System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!Jay Long
Jay Hugh Long, age 94 and a resident of Konawa, passed away on Friday, April 30, 2010, at Holdenville General Hospital.
Graveside services are scheduled for 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at Vamoosa Cemetery in Konawa, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa.
Rev. Ed Bray, Pastor of Cross Timbers Church in Konawa will officiate.
Long was born on August 1, 1915 in Konawa to Viola (Carriger) and Calvin Long. Jay married Sarah (Fiorica).
He was a member of the Carpenters Union, and he loved to talk and to tease. He also loved animals.
He is survived by two sons, James "Butch" Long of Whitefish, Montana, and Jay "Spike" Long of Spokane, Washington; one daughter, Toni Hansen also of Spokane Washington; one sister, Millie Gill of Whitesboro, Oklahoma; six grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Viola and Calvin Long; one daughter, Rose Marie Seeberg, and one grandson, Kelly Seeberg.
Rickey Long
Rickey E. Long, 56, of Cherokee, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg.
He was born September 27, 1953, to E. M. and Joan (Reich) Long in Holdenville.
On April 24, 1981, he married Mary Long in Seminole. She survives of the home in Cherokee, Kansas.
Long worked as a roughneck and a truck driver for most of his life.
He was a family man who never shied away from hard work. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Long was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Cherokee.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his mother, Joan Long of Sasakwa; three sisters, Darline Wyrick of Sasakwa, Jeannie Long of Konawa, and Nancy Dority of Sasakwa; two daughters, Jody Long of Cherokee, Kansas and Jamie Long of Cherokee, Kansas; two sons, Joshua Long of Cherokee, Kansas and Joseph Long of Pittsburg, Kansas; and five grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his father.
Services are set for 10 a.m., Monday, August 23, 2010, at the Brenner Mortuary, Pittsburg, with Earl Russell conducting the service.
Burial will follow in the Cherokee City Cemetery, Cherokee, Kansas.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Brenner Mortuary, Pittsburg, Kansas.
Clifford Lowery
Clifford V. Lowery, 81 year-old, Seminole resident who was born October 13, 1929 in Paden, died Sunday, December 26, 2010.
His wife of 60 years, their three children, one daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren survive Mr. Lowery.
Memorial services are scheduled for 1 p.m., Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole.
The family request donations be made to the charity of the donor’s choosing or to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. Phone 1-800-227-2345.
You may also contact them through their website at www.cancer.org please allocate the donation in memory of Clifford V. Lowery for "Lung Cancer Research".
Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole.
Jackie Lucy
Jackie Lavoy "Jack" Lucy, 68 year-old, life long area resident died Sunday Jan. 3, 2010, at his home in Tecumseh. He was born April 28, 1941, in Maud, to Robert Garland Lucy and Ruth Deloris (Pratt) Lucy.
He graduated from Harjo High School in 1958 and went on to serve our country in the United States Army. He later worked as an electrician helper until his retirement.
He is survived by his companion, Joyce Townsend, of Tecumseh; sons, Robert Garland Lucy, of Enid, and Hiley James Lucy, of Shawnee; brother, Paul Lucy, of Maud; five grandchildren; and step-grandson, Harley Burgess.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Garland "Loy" Lucy and Irvin "Leroy" Lucy; and sister, Luree Hudson.
Cremation services are under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home, in Maud.
Private family services are scheduled for a later date.
Raymond Lueking Sr.
Former Sasakwa resident Raymond Charles Lueking Sr., age 73, of Mustang, died Wednesday, morning, March 3, 2010, at Mercy Hospital, in Oklahoma City, with family and friends at his side. He was born May 16, 1933, in St. Bridget, Kansas, to Joseph Francis and Mary Agusta Leuking.
He was a retired (in 1972) Master Seargent in the U.S. Air Force, and served around the world, including both the Korea and Vietnam conflicts. He was also a self-employed farmer and the owner/operator of various oil leases.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Twila; and by a brother, Richard Leuking.
Survivors include three sons: Richard W., Michael K., and Raymond C. Lueking Jr.; two daughters, Janet L. Haberman and Bonnie L. Sellman; 12 grandchildren, two sisters, Marylou Boeckman and Rita Krammer; brother, Francis Lueking; and a host of friends and Air Force buddies. Six additional grandchildren also survive him, Joshua Genzer, Jessica Genzer, Danon Ginzer, Alia Genzer, Casha Yohe and Brea Todd; and many great grandchildren.
Cremation arrangements were by OK Cremation & Mortuary Service, of Oklahoma City. Burial and a graveside service with military honors are being planned for April in the Catholic Cemetery, at Lillas, Kansas.
Services will be held, at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 6, at Sasakwa Public Schools, in Sasakwa.
AnnaMae Luyster
AnnaMae Hart Luyster of Guyton, Ga died on September 12, 2010 at the age of 68.
