Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shawnee, OK and Pottawatomie County

Delmer "Dan" Eugene Maranell

Delmer "Dan" Eugene Maranell

Jul 25, 2015

Former Tecumseh resident, Delmer Eugene “Dan” Maranell, 84, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015 in Edmond, OK. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Walker Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Leroy Kerbo officiating. Burial will be in Tecumseh Cemetery. Dan was born September 23, 1930 in Hartley, Iowa to George Cecil Maranell and Violet (Coziah) Maranell. He...

JoAnn Grinnell

JoAnn Grinnell

Jul 25, 2015

JoAnn Grinnell passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the age of 84. She was born to Kenneth and Barbara Gilland, of Arkansas City, KS on January 5, 1931. The older of two daughters, she grew up in Arkansas City, attended and graduated from Arkansas City High School. In 1949, she married Earl Grinnell, Jr. also of Arkansas City. From...

William Franklin Horton

William Franklin Horton

Jul 22, 2015

Loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather, William Franklin Horton, 88, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday evening, July 22, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. William was born in a farmhouse outside of Hollis, Oklahoma on Sunday, September 5, 1926 to loving parents William A. and Frankie (Shields) Horton. He grew up there on a farm and attended school at...

Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson

Jul 19, 2015

Jack Johnson, owner of Jack’s Wrecker Service of Shawnee, took his final call on Sunday July 19, 2015 following a short illness. He was born August 5, 1948 to Andrew & Patsy (Caldwell) Johnson in Shawnee. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Patsy Johnson. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 50 years,...

Mattie Louise Parris

Mattie Louise Parris

Jul 19, 2015

Mattie Louise Parris, a resident of Shawnee for 89 years, passed away on July 19, 2015, in Lawrenceville, GA. Mattie is survived by her son, Russell (Eddie) Parris; her daughter-in-law, Margaret (Judy) Parris; three grandchildren: Russell S. Parris and his wife Libby, Robert W. Parris, and Maureen K. Walker and her husband Josh; and three great grandchildren: Jackson, William and...

Barbara N. Alexander

Barbara N. Alexander

Jul 19, 2015

Shawnee resident Barbara N. Alexander died Sunday, July 19, 2015 at her home. Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Tecumseh Cemetery. Barbara Nadine Alexander was born January 3, 1933 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Burl and Maxine (Steele) Case. She graduated from Shawnee High School. In 1950 she married Jack Lynn Alexander. She enjoyed cooking, reading...

Anthony "Boots" Lasley

Anthony "Boots" Lasley

Jul 19, 2015

Shawnee resident Anthony “Boots” Lasley, 83, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 in a local nursing home. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Immanuel Baptist Church with Mark Wright officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. The family will be at the funeral home Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. to visit with family and friends....

Robert C. Bivins

Robert C. Bivins

Jul 10, 2015

Robert C. (Bob) Bivins, 82, of Shawnee, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 in Shawnee. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 13, 2015 in the chapel of Walker Funeral Service with Robert Prater officiating. Burial will follow in Tecumseh Cemetery. He was born April 2, 1933 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma to Robert Lee (Whitey) and Florence Mary Bivins. He had...

M. J. Madden

M. J. Madden

Jul 9, 2015

Shawnee resident M.J. Madden, 84, passed away July 9, 2015. He was born in Oklahoma City to Clyde & Minnie (Jones) Madden, September 1, 1930. He lived in Newalla from 1931 – 1944, and Shawnee and Ada 1945 to 1946. He attended schools at Newalla, Shawnee, Ada, and Seminole Jr. College. He served in the US Army in Germany 1947...

James "Jim" Earl Taron

James "Jim" Earl Taron

Jul 9, 2015

James Taron (81) of Shawnee, died peacefully at home July 9, 2015, after complications of pneumonia. Born August 7, 1933 to Pierre Francis Taron, Sr., and Lelia (Kirkman) Taron. Jim attended St. Benedict school. After graduation from high school, he enlisted in the US Air Force in the summer or 1953, served 4 years, was discharged, and resided in California...

