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Funeral services for Officer David Evan Allford will be held Monday, Sept. 16, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the Assembly of God Church in Wetumka. Interment will follow at the Wetumka City Cemetery.
David Evan Allford was born June 29, 1976 in McAlester, Okla. to David R. Allford and Terra (Downer) Allford.
He passed away Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 in an auto accident near Okemah at the age of 37.
Officer Allford grew up in McAlester and moved to Holdenville when he was in the 8th grade.
He later (1995) graduated from Holdenville High School.
He and Becky Shaw were married in April of 1999 in Oklahoma City.
Officer Allford worked as a deputy with the Okfuskee County Sheriff’s Department for the past two years and also served his country with the United States Army.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, going out to eat and most of all he loved his children and family.
He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Joe and Rebecca Allford of McAlester, Harry Eugene Downer of Germany and Mary Hall of Krebs, Okla.
He is survived by his wife, Becky Allford of Wetumka; his parents, David R. and Terra Allford of Wetumka; one son, Wyatt Evan Allford of the home; one daughter, Shelby Leigh Allford of the home; two brothers, Joe Allford and wife Jill of Seminole and Ben Allford and wife Michelle of Holdenville; mother and father in law, Jim and Wanda Shaw of Wetumka; brother in law, James Shaw and wife Melissa of Coalgate and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol will be serving as active pallbearers.
Honorary bearers include Mason Allford, Alex Allford, Jaxson Allford, Benson Allford, Josh Parker, Jonathon Parker and Jeff Parker.
Services will be under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Okemah and officiated by Pastor John Roberts.
A memorial fund has been established for the Allford family at both the BancFirst and the Citizen’s State Bank of Okemah.
Cowena Anderson
Cowena Sue Anderson passed away on Aug. 10, 2013 in Oklahoma City.
She was born on Jan. 1, 1934 to Rev. Arthur Bruner and Izora Walker Bruner in Holdenville.
Growing up at Many Springs, Cowena accepted her Lord and was baptized on July 1, 1950.
Cowena attended Eufaula Boarding School, Holdenville High School, and graduated from Chilocco Boarding School. She graduated from the Commercial Business School at Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kans. in 1954.
She worked as a Secretary at the Oklahoma County Courthouse for several years. While there, she became a member of the 1st Indian Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, serving in several positions.
When Jimmy was called to preach and was in Seminary, Cowena worked as a secretary in a clothing factory in Chicago, Ill., living with her sister, Minnie Ruth and husband Bob Faxon.
Cowena and Jimmy Anderson were married on Aug. 20, 1959.
She joined him at the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pa.
While there, she became secretary to the Vice President of the Seminary.
She was a faithful and loving wife who followed her missionary husband wherever God led him; as secretary to Dr. B. Frank Belvin, as they served the MSW Baptist Association, as missionaries to the Navajos in New Mexico, and back to Oklahoma in 1970.
While Jimmy served in state and national positions, Cowena as a loving mother, helped raise their four sons in Shawnee.
She worked for about 20 years in the Medical Records Department of the Pottawatomie Indian Health Clinic, then two years for the Pottawatomie-Lincoln Baptist Association.
Cowena went with Jimmy on missionary ventures in New Mexico, Arizona, Montana and South Dakota.
Even as her health declined she supported her husband as he pastured a church in Stroud, and last as pastor of Many Springs Baptist Church.
Cowena is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Izora (Walker) Bruner; four brothers, Johnnie Lee, Leon, Tippie and James; two sisters, Minnie Ruth Faxon and Johnnie Mae Kalinich.
She is survived by her husband, Jimmy Anderson; her four sons, Jeff of Shawnee, Jon of Shawnee, Bill and wife, Nena of Cromwell and Andrew of Shawnee; two brothers, Harry Bruner of Seminole, Arthur Bruner Jr. and wife, Janelle of Tulsa; one sister, Doreen Buck of Holdenville; seven grandchildren, Deanne Grant of Denver, Eric, Chloe, Aaron, Alex, Alan and Michael; three great grandsons, Rashad, Adrian and Dustyn; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Wake Services will be 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 at the Many Springs Baptist Church.
Funeral Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 at the Many Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Gary Hawkins officiating. Interment will follow at the Many Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Anderson, Jon Anderson, Bill Anderson, Andy Anderson, Micco Kalinich, Arthur Bruner III, Leon Bruner Jr. and Bobby Buck.
Funeral services are under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home in Holdenville.
Kenneth Anderson
Kenneth D. Anderson of Shawnee, Okla. died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013 in Oklahoma City of natural causes.
He was born Aug. 1, 1943.
There are no services planned at this time.
Oarten Anderson
Oarten Hale "Oartie" Anderson, 68 year-old longtime Seminole resident passed from this life on Monday, April 15, 2013 at Midwest City Regional Medical Center.
He was born Oct. 17, 1944 in Sterling, Colo. to parents Johnie E. Anderson and Cora Ella (Josh) Anderson, both parents preceded him in death.
In the mid 1970’s Oartie served as under sheriff in Douglas, Wyo. for several years.
He later moved from Casper, Wyo. to Seminole where he opened his own wrecker service named "Oartie’s Wrecker Service, " which he owned and operated until his death.
