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Graveside services for Asher resident Harold O’Donald Rogers are scheduled for noon on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 at Avoca Cemetery in Asher.
Donnie Knight of Heartland Hospice will officiate.
Services will be under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.
Visitation will be on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 15, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.
Rogers died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 at his home in Asher at the age of 75.
He was born to Millard D. Rogers and Loeta (Dougher) Rogers on Sept. 10, 1933 in Paris, Ark.
Rogers married Terry Grant on May 1, 1976 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Rogers was a forklift driver for General Motors, and loved animals.
He had lived in Asher since 1993.
Rogers is preceded in death by his parents, Millard and Leota Rogers; two grandchildren, Lauren and Ronald Beleele; two brothers, John and Brit Rogers; and two sisters, Mari Jeffries and Estelle Fesident.
He is survived by his wife, Terry Rogers, of the home; three daughters, Desiree Beleele and Donna Rogers, both of Asher, and DeAnn Gregory of Mead; one step-son, Christopher Hawley of Asher; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Albert Roland
Wewoka resident Albert Roland Morin Jr. died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2009. He was born May 13, 1955, in Bakersfield, Ca., to Albert Morin Sr. and Beatrice East Hail. He attended school in Bakersfield. Prior to his death he worked for United Design as a factory worker. On Oct. 14, 1999, he married Wilma Ackerman, in Wewoka.
He is survived by his wife, of the home and children, David Wetzel, Rod DeFreese, and Barbara Massaro.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Gail Leo.
Memorial Services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, at Stout-Phillips Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions be made to the Wewoka First Baptist Church Early Childhood Development Center.
Arrangements by Stout-Phillips Funeral Home
Michael Rowland
Michael Don Rowland, age 44, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, at his home. He was born on Aug. 20, 1965, in Seminole, to Jerry Daniel and Marilyn S. (Moore) Rowland.
He graduated from Seminole High School and was of the Baptist Faith.
He is survived by his parents, both of Seminole; and sister, Terri Nelson, of Maud.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, in the Swearingen Funeral Chapel, 1001 North Milt Phillips Avenue, in Seminole, with Rev. Carl Whitfield officiating. He will be laid to rest at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, located East of Seminole, on Hwy 270.
Kyligh Rumbaugh
Kyligh Nicole Rumbaugh, infant daughter of James Franklin Rumbaugh III and Ashley Nicole Sanchez, died Friday, July 24, 2009 at her home, in Maud. She was born on June 9, 2009, in Shawnee.
She is survived by her parents; grandparents, Roy Sanchez, of Chickasha, Marian Gholson, of Siler City, N.C., James Rumbaugh, Jr., of Maud, and Debra Evans, of Prague.
Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at Cummings Cemetery, in Maud with Chris Stinnett officiating.
Jacob Kestler and Cody Williams will be casket bearers and Travis Palmer and Jack McClanahan will be honorary bearers.
Services are under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home, in Maud.
Anna Rushing
Seminole resident Anna Mae (Detrick) Rushing, age 66, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at St. Anthony’s Hospital, in Oklahoma City.
She was born March 24, 1943, in Meeker, to Jesse Elmer Detrick and Melvina (Abney) Detrick.
She attended Tecumseh High School and later married Robert "Bob" Rushing, on March 25, 1960, in Tecumseh. She worked as a sales clerk at the "Silk Purse" in Seminole for a number of years and then at "Park’s Drug" before her retirement, in 1998. She was affiliated with the First Baptist Church, in Seminole.
She is survived by her husband; son, Robert M. "Bobby" Rushing, Jr., of Shawnee; daughters, Susie Robinson of Searcy, Ark., and Kim Harper, of Yukon; sisters, Linda Martin, of Shawnee, Sherry Campbell, of Earlsboro, and Charlotte Stevens, of Saint Louis; and seven grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, J.D. Detrick; and sister, Jeanie Detrick.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, in Seminole. Dr. Donald Romlinger, Jr. will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, in Seminole.
Casket Bearers will be: Josh Williamson, Cory Williamson, Kale Harper, Brecken Rushing, Stanley Stevens and Tommy Campbell.
Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.
Warren Rutherford
Warren "Suge" Rutherford, age 87, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, at his home in McAlester.
He was born March 5, 1922, in Wewoka, to Grover and Bertha Kelin Rutherford. He attended Spalding schools.
He married Geraldine Tucker March 8, 1947. They renewed their vows January 22, 2006. He was a pumper in the Fitts Field for Progress Oil Company, then Ashland Oil Company and later Tex-Fel Oil Company until his retirement. He was affiliated with Restoration Fellowship Church for many years, was a gardener, fisherman and hunter. He served in the U.S. Army from October 1942 until February 1946 as a Tank Driver during World War II in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre.
He is survived by his wife; daughters, Janie Melton, of McAlester, Donna Johnson, of Yukon, and Sheila Latimer, of McAlester; sons, Stanley Rutherford, of Lawton, and Bob Rutherford; 14 grandchildren; and several great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his sons, Stephen Rutherford, Mark Rutherford, and Warren Rutherford; brother, Bud Rutherford; sisters, Mamie Chamberlain, Evelyn Evans, and Marguerite Harrell.
Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Faith Brinlee will officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Wood Cemetery, in Wewoka.
Pall Bearers will be: Roger Melton, Shawn Melton, Cris Melton, Marty Medley, T. J. McGee, and Clint Griffin.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
William Rutherford
William Jeffery "Jeff" Rutherford, age 34, and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, died on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at Valley View Hospital, in Ada, Oklahoma.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Monday, July 20, at the Pentecostal Holiness Church, located at 126 N. Konawa St., in Konawa. Rev. Mona Fulks will officiate. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home, in Konawa.
Pallbearers are Stanley Honsinger, Jesse Fent, Larry Eougan, Cody Barker, and Victor Davis. Honorary Pallbearers are Ricky Stokes, David Westpaul, and Frankie Russell.
Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Jeff was born on November 25, 1974, in Ada, Oklahoma, to parents, Gerald Warren Rutherford and Charlotte Ann (Landrum) Rutherford. He was a driller for Kal Drilling Company, in Oklahoma City. He loved his job, and he loved to golf. But most of all, his children were his life.
He is survived by one son, Tyler Vaughn Rutherford, of the home; three daughters, Charlotte Renee Rutherford and Cheyenne Nicole Rutherford, both of the home, and Emylee Smith, of Edmond, Oklahoma; biological parents, Tressie and Keith Hickman, of Sullivan, Missouri; grandmother, Tressie Brower, of Konawa, Oklahoma; one sister, Angela Postoak, of Konawa, Oklahoma; four half-brothers, Lawrence Everett Roberts, of San Francisco, California, Mitchell Hall, of Florida, Ronald Keith Hickman, of Sullivan, Missouri, and Robert Honsinger, of Konawa, Oklahoma; and one half-sister, Keissha Hickman of, Sullivan, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by parents, Gerald Warren and Charlotte Ann (Landrum) Rutherford.
Elmer Sanders
Elmer Clyde Sanders, 91, longtime Seminole resident died Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Mercy Hospital, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Mr. Sanders was born November 1, 1918, in Oil Center, Oklahoma to William Floyd and Mary Costa (Bourman) Sanders. Mr. Sanders had lived in Seminole since 1953.
Elmer married Ezel Elizabeth (Dancer) Sanders on August 31, 1943, in Boswell, Oklahoma, and she preceded him in death on August 20, 2009.
Mr. Sanders was a self-employed carpenter in the Seminole area for many years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, in Seminole, where he had served as a deacon and also formerly served as a deacon at the Ideal Street Baptist Church, in Seminole. He served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army as a Tech Sergeant. He also was a prisoner of war during the war. Mr. Sanders loved fishing and being able to take his daughter and grandchildren fishing. He loved to watch sports and enjoyed watching them on television.
A daughter Dana Beth Duval, of Anchorage, Alaska; one son, Nathan Scott Sanders, of South Texas; one sister, Bethina Bradley, of Victoria, Texas survives Mr. Sanders. He is also survived by two granddaughters, Nalea Zissa, of Edmond, Oklahoma and Christina Kolarik, of Anchorage, Alaska also survive him, along with four great-grandchildren, Alissa Meadows, Chance Meadows, Adrian Kolarik and Kyliegh Kolarik.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Tommy Clark officiating. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Mary Sanderson
Mary Jeanette Roberts Sanderson was born September 19, 1921 in Orr, Oklahoma, to Paul Kimberlin "Kim" Roberts and Bessie Mae Rodgers Roberts. She went to heaven on December 14, 2009, where she was greeted by her parents, her brother Jerry Roberts, her husband of 59 years, Luther Leland Sanderson, the grandson she raised, Phillip Wayne Inman, and by her best friend, housemate, and daughter, Myrna Louise Teague.
Jeanette lived most of her early life in Love County, Oklahoma, in and around the town of Orr, which was founded by her grandfather, Isaac Preston "Squire" Roberts. She took great pride in her family connections, particularly her kinship to two founding Texans and their families: Thomas Jefferson Roberts and Colonel Jesse Walling.
When she was in her early teens, Jeanette became an entertainer, singing and dancing for audiences in Ardmore and surrounding areas. She often appeared on KVSO (Ardmore) Radio’s "Voice of Southern Oklahoma program, where she sang the previous week’s most popular tunes in what the Daily Ardmorite called a "rich voice." She also taught dance in Miss Alice Offut’s Ardmore studio. In 1936, Jeanette was twice invited to film screen tests for the (Mary) Pickford-Lasky motion picture company. She was also the 1936 Miss Ardmore and, in the same year, was awarded Miss Congeniality in the Miss Oklahoma competition.
Jeanette and Luther married in 1939 in Winfield, Kansas and afterwards made their home in southern Oklahoma, moving to Chickasha in 1944. When the Big Yank blue jean factory where Luther worked relocated to Wewoka, the Sandersons moved with it. Jeanette lived in Wewoka until 1980. During that time she worked at Lillian Russell and garment factory, raised her three children, and served as a second mother for many of her grandchildren.
