy Kesler, Jr.

Mar 1, 2018

Raymond Leroy Kesler, Jr., 47, of Shawnee, died March 1, 2018 in Shawnee.Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 9, 2018 in the chapel of Walker Funeral Service with Rev. Ron Baldridge officiating. Ray was born August 16, 1970 in Purcell, OK to Raymond & Darlene Kesler.  He graduated from Tecumseh High School and was a member of Downtown Pentecostal...

Edith Ann (Wilson) Humphrey

Edith Ann (Wilson) Humphrey

Feb 28, 2018

Edith Ann Wilson Humphrey was born July 3, 1946 to Kenneth E. and Elva Lee Wilson, Ada, Oklahoma. She passed away at Cornerstone Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma on Wednesday, February 28, 2018.Ann graduated from Homer School in 1964 and attended Byng High School. She worked in the nursing field before retirement in 2008. She is survived by her three sons...

Vernon Ray Martin

Vernon Ray Martin

Feb 27, 2018

Shawnee resident Vernon Martin, 89, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at his home.The family will be at Walker Funeral Service on Friday from 5pm to 7pm to receive friends.  Services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, March 3, 2018 at University Baptist Church with Rev. Glen Pence officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Vernon was born near McLoud,...

Justin Lee Gaines

Justin Lee Gaines

Feb 27, 2018

Justin Lee Gaines, 47, of Shawnee, OK, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018 near Bethel Acres. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Liberty Baptist Church with Phil Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Walker Funeral Service. Justin was born July 19, 1970 in Paris, Illinois and adopted by Jack...

Catharine Jane (Whittenberg) Collum

Catharine Jane (Whittenberg) Collum

Feb 26, 2018

Catharine Jane Whittenberg Collum, 93, formerly of Shawnee, died February 26, 2018 at her home in Okla. City, OK.Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 24 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, with Father Bill Carroll and Father Tom Dahlman officiating. Memorials may be made in the form of donations to a local food bank or meals program.Catharine was born April...

Rita May Tefertiller

Rita May Tefertiller

Feb 26, 2018

Shawnee resident Rita Conner Tefertiller, 80, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2018 in Oklahoma City.Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Johnson Cemetery. Rita was born March 16, 1937 in Shawnee to John and Velva Souders. She married Bill Conner and they had 4 sons. She spent most of her life in the Johnson Community where...

Pauline Wilson Young

Pauline Wilson Young

Feb 21, 2018

Pauline Wilson Young of Shawnee, was born July 10, 1931 and passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 86.Funeral services will be Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the Walker Funeral Service Chapel in Shawnee with Amy Busse officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Shawnee. Services are under the...

Donald Eugene McKee

Donald Eugene McKee

Feb 20, 2018

Donald Eugene McKee of Oklahoma City, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the age of 82.Don, the son of Ralph and Clement McKee was born August 1, 1935 in Shawnee Oklahoma. He graduated from Shawnee High School and then attended Oklahoma State University. Don proudly served in the US Army. He was the part owner of McKee Lumber;...

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