On Oct. 11, 2005 he married Treva Joyce (Barnhart) in Shawnee, Okla.
Oartie is survived by his wife, Treva Anderson of the home; three sons and a daughter-in-law, Richard and his wife Dana Anderson of Seminole, Okla., Robert Anderson of Seminole, Okla., Oarten Anderson, Jr. who is serving in the United States Army; three step-daughters, Shannon House of Seminole, Okla., Robin Northern of Moore, Okla., Jennifer and her husband Brian Miller of Tulsa, Okla.; Oartie was also the youngest of 11 children.
Other survivors include several grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and a host of other family and friends.
A memorial service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole with Pastor Earnest Lee Brown (grandson-in-law) officiating the service.
Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Okla.
Homer Asbury
Homer Eugene " Gene" Asbury, 73, former Seminole resident died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 in Eufaula, Okla.
Gene was born on May 15, 1940 in Vinita, Okla. to Cecil Wayne and Ruby Dean Asbury.
Gene was a Chemical Cleaning Department Manager for the United States Environment Services in Houston, Tex., he retired in 2011.
After his retirement Gene moved to Lake Eufaula and enjoyed his time fishing.
He was a graduate of Seminole High School.
Gene lived in Wyoming and Texas for many years.
Gene married Sharon Allison on Feb. 1, 1963 in Seminole, Okla.
Gene is survived by his wife, Sharon Asbury of Stigler, Okla.; his three sons, Patrick Asbury of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Austin Asbury and his wife, Deana of Fort Wayne, Ind. and Michael Asbury of the home; two sisters, Dorothy King of Bixby, Okla. and Billie Patterson of Casper, Wyo.; and four grandchildren, Connor, Allie, Devan and Ava along with numerous nieces, nephews and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters Phyllis Rose and Mary Allen.
Funeral services are planned for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole with Rev. Danny Gene Allison, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Logan Allison, Ronnie Allison, John Allison, Scott Allison, Cheyenne Allison and Cody Allison.
Service are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.
Albert Asher
Albert L. Asher, 88, of Stonehenge Assisted Living in Blairsville, Ga. was finally released to his heavenly home in the early morning of Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, following an extended illness.
He was a loving husband to Dorothy, brother to Mary Lou and Jim; brother-in-law to their spouses and brother-in-law to the Wood family: Leslie, Martha, Delmer, Roger, Mary Ellen and Jimmy and their spouses; Uncle Bert to all their children; father to Glenn and and Sue; father-in-law to Cindy; grandfather to Doug, Jerrod, Aimee and husband Trace; Jenna and Adam and wife Erin.
Great grandpapa to a dozen children, who will be his lasting memorial as they carry on his legacy of a hardworking, self-sacrificing Christian man.
He left many friends who loved him well, in particular, Wanda Patterson of Blue Ridge, Georgia.
Neighbors here in the hollow will think of him and remember a man who loved living here and drove his little Boston terrier around in the golf cart, stopping to visit anyone who was out and about.
He was born in the house William Albert Asher built for his bride Edna in Okmulgee, Okla.
After returning home to Oklahoma after World War II, where he was interred by the Germans as a POW at the Battle of the Bulge, he carried on his father's career in the oilfield.
He worked for only one company that had many names from the time he began work in Tulsa, Okla. at the age of 17 until his retirement in 1985 in Crane, Texas: Tidal Pipeline, Tidewater Oil Company, Getty Oil, Texaco, and then Chevron.
His Christmas card list remains active with many of these oilfield friends who have graciously kept up with him in his many retirement meanderings.
He was a quiet, private man who asked for little in life and in death asked only that "you do what you need to do" to remember him. Memorial plans are pending at this time.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville.
Melba L. (Crenshaw) Austin
06/29/1929 - 01/07/2013
Melba L. (Crenshaw) Austin, age 83 and a longtime resident of Konawa passed away on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 in Konawa at her home surrounded by her family.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery. Pastor Jerry States will officiate.
Pallbearers are Steven Campbell, Robert Castleberry, Wayne Butler, Dwight Butler, Houston Leonard, and Orin Cooley.
Honorary Pallbearers are Paul Campbell, Matthew Yerby, Joe DeArman and Mitch Williams.
Melba was born on June 29, 1929 in Konawa to Elmer Crenshaw and Ara (Bickerstaff) Crenshaw.
She graduated Konawa High School, and she worked as a Secretary for the Konawa Funeral Home for thirty-five years.
Melba loved to watch the Atlanta Braves.
She is survived by one brother, Ralph Crenshaw of California; three sisters, Wilma Lamb and husband, Walter of Konawa, Frances Norback of Springfield, Mo., and Bonnie Spooner of Konawa; two grandchildren, Cynthia Mitchell and Keith Mitchell of Konawa; and six great grandchildren, Dalton Dixon, Austin Walker, Whitney Mitchell, Aerial Mitchell, Haley Mitchell, and Toby Mitchell.
Melba was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Ara Crenshaw, and one daughter, Shirley Reeves.
The family wishes to express a heartfelt, "Thank You" to Halo Hospice of Ada.
