Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Virginia Limke

Virginia Limke

Dec 30, 2015

Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Fairview Cemetery

David Ray Rice

David Ray Rice

Dec 27, 2015

David Ray Rice went to his heavenly home on December 27, 2015. He was born to Henry and Marie Rice in Colbert, Oklahoma on January 30, 1933. David graduated from Guthrie High School, and attended Northern Oklahoma Junior College on a football scholarship. March 7, 1953, David enlisted in the Air Force where he was stationed in Miko, Japan for...

Maurine E. Shepard

Maurine E. Shepard

Dec 26, 2015

Maurine E. Harvey Smith Shepard was born September 15, 1919, near Annona, in East Texas. She attended schools in the area, where she enjoyed classes and playing sports, especially basketball. She died December 26, 2015, in Shawnee OK. Maurine married Lewis Smith in 1938. They lived in Annona, Kress, and Hart, TX until his death in 1967. They had two...

Billie Sue Herrin

Billie Sue Herrin

Dec 25, 2015

Billie “Sue” (Snider) Herrin, 74, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, died Friday, December 25, 2015 at her home. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Eric Wayne Wilburn, Sue’s nephew, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. The family will be gathering to meet with friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral...

Juanita Catherine Arrington

Juanita Catherine Arrington

Dec 25, 2015

Juanita Catherine Denton Wilson Arrington, 95, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 in a local nursing home. She was born January 23, 1920 in Hollis, Oklahoma to Henry Jeptha & Sara Catherine (Adams) Denton. She graduated from Oklahoma A & M (now Okla. State University) in 1942. Juanita taught 8th grade American History at Shawnee Schools from 1961 – 1980....

Lester "Les" Leroy Davis

Lester "Les" Leroy Davis

Dec 24, 2015

Lester “Les” Leroy Davis, former longtime Yukon resident, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Shawnee, Oklahoma on December 24, 2015, surrounded by many family and friends at the age 73. He was born to Walter and Lydia Davis on May 16, 1942 in Globe, Arizona. He graduated from Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in 1960...

Ernestine Gravley

Ernestine Gravley

Dec 24, 2015

On December 24, 2015, Alma Ernestine Gravley, age 97, passed away at Retama Manor Care Center in Harlingen, TX, where she had lived for several years. She was born February 4, 1918 in Pope County, Arkansas, to Joseph E. Hudlow and Mary Mullins Hudlow. She attended Belleville High School, Belleville, AR. She married Loupe H. Gravley in January 1940, with...

Marvin Wayne Jordan

Marvin Wayne Jordan

Dec 24, 2015

MARVIN WAYNE JORDAN passed peacefully the morning of Christmas eve in Raleigh, NC where he lived with son Randy Wayne Jordan the last five years. He will be laid to rest next to his mother Zuma Pansy Hibbard Dec. 30th at Fairview Cemetery, in his birthplace, Shawnee Oklahoma. Marvin was preceded in death by his Mother Zuma Hibbard (Shawnee), his...

Marie Nell McCray

Marie Nell McCray

Dec 21, 2015

Marie Nell McCray, 88, of Shawnee, died Monday, December 21, 2015 in a local nursing home. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Fairview Cemetery. Marie was born December 9, 1927 in Pottawatomie County to Carl & Laura Frazee. She attended school until the 8th grade. Marie worked at the Log House many years ago, and...

Karen Sledge

Karen Sledge

Dec 18, 2015

Shawnee resident and educator Karen Sledge passed away at her home December 18, 2015. After graduating high school she enlisted in the United States Army, where she was selected as “WAC of the Week” in 1963. She was stationed in Berlin, Germany and Washington D.C. A graduate of E.C.U., she began a career in teaching which spanned 35 years. After...

Melba Carnes Bryan

Melba Carnes Bryan

Dec 16, 2015

Services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Terry Newell officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park in Shawnee. Melba Carnes Bryan was born June 12, 1927 in Lamar, Oklahoma to Lonnie and Callie Bridges. She graduated from high school in Lamar. On August 14, 1946 she married Melvon Carnes. He preceded...

Phyllis Kathleen "PK" Treat

Phyllis Kathleen "PK" Treat

Dec 12, 2015

Phyllis Kathleen “PK” Schimmel Treat, 76, of Shawnee, passed from this life to her new life on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at her home. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Ellis Gregg officiating & Rocky Barrett saying a few words. Her earthly body will be laid to rest at Johnson Cemetery...

Thomas "Tom" Harold Hall

Thomas "Tom" Harold Hall

Dec 12, 2015

Thomas Harold “Tom” Hall, 71, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at his home. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Emmanuel Baptist Church of McLoud with Rev. Russell Cook officiating. Burial will follow in Blackburn Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6-8 p.m. to visit with friends and...

Ruth Adele Guin

Ruth Adele Guin

Dec 12, 2015

Ruth Adele Guin, 96, of Shawnee, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 in a local nursing home. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Dwyane Dennis officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. Ruth was born August 23, 1919 in Billings, Oklahoma to Lawrence B. & Edna L. (Oliver) Aylor. She was...

Georgia Belle Austin

Georgia Belle Austin

Dec 10, 2015

Georgia Belle Austin, former longtime Pottawatomie County Clerk, 88, died Thursday, December 10, 2015 at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Resthaven Memorial Park with Rev. Larry Sparks officiating. Georgia Belle was born October 7, 1927 to George & Mary (Morgan) Austin. At the age of 9 she contracted scarlet fever...

James "Jimmy" E. France, Jr.

James "Jimmy" E. France, Jr.

Dec 3, 2015

James E. "Jimmy" France, Jr., 60, of Shawnee, died Thursday, December 3, 2015 in a local hospital. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 7, 2015 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Guy Cagle officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. Jimmy was born September 15, 1955 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to James France, Sr. and Pauline (Estep) France. He...

Mariella Jacobs

Mariella Jacobs

Dec 3, 2015

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M Monday, December 7, 2015 at Resthaven Memorial Park. A memorial service will be held on December 12, at 2:00 P.M. at Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Les McGalliard and Tad McGalliard officiating. Mariella Jacobs was born September 5, 1922 in Aydelotte, Oklahoma to Earl and Edna Jane (Reid) Partlow. She graduated...

Ricky Marles Hall

Ricky Marles Hall

Nov 29, 2015

Ricky Marles Hall, 59, of McLoud entered heaven on November 29. 2015 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Rick was born on March 17, 1956 in Enid to Mary Cole and Harold Hall. He attended Shawnee High School and married the love of his life, Cathy Hall, on February 18, 1977. He learned his plumbing skills from his step-dad...

Linda Alleene Roberts

Linda Alleene Roberts

Nov 23, 2015

Linda was born on Friday, November 28, 1947 to her parents Joel and Clarrissia Catlett. God called her home Monday November 23, 2015, five days before her birthday. Linda was a beautiful, loving, caring person not only to her family but to all who knew and needed her. At four years old, she told her mother that when she was...

Tony Lynn McDaneil

Tony Lynn McDaneil

Nov 22, 2015

McLoud resident, Tony Lynn McDaniel, 56, died Sunday, November 22, 2015 at his home. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at McLoud United Methodist Church with Rev. Charles King officiating. Burial will follow at Dale Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Service. Tony was born June 26, 1959 in Shawnee, Oklahoma the son of Marland and...

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