While living in Wewoka, Jeanette discovered another talent when she began to paint. She won awards from the Sorghum Day Art Festival, the Tri-City Starving Artists Show, the Seminole County Fair, and the Permian Basin Fair and Exposition for her oil paintings, and was known for her expressive landscapes.
After retiring, Jeanette and Luther spent time at their place on Eufaula Lake and traveling around the country in their RV. They settled for a while in Odessa, and after Luther passed away, Jeanette lived in Lewisville and Flower Mound, Texas before relocating to Norman, Oklahoma, in 2004. She was a long-time member of the Methodist Church, and her membership remains with Chinn’s Chapel United Methodist Church, in Copper Canyon, Texas.
Jeanette, whose father called her alternately Jenny and "The Little Red Hen, " was both feisty and fun-loving. She was a voracious reader, and continued reading even after she lost her sight, ordering the monthly limit of books from the Texas and Oklahoma Libraries for the Blind. She was always dressed to the nines, in smart clothes and matching shoes; her homes were gracefully appointed and tastefully decorated. Jeanette loved to fish almost as much as she loved to tell stories, and she delighted in telling the tale of out-fishing a boat full of men during a salmon fishing excursion. The silence left in the wake of her passing will linger for a long time.
Jeanette is survived by her sister, Gloria Stangle and her husband E. C., of St. George, Utah; brother, P. K. Roberts and wife Gail of Austin, Texas; sons, Larry Sanderson and his wife Linda, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, and Roger Sanderson, of San Jose, Costa Rica; grandchildren and their families, Cindy Kuykendall and husband Mike, of Odessa, Texas, Jeanetta Calhoun Mish and husband Kyran, of Norman, Oklahoma, Larry Sanderson, Jr., and wife Renee, of Arlington, Texas, Nancy Mathis Bryant and fiancé Kenny Johnson, of Norman, Oklahoma, Brad Sanderson and wife Jacque, of Midlothian, Texas, Kristy Weaver and husband Chuck, of Southlake, Texas, Jason Sanderson and wife Laura, of Canton, Texas, Enid Hernandez, of Edmond, Oklahoma, and Robert Sanderson, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Amy Lynn Moon and husband Mike, of Shawnee, Oklahoma; cousins, the Roberts, Steele, and Hodges families, of Love and Carter Counties and by her cousin Jeanne Stump, of Ferris, Texas. She is also survived by 16 great-grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren and innumerable nieces and nephews.
Jeanette will be buried with her husband following a graveside service on Friday, December 18, 3 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens, in Odessa, Texas.
Willie Saunders
Willie Mae (Sneed) Saunders, 81 year-old lifelong Seminole resident, who’s name you can not hardly mention without a smile appearing on your face, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 21, 2009 at Unity North Hospital, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was born June 23, 1928 in Fairfield, Texas to parents Henry Lee Sneed and Johnnie (Burton) Sneed.
Willie Mae Sneed married Willie Samuel Saunders on June 14, 1963 in Seminole, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death, on February 10, 1997.
Willie Mae was known as a hard worker and had worked as a hotel maid and as a private house keeper for many years. She is a former member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, in Seminole, where she was a very active member in "Women’s Missions" and serving on the "Usher Board." She later became a member of the First Baptist Church of Seminole where her daughter and son-in-law attended. Willie Mae was also very involved in her community serving on the Seminole City Council Advisory Board; Randolph Drive Housing Authority Board; she served 15 years on the Seminole Housing Authority Board of Directors; 2 years on the Redland Community Action Board as a committee member; 6 years on the American Legion Auxiliary, John Bristo Unit #295; and probably the most notable thing she did, as a community servant was the work she did for Seminole County Election Board.
Although Willie Mae’s life was full of many blessings, she also had her trials and tribulations; however, she always kept her eye on the prize.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Willie S. Saunders who died on Feb. 10, 1997; three brothers, Roger, John and J.L. Sneed; one sister, Mable Stillwell; one of her greatest losses was when she lost her only child, her daughter, and best friend, Johnnie Mae Foxx, who died May 16, 2009.
Willie Mae leaves to cherish her memory her beloved son-in-law, Robert Foxx, of Seminole, Oklahoma; two granddaughters, Deborah and her husband Ed Stewart, of Dallas, Texas and Donna and her husband Kevin Woodfork, of Sapulpa, Oklahoma; three great-grandchildren, Jacqueline Woodfork, Kevin Woodfork II., and Eddie Stewart; a special cousin Rowena McCreary, of Fort Worth, Texas and a beloved friend, Lena Thompson, of Shawnee, Oklahoma; she is also survived by a host of other family and dear friends.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, October 31, 2009 at the First Baptist Church, 420 Reid Street in Seminole, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at Westwood Cemetery in Wewoka, Oklahoma. Rev. Bobby Curry will officiate the service assisted by Dr. Tommy Clark.
The family request that donations be made to the "Bridge Building Fund" in Memory of Willie Mae Saunders, First Baptist Church, 420 Reid Street, Seminole, Oklahoma 74868, or to a charity of your choice.
Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.
