Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Cynthia Sue Ellis-Wapskineh

Cynthia Sue Ellis-Wapskineh

Oct 2, 2016

Cynthia Sue Ellis-Wapskineh, 24, of Shawnee, died Sunday, October 2, 2016 in Shawnee. Wake Services will be 7:00 P.M. Tuesday at First Indian Baptist Church with Jimmy Anderson officiating. Funeral Services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at First Indian Baptist Church with Jessie Hernandez officiating. A lunch will be served at noon on Wednesday at the church. Burial will follow...

Velma Sue Neeley

Velma Sue Neeley

Oct 2, 2016

Former Shawnee resident, Velma Sue Neeley, 75, died Sunday, October 2, 2016 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Viewing will be Tuesday evening beginning at 5pm at Walker Funeral Service. Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at Resthaven Memorial Park with Pastor Larry Sparks officiating. Velma Sue Neeley was born July 25, 1941 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Joe...

LaJuana Sanders Maddox

LaJuana Sanders Maddox

Sep 30, 2016

LaJuana Gale (Sanders) Maddox, 77, died Friday, September 30, 2016 at her home. Services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, October 3, 2016 at Abiding Grace Tabernacle (formerly Trinity United Methodist Church) with Rev. Mike DeMoss and Kay Nix officiting. Burial will follow at Dale Cemetery. Mrs. Maddox was born June 29, 1939 in Cleveland, OK to Victor Gale and Gracie...

Jewel (Seaton) Looper Love

Jewel (Seaton) Looper Love

Sep 28, 2016

Jewel (Seaton) Looper Love, 96, of Shawnee, OK, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016 in Tecumseh, OK. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Waldo Young officiating. Burial will follow in Tecumseh Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home Friday evening from 5-7 pm to visit with friends and family. Jewel...

Paul A Epperson

Paul A Epperson

Sep 28, 2016

Paul A. Epperson died at his home on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at the age of 73. He was born in Shawnee on August 2, 1943 to Paul “Buck” Epperson and Frances Carthen Epperson. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1961 and OSU Technical Institute. He retired from Lucent Technologies after 28 years of service. He served in the...

Willie Lee "Billie" Cox Gambrell

Willie Lee "Billie" Cox Gambrell

Sep 27, 2016

Willie Lee “Billie” Cox-Gambrell, 96, of McLoud, OK died Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in a local nursing home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 30, 2016 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Montie Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in Dale Cemetery. Willie Lee “Billie” Cox Gambrell was born June 2, 1920 in Lawrenceburg, TN, the daughter of...

George Adrian Washington

George Adrian Washington

Sep 23, 2016

Shawnee resident, George Adrian Washington, 96, died Friday, September 23, 2016 in a local nursing home. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 26, 2016 in Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Ray Belford officiating. Burial will follow in Rossville Cemetery. George Adrian Washington was born March 8, 1920 in Fallis, Oklahoma to George and Ola Mae Washington. He graduated...

Gertrude Trudi Root

Gertrude Trudi Root

Sep 23, 2016

Gertrude Root was born on June 13, 1936 to Louis and Sylvia Reeves, and passed from this life on September 23, 2016 at her home in Shawnee. She was preceded in death by her parents, Louis & Sylvia Reeves; husband, Kenneth Root; son, Shawn Jameson; sister, Allie Gillham; and grandson, Tommy Gardner. Survivors include: 2 Brothers: Louis Reeves of California,...

Ricky Marles Hall, Jr.

Ricky Marles Hall, Jr.

Sep 22, 2016

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Cross Connection’s Church with Rev. Ken Kerbo officiating. Burial will follow at Tecumseh Cemetery. Ricky Marles Hall, Jr. was born September 23, 1973 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Ricky M. Hall Sr. and Tamela G. (Dodd). He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1991 and attended college on a baseball scholarship...

Tommy Scott Bentley

Tommy Scott Bentley

Sep 19, 2016

Tommy Scott Bentley, 77, of Shawnee, OK, died Monday, September 19, 2016 at his residence. Visitation will be Wednesday, September 21, from 5pm to 7pm at Walker Funeral Service. Funeral Services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Walker Funeral Service. Burial will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, September 23, 2016 at Heavener Memorial Cemetery under the direction of...

