System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!Bobby Payne
Bobby Payne, age 64, of Shawnee, died Monday, August 10, 2009, in Shawnee.
He was born June 8, 1945, to John Harrison and Lois Earnestine (Bruner) Payne.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Leon Payne.
He leaves to cherish in the home his wife, Ollie Starnes Payne; son, Jamelle Payne, and a step-daughte, Lakeesha M. Starnes and her two children, Dave and Ariam.
He is also survived by an aunt, Olive Ruth James, as well as brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, as well as a special cousin, David Edward.
Service were 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2009 at Immanuel Baptist Church, 1451 E. 45th, Shawnee, with burial at Westwood Cemetery, in Wewoka under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
Carver Payne
Carver Joe Payne, 63 year-old lifelong Seminole County resident died Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 at the Veteran’s Hospital, in Oklahoma City. He was born Aug. 19, 1945 in Wewoka, to parents Choice (Morris) Payne and Sherman Payne. He was the youngest of four children.
Payne graduated from Prairie Valley High School in 1963. He went on to serve his Country in the United States Army for six years.
He retired several years ago from ranching and was a member of the Black Farmers Association.
Surviving him are his companion, Erma Jean Nubine, of the home; daughter, Evelyn Renée Winrow, of Antilope, Calif.; son, Terry Payne, of Oklahoma City; step-son, Keith Nubine, of Oklahoma City; brother, Sherman Payne, of Earlsboro; and five grandchildren.
Preceding him in death are his parents; one sister, Carolyn Payne Parrish; and one brother, Lawrence Cox.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, in Seminole. Reverend Larry Payne, of Ebenezer Baptist Church will be officiating. Interment will follow at Westwood Cemetery, in Wewoka with Military Honors.
Casket Bearers will be: Terry Payne, Keith Nubine, Kevin Hardeman, Tess Smith, Harry Warrior and Willard Tilman.
Honorary Bearers will be: Billy Hill, Robert Anderson, Donnie Hardeman and Glen Shelton.
Flower Bearers will be: Patricia Johnson, Sherry Faye Permetter, Rose Hyiche and Machelle Burris.
Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home, in Seminole.
Bill Perkins
Bill Gene Perkins entered the Pearly Gates of Heaven on Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 at the age of 82.
Bill was born Nov. 19, 1926 in Wewoka, to Jake Perkins and Lois (England) Perkins. A lifelong resident of Seminole County, Bill graduated from Wewoka High School in 1944. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving in World War II.
He later earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Oklahoma State University, in Stillwater. While attending OSU, Bill fell in love with a fellow student, Betty Jo Haning. They married at Wewoka’s First Baptist Church on Dec. 21, 1947 and began their 61-year journey of love and companionship.
Bill provided for his family by managing and operating Perkins’ Dairy, in Butner. He delivered milk the old fashioned way, door-to-door. After the dairy closed, Bill worked for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services and later as a land man before he joined the United States Postal Service.
The mail route put Bill back where he most enjoyed being, door-to-door. He retired from the post office with twenty years of dedicated service. Meanwhile, "Mama Jo" was busy running her flower shop. This allowed Bill to continue delivering door-to-door.
Depending on a person’s age, Bill most likely has delivered milk, mail or flowers to pretty much everyone in Seminole County. Some longtime residents have opened their door to Bill for all three!
He was definitely a "people person", Bill enjoyed life and would always seem to have time to visit. Bill could be found enjoying his favorite Johnson's Cheeseburger and chocolate pie while listening to tall tales and telling a few of his own.
He never met a stranger and would accompany Mama Jo and the girls on marathon shopping trips without complaint; he always seemed to find someone to chat with, his infectious smile and sparking blue eyes put people at ease.
Bill was an active member of the First Baptist Church, of Wewoka and served on the Butner Board of Education for over thirty years. He enjoyed any activity that included his wife and family. Bill attended the girls’ basketball games, livestock shows, and any other activities they chose to be involved in. He was a loving and truly dedicated husband and daddy and enjoyed spoiling his girls.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Jake and Lois Perkins; a son, Patrick Perkins; and a sister, Mary Louise Morgan.
Left to honor Bill’s memory are his wife, Betty Jo Perkins, of the home; daughters, Nancy Stafford and husband, Ronnie, of Wewoka; Jennifer Perkins, of Seminole, and Kris Calvert and husband, Gary, of Wewoka. He leaves five grandchildren, Will Stafford and wife, Angela, Jared Stafford and wife, Sharee, Kayla Calvert, Cody Coats, and Cord Calvert; and four great grandchildren.