Zoey Raee-Lynn Little

Zoey Raee-Lynn Little

Jul 6, 2015

Zoey Raee-Lynn Little was born on February 9, 2015. She loved to laugh and smile and was just learning to sit up on her own. Zoey is survived by her parents Andrew and Aundrea Little. Zoey’s siblings are Nolan, Bentlee, Colton, Hannah and Brody. Zoey was also loved by numerous relatives and special friends that cared for her, especially Misty...

Antonia "Toni" English

Antonia "Toni" English

Jul 5, 2015

Antonia (Brown) English, 86, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away peacefully at home with her son Rickey Brown on Sunday, July 5, 2015. She was born May 24, 1929 to Marcello and Josephine Corona in Moorhead Minnesota. She was a long time resident of Shawnee, Oklahoma and attended Shawnee Public Schools. She was well known for her strong work ethic. She...

Eugene Leroy Buckmaster

Eugene Leroy Buckmaster

Jul 5, 2015

Leroy Buckmaster, 86, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 in Shawnee. Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, July 10, 2015 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel in Shawnee with Rev. Larry Sparks officiating. He was preceded in death by his parents Elijah and Birdie Mae, wife: Lois, daughter: Deanna Buckmaster, Great­Grandchild: Stormy Gaddy, brothers: Richard and Harold Dean, Sisters: Florence, Cardelia,...

Chester Ira Johnston

Chester Ira Johnston

Jul 4, 2015

Chester Ira Johnston was born March 30, 1926, in Atoka, OK. On July 4, at his home in Colorado Springs, Colonel Johnston, USAF, (Ret.) went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and to be reunited with his wife of 67 years, Doris Lynam Johnston, who preceded him in death by three years. Chester is survived by...

Asaiah Itibi Samuels

Asaiah Itibi Samuels

Jun 28, 2015

Asaiah Itibi Samuels, 3 months old, died Sunday, June 28, 2015 in Shawnee. Wake services will be 7:00 pm Friday, July 3, 2015 at First Indian Baptist Church. Funeral service will be 11:00 am Saturday, July 4, 2015 at First Indian Baptist Church. Asaiah Itibi Samuels was born March 18, 2015 in Shawnee to Asa and Patricia (Tehauno) Samuels. He...

Peggy L. Duggan

Peggy L. Duggan

Jun 28, 2015

Peggy L. Duggan was born June 17, 1939 in Apache, Oklahoma to George & Mildred Gilman, and passed from this life June 28, 2015 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 76. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Watonga.

Michael Joseph Stufflebeam

Michael Joseph Stufflebeam

Jun 27, 2015

Michael J. Stufflebeam was born September 11, 1961 in Ft. Dix, NJ to Dale & Edith Stufflebeam, and passed from this life June 27, 2015 in Seminole, Oklahoma. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel.

Bailey Lynn Hales

Bailey Lynn Hales

Jun 27, 2015

Bailey Lynn Hales, 19, of McLoud died Saturday, June 27, 2015 at her home. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Walker Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will be in Avery Cemetery. Bailey was born August 22, 1995 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was a graduate of McLoud High School. She was a very loving person. She loved animals...

Marie Elizabeth Barbera

Marie Elizabeth Barbera

Jun 26, 2015

Marie Barbera was born on December 15, 1928 to Elmer E. “Cap” and May Fairchild. She attended parochial school at St. Benedict in Shawnee and graduated from St. Benedict High School. She spent her business career in California where she worked for a bank for many years in their computer operations. She met the love of her life in California...

Rachel E. Bowles

Rachel E. Bowles

Jun 21, 2015

Rachel Emma Britain Bowles passed away quietly on June 21, 2015 in Durant, Ok at the age of 95. She was born in Verdan, Ok on Sept 17, 1919, to Blake James Britain and Ethel Jaynes Britain. In 1925 the family moved to Shawnee where her father operated several cotton gins. Rachel attended Woodrow Wilson grammar school, Shawnee Jr. High,...