Eddie Lynn Dunbar Penisten

Eddie Lynn Dunbar Penisten

Sep 16, 2016

Eddie Lynn Dunbar Penisten, age 68 of Shawnee, died Friday, September 16, 2016 at her home. Services will be Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Benedict Catholic Church. A Wake will be held Monday evening September 19th at 7:00 P.M. at the Church. The family has designated the St. Benedict Catholic Church Building Fund as appropriate for...

Opal Rita Garner

Opal Rita Garner

Sep 16, 2016

Opal Rita Garner, 83, of Colcord, OK, died Friday, September 16, 2016 at her home. Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Dale Cemetery with Terry Scott officiating. Opal Rita Garner was born September 26, 1932 in Lake Village, Arkansas to Thomas Jefferson Poole and Beulah (Edgar) Poole. She married Daniel Lee Garner on September 23,...

Barbara Ann West

Barbara Ann West

Sep 15, 2016

Barbara Ann West, 67, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, died Thursday, September 15, 2016 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Wake services will be 7:00pm Tuesday at Walker Funeral Service Chapel. Funeral Services will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Walker Funeral Service with Ben Little officiating. Burial will follow at Seminole Nation Veteran Cemetery. Barbara Ann West was born January 29, 1949...

Oma Lee Laughlin Henderson

Oma Lee Laughlin Henderson

Sep 12, 2016

Oma Lee Laughlin Henderson, 85, of Shawnee, OK, died Monday, September 12, 2016 in a local hospital. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Walker Funeral Chapel with Rev. Kurt Beauford. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Oma was born September 5, 1931 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Burt Rodman & Lucille Collins. She was married to...

Edward Wesely Burke

Edward Wesely Burke

Sep 12, 2016

Edward "Wesely" Burke, 61, of Shawnee, entered into the glory of heaven on Monday, September 12, 2016 at his home. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 19 at Sterling Cemetery in Sterling, OK. He is preceded in death by his parents Bud & Gertrude, his Aunt Ruthie & Uncle Palmer, whom he loved very much, his beloved Uncle...

T.J. Myers

T.J. Myers

Sep 8, 2016

Thomas James “T.J.” Myers, 71, of Shawnee, Oklahoma died Thursday, September 8, 2016 at his residence. Graveside Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2016 at Tecumseh Cemetery with Rev. Ben Little officiating. T.J. was born February 15, 1945 in Shawnee, OK to Ogle & Hazel Myers. He was a graduate of Shawnee High School and served in...

Jerry Don Cawvey

Jerry Don Cawvey

Sep 7, 2016

Jerry Don Cawvey, 67, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in a local hospital. Memorial Services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 12, 2016 at Walker Funeral Service with Rev. Mary Whiteman officiating. Jerry Don Cawvey was born December 4, 1948 in Duncan, Oklahoma to John and Juanita Cawvey. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1967. On...

Carolyn Mae Phillips

Carolyn Mae Phillips

Sep 6, 2016

Carolyn Mae Phillips, 66, of Cookson, Oklahoma died Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in Shawnee, OK. Memorial Services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Walker Funeral Service. Carolyn Mae Phillips was born March 8, 1950 in Barstow, California to Louis Freeman and Vonnie (Howard) Freeman. She graduated from Bethel High School in 1968. She married Larry Wilkins in...

Eddie James Cox

Eddie James Cox

Sep 6, 2016

Eddie James Cox, 53, of McLoud, Oklahoma died Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in Shawnee, OK. Memorial Services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, September 12, 2016 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Rick Ham officiating. Eddie James Cox was born September 27, 1962 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Huey and Ila (Crook) Cox. He graduated from McLoud High School in 1980....

Robert Theodore Spurlock

Robert Theodore Spurlock

Sep 6, 2016

Robert Theodore Spurlock, 97, of Shawnee, OK, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in Oklahoma City, OK. Memorial Services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel. Robert T. Spurlock was born November 7, 1918 in Kildare, Oklahoma, the youngest of 5 children to James Arthur and Minnie Eveline Spurlock. His father worked for the Katy...

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