Also surviving him is a special sister-in-law, Willie Bea Phillips, of Tulsa; special friends of the family, David and Carolyn Thomas; and special caregivers, Saundra Calvert and Marsha Poplin, along with a community of friends and family that will miss him.
Funeral services are to be held at 1:30 pm, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 at the First Baptist Church, in Wewoka. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home.
Ira Pharaoh
Ira "Bill" Pharaoh passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in Seminole at the age of 76.
He was born on March 1, 1933 in Maysville, Oklahoma to Edward and Beulah Pharaoh.
Bill is survived by his sons, Gene Pharaoh and wife Patti, of Seminole and Billy Pharaoh, of New Mexico; grandchildren, Jeremy Pharaoh, of Duncan, Taleena Kleeper, of Washington, Oklahoma; and great grandchildren, Britne and Brenna Pharaoh; and two brothers and four sisters. A special friend, Joe Osborn, also survives him.
Private family services are scheduled in Maysville, Oklahoma.
Eddyth Phillips
Eddyth "Rusty" Marie (Poston) Phillips, age 81, of Konawa, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2009, at Solara Hospital, in Shawnee.
Rusty was born on Nov. 4, 1927, to Floyd Poston and Pearl (Manuel) Poston, in Konawa. She married Elmo Phillips on April 3, 1946, in Konawa. She was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church, in Konawa, and she loved to go fishing and camping.
She is survived by her husband, Elmo Phillips, of the home; two sons, Roger Dean Phillips, and wife, Linda, of Oklahoma City, and Larry Gene Phillips and wife, Dianne of Oklahoma City; one brother, Winford Poston, of Konawa; one sister, Juanita Dunlap, and husband, Johnny of Fort Worth, Texas; six grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Pearl Poston; one infant son, Lyndell Rex Phillips; three sisters, Edith Nobles, Inez Sarkision, and Yvonne Vaughan; and one grandson, Tracy Phillips.
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Monday, March 16, at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, in Konawa. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery, in Konawa. Rev. Wesley Martin and Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate.
The family will receive guests on Sunday, March 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Swearengin Funeral Home, in Konawa.
Pallbearers are Bill Sharber, Johnny Sharber, Floyd Clayton, Harvey McElroy, Mark Payne, and Ted Eberle. Honorary pallbearers are Bill Rains, and Gene Carter.
Emozett Phillips
Emozett Tyler Phillips, 77, longtime Konawa, Oklahoma resident died Thursday, June 25, 2009 at Integris Southwest Medical Center, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Emozett was born on December 6, 1931, to John Wesley and Dorfie G. (Smith) Tyler, in Konawa, Oklahoma.
Emozett married Vivian Huland "Bill" Phillips on March 13, 1953, in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Mrs. Phillips grew up in Konawa and graduated from Konawa High School. After she married Bill, they lived in Norman, Oklahoma until June of 1962 when they moved back to Konawa. She was a seamstress for Michael Casuals Sewing Factory for 22 years until they closed in 1984 and was a homemaker. Mrs. Phillips was a member of the Assembly of God Church, in Konawa, Oklahoma.
Her husband, Vivian Huland "Bill" Phillips of the home, in Konawa, Oklahoma, survives her, as well as; one son and daughter-in-law, David Mitchell and Pamela Phillips, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; two daughters and son-in-law’s, Kathy and Charles Nail, of Sasakwa, Oklahoma and Marsha and Rodney Bronniman, of Konawa, Oklahoma; four brothers, Wesley Clinton Tyler and Roy Gordon Tyler, both of Stratford, Oklahoma, Bobby Lee Tyler, of Ada, Oklahoma and Johnny Everett Tyler, of Pickett, Oklahoma; three sisters, Agnes Williams, of Seminole, Oklahoma, Patricia L. Goins, of Newport, Oregon and Virginia R. Cleveland, of Fayetteville, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Tracy Burris, Stacy Gee, Clayton Phillips, Heath Nail, Brett Nail, Joshua Bronniman and Logan Bronniman, also survive her; and eleven great-grandchildren, Sarah Gee, Hannah Gee, Lydia Gee, Kate Burris, Claire Burris, Britney Turner, Halee Nail, Karsen Nail, Domineque Borders, McKenna Nail and Dalton Nail.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday, June 29, 2009 at the P.A.C. Building at Konawa High School. Rev. Steve Lowrance will officiate. Burial will follow at Konawa City Cemetery, Konawa, Oklahoma.
