Obituaries

Betty J. Chastain Long time Shawnee resident Betty J. Chastain passed from this life on February 20, 2021 at the age of 91. due to complications of Parkinson's. She was born in Stratford, OK on September 27, 1929 to William Lester Wood, and Halene...

Janice Corene (LaValley) Hollis Shawnee - Shawnee resident Janice Corene (LaValley) Hollis, 82, died June 16, 2020 at her home. Graveside services will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2021 in Wetumka Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Tiffany A. Nagel Monroe. Janice was born May 24, 1938 in Wetumka,...

Terry Don Hollis Shawnee - Terry Don Hollis, 52, of Shawnee died Sunday, March 21, 2021 in an Oklahoma City hospital following a year-long battle with cancer. Graveside services will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2021 in Wetumka Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Tiffany A. Nagel Monroe...

Kenneth Ray Branson Sr. Ken "Kenny" Branson went to his heavenly home Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at the age of 66. Kenny was born in Tulsa, OK on February 1, 1955 to Ray and Joan Branson. He grew up in the Johnson community where his dad...

Carl Stanley Briggs Carl Stanley Briggs went to his eternal home on April 12, 2021 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was born December 30, 1923 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Daniel M. and Lula M. Briggs (Palmer). He completed his high school coursework in three and one...

William C. "Pete" Ramsey Shawnee - William C. "Pete" Ramsey, 77, lifelong Shawnee, Oklahoma resident passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in Shawnee.Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Lakeside Wedding Venue formerly Home Builders Cabin at Shawnee Lake under the direction...

Cory Alan Ozeretny Cory Alan Ozeretny passed away on April 12, 2021. He was born on November 11, 1981 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Gary Ozeretny and Trudy Ozeretny (Price). Cory graduated from Tecumseh High School in 2000 and had some post-secondary education. He was most recently...

Billy Joe "Bill" Lawerance Harrah - Billy Joe "Bill" Lawerance, 89, of Harrah, Oklahoma passed away Monday, April 12, 2021 in Harrah. He was born October 18, 1931 to Byron and Rosie (Lesprance) Lawerance in Geary, Oklahoma. Bill grew up in Geary, Oklahoma and...

Ione Arnold Tecumseh - Ione Arnold, 89, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in Oklahoma City. She was born June 17, 1931 to Jewel and Ethel (Milford) Scott in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ione was raised in Oklahoma City and Wewoka, Oklahoma...

Fonda Loftis Shawnee - Fonda Kay (Wilson) Loftis passed away peacefully at her home in Shawnee, OK on Sunday, April 11, 2021 surrounded by family. Fonda was born in Charlotte, NC on November 5, 1948 to Judson Wilson and Aileen (Broyles). She graduated from Shawnee High...

Norman Edward Wagner Tecumseh - Norman Edward Wagner was born 1/20/64 in Haywood CA, passed away 3/21/21 at 1:42pm at OU Medical in Oklahoma City after a brief hospitalization, with his children by his bedside. He worked at Tinker AFB as a Management Analyst with 37...

Molly June Deere Norman - Molly June Deere, 71, of Norman, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021 in Norman. She was born December 2, 1949 to Jesse and Minnie (Thompson) Deere in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Molly was raised in Shawnee. She lived in...

Juanita 'June' Pollock Oklahoma City - Juanita 'June' Pollock 74, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. Graveside funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 15, 2021, at the Duncan Cemetery with Pastor David...

Gladys M. (Swink) Harmon Shawnee - Gladys Harmon of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed into the arms of her savior on April 8, 2021, at the age of 99. Gladys Maria Swink was born March 27, 1922, to Homer and Ethel Swink, the seventh of eight children. She...

Cletis Odell Turner Cletis "Digger" Odell Turner passed from this earth April 8, 2021 in Moore, Oklahoma. He was born on September 3, 1925 in Stonewall, Oklahoma to William Turner and Josephine Turner Son. Cletis attended school in Stonewall and in 1945, went into to Army...

Dr. Joseph Edward Wojciechowski III Earlsboro 47, 04/07/2021, Swearingen Funeral Home.

Barbara JoAnne Lane Shawnee resident Barbara Lane, 84, passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021 in Shawnee. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 12, 2021 at Liberty Baptist Church with Rev. Phil Thompson officiating. Barbara was born February 5, 1937 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to James and Ada...

Harvey John Kneisel, Jr. Pearland, TX - Pastor, missionary, evangelist, church planter. Harvey John Kneisel, Jr., loving husband, father of four daughters, grandfather, and a friend of many went to be with his Lord, April 8, 2021, at the age of 90. He fought a courageous...

John Peter Wormeringer, III Moore - John Peter Wormeringer, III, born 8/2/35 in Wichita, KS, passed away 4/2/21, surrounded by loved ones, in his home in Moore, Oklahoma. He loved his family fiercely, was a friend to everyone he met, loved to tell a good...

Cecil Wayne Harlin Cecil Wayne Harlin was born June 17, 1947 in Borger, TX and died peacefully in his home on Dec. 1, 2020 in Lacombe. LA. He graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1965. He also worked at Tinker Air Force Base in the early...

Kathy Uzene Cox Lane Shawnee 63, 04/02/2021, Resthaven Funeral Home.

Delbert Richard Duy Shawnee - Delbert Richard Duy, 78 was born July 5, 1942 in Linwood, KS the son of Philip and Arleine (Anderson) Duy. He went to be with his Lord and Savior after a brief illness on Sunday, March 28, 2021. Delbert was raised...

Ike Littleton Tecumseh - Ike Littleton passed from this life in Oklahoma City OK on March 30, 2021 at the age of 67. Ike was born in Shawnee OK on March 9, 1954 to Clevie Mayborn Littleton and Helen (Gokey) Littleton. He was preceded in death...

Bessie Doris Herndon Asher - (Bessie) Doris Herndon, of Gainesville, VA passed on March 30, 2021 at the age of 90. She was born on November 9, 1930 in Topeka, KS. Doris, formerly of Oklahoma and a long-term resident of Texas became a resident of...

Faithe Ely Faithe Ely, 23, was killed March 28, 2021. She was a creative, free spirit that saw the good in every one she met. Faithe leaves behind a 6 years old daughter, 3 year old son, mother Amanda Langston, sister and brother in law Kaitlynn...

Christine Wood Shawnee - Christine Wood of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed from this life on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 74. She was born on March 4, 1947 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Aaron and Emma Foster. Christine attended Shawnee Public...

Norma Jean Beavers Shawnee - Norma Jean (Robbins) Beavers of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed from this life on April 1, 2021 at the age of 76 years old. She was born March 31, 1945 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Joseph and Cora Robbins. She enjoyed watching Hallmark movies, game...

Gregory Dale Beesley Tecumseh - Gregory Dale Beesley passed away on March 22, 2021 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born July 31, 1959 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma to Ralph dale Beesley and Wilma Jean Sherman Beesley. Growing up, Gregory attended Sacred Heart Elementary in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and...

Wanda Lee "Meme Butter" Butler Shawnee - Wanda Lee "Mema Butter" Butler, 88, of Shawnee passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was born on October 4, 1932 in Okemah, Oklahoma to John B. and Nellie (Crawford) Ricketts. Wanda grew up...

Doyle Wayne Williams Doyle Wayne Williams was born February 18, 1935, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to Hilra "Dib" and Katherine Elizabeth Paslay Williams. He died Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Coweta, Oklahoma, at the age of 86 years. Doyle was a veteran of the armed...