Johnny Pickle
Funeral services for Seminole native Johnny Roy Pickle, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the Highland Park Baptist Church in Edmond.
Interment will be at Little Cemetery, north of Seminole at 2 p.m.
Services will be under the direction of Matthews Funeral Home of Edmond.
Pickle died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 in Edmond at the age of 63.
He was born to Jack and Goldie Pickle on November 22, 1965 in Seminole.
Pickle was a civilian employee at Tinker Air Force Base from 1968-2002, and a member of the Highland Park Baptist Church.
He married Teresa Gray in 1969 and the couple had three children.
Pickle is survived by his wife, Teresa; three sons, Steve Pickle, David Pickle and Jared Pickle; and one brother, Jack Pickle.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Bob Chaffin, James Chaffin and Don Chaffin.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association or the Oklahoma Special Olympics.
John Pierce
Bowlegs resident John Henry "Buddy" Pierce, age 70, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in a Tulsa Hospital.
He was born September 9, 1938 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Dimpsy Burl and Irene Lillie (Gayler) Pierce.
He graduated from New Lima School and worked for Southard Electric as a Phone Cable Layer.
John loved to fish and go camping. He served in the US Army
Graveside Services with Military Honors are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Roy Robertson officiating.
John is preceded in death by his parents and brother Glen Pierce.
Survivors include: his children: Angelia and husband Kenny Kinnison, of Amarillo, Texas, Pamelia and Bruce Fox of Flower Mound, Texas, John H. Pierce II and wife Shelly, of Amarillo, Texas, his former wife and mother of his children Pat Pierce, Amarillo, Texas; seven grandchildren and four step-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Betty and husband Richard Estep of Bowlegs, Helen Jones, of Wewoka, David Pierce and wife Frances, of Seminole, Ronnie Pierce and wife Linda, of Guthrie, Patsy and husband Jeff Davis, of Wewoka; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Keith Estep, Kevin Jones, Scott Pierce, Stuart Pierce, Wade Pierce, and Thomas Davis.
Honorary Pallbearers are: Darrell Streater and Richard Estep Arrangements by Stout-Phillips Funeral Home
Mary "Beth" Plumlee Self
Longtime Seminole resident Mary "Beth" Plumlee Self passed away on Friday, October 2, 2009, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 61.
Beth was born on June 3, 1948, in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Charlie and Lillian (Willis) Plumlee.
She graduated from New Lima High School and was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church, in Letha, Oklahoma. She was the owner and operator of Beth’s Hair World for over 30 years. She did charity work for Muscular Dystrophy and Lupus Organizations for many years. She married Paul Self on April 15, 1992 and he survives her of the home.
She leaves to cherish her memories her husband, Paul Self, of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Bekah Plumlee, of Konawa, Oklahoma; brother, Melvin and Torild Plumlee, of Seminole and Betty "Charlene" and Jimmy Wilson, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, a special friend, Carol Williams, of Seminole and Val Jean Primo of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is also survived by grandchild June Raeanne Plumlee of Konawa and several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Lillian Plumlee and brother Ronnie Plumlee.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, 1001 North Milt Phillips Avenue, Seminole, Oklahoma with Rev. Jimmy Moreland officiating. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery. Casket Bearers will be: Bret Isenhower, Jason Eason, Matt Gamel, Brad Self, Randy Williams and Royce Street.
Torild Plumlee
Longtime Seminole resident Torild (Kristiansen) Plumlee passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 60.
She was born on March 15, 1949 in Stavanger, Norway to Arne and Peggy (Madsen) Kristiansen.
She married Melvin Ray Plumlee on April 15, 1979 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Torild was an executive secretary for Dresser Industries for many years. She loved to travel all over the world and her family was her life, she loved traveling in Europe with her son. She was a devoted mother and was always involved in her son's life. She loved gardening, fishing, spending time at the lake and loved her dogs.
She leaves to cherish her memories her husband of 30 years, Melvin Ray Plumlee; son, Chris Plumlee, of Seminole; two step sons, Thor Plumlee, of Hammond, Louisiana and Toby Plumlee, of Seminole, Oklahoma; one brother, Kjell Kristiansen, of Norway; and two sisters, Aase Sandvick and Inger Raaschou of Norway.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 in the Swearingen Funeral Chapel.