She was survived by her husband John Luyster of Guyton, Ga., her sons Bobby Luyster of Seminole, Ok. and Ricky Luyster of Guyton, Ga.; her daughters Susie Jenkins of Rincon, Ga. and Cookie Mooreof Guyton, Ga.; her nine grandchildren. She was proceeded in death by her mother, Ann Hart, father, Alfred Hart, Sr. and brother Alfred Hart, Jr.
A private family service was held.
Bertha Mainord
Bertha Marie "Mam-ma" Mainord was born on July 26, 1907, in Yale, Ks. She was "born again" as a Christian in February of 1923, and on May19, 2010, after 102 years of blessed life on this earth, she moved into her brand new home in Heaven.
Her parents were Matt and Genevieve Bister, She also had two sisters, Margaret (Bister) Foster and Evelyn (Bister) Phillips. Her parents, sisters, and a nephew Tommy Joe Phillips precede her in death. She is survived by a nephew, Jim Phillips and his wife Rose, a great niece, and three great nephews and their families.
On July 8, 1925 she married Grover Mainord and he preceded her in death on Sept. 1, 1956. Wesley and Cecilia Mainord were Grover’s parents. They also precede her in death. Mam-ma lovingly referred to Grover’s mother as "Mother Mainord" and often quoted her words of wisdom to friends and family. Survivors from this family are Wanda McPherron of Midwest City, and Glover and Kathryn Mainord of Shawnee, and many nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews.
Grover and Bertha had 11 children, of which 8 are still living. The surviving children include: Hope and Bill Taylor of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma ., Marcine Roberson, of Seminole, Deloris and Floyd Jennings of San Angelo, TX, Gilbert and Minnie Mainord of Enid, Evelyn and James Stevens of Ardmore, Jim Fleming of Wewoka, Carolyn and Charles Dean of Norman, and Linda and Lynn Tipton of Euless, Tx. She also considered Joyce Mainord and Bayless and Earlene Rose as part of her family.
The children preceding her in death were Garland Mainord, Freda Fleming, and infant Glendon Mainord, Dean and Monroe McNally, Bill Roberson, and MaryAnn Mainord. Her surviving Grand Children included: Margaret and Cole Durham, Billy and Marie Moore, Lee and Judy Taylor. Wanda Pierce, Leroy and Mary Roberson, Steven and Leslie Roberson. Chuck and Theresa Plunkett, Gary and Sandra Mainord. Jean Horath, Rick and Penny Fritcher, Jackie McNally, Ginger McNally. Rick Jennings, Jim and Elizabeth Jennings. Kevin and Julene Mainord, Greg and Amy Morgan, Ron and Melissa Mainord, Chris and Leigh Arnold. Jesse and Debbie Figueroa, Donna Webb, Doug and Lena Stevens, Patty Stevens, Tony and Lorrie Gustin. Denise and Dale Davis, John and Dawn Griffin, Paul and Jan Harris, James (Sparky) and Beth Griffin, Mike and Dina Venable, Chris and Misty Crowson. Charles Jr. (Chuck) and Cassy Dean, David and Rhonda Kencyl. David and Loralie Hoggard.
Also surviving her are 67 great grand children and spouses, and 62 great great grand children. She has grandchildren and great grandchildren, which preceded her in death. Also surviving her are many, many friends of which includes her Church Family and the Darr Family which have been family friends for many years.
Mam-ma had many friends, and age didn’t make a difference. Most all of them knew her as Mam-ma. She loved to send cards, crochet afghans, and cook. Sending cards was her ministry. Recently she said, "I never ran out of stamps, nor cards, God always supplied." She always prayed over every card she sent that it would minister to the person.
At Christmas she would send approximately 100 cards and each card had a personal hand written message. She did this until 2008 when her health began to fail. She made many afghans for family, friends, and new babies, which brought her so much joy to give away.
She said "when I make an afghan I pray, cry, or sing as I stitch, and talk to God." She always wanted to be included in fixing a meal for a family. She often said her motto was "caring is sharing and sharing is caring."
She enjoyed sharing or giving what she had, and she would often quote the words to a song "If I can help someone along life’s way, then my living is not in vain." Her activity for life was church. She loved her church family and was "Mam-ma" to most of them.
She loved her Pastors. She had the privilege of having 2 generations of Pastors from the same family, Pastors Holly and Marie Robertson, were her Pastors when she was younger, and Pastors Roy and Deloris Robertson; the elder Robertson’s son is her Pastor now. She thought that was such an honor. She enjoyed recalling the times when pastors would bring their families to the Mainord house for Sunday Lunch and how much fun and fellowship they would have.
She had a heart for Pastors and believed you should treat them with great respect. Her delight was her family. She told everyone that would listen about her family, and how good they were to her. She would also tell you she didn’t have in-laws. When they married into the family they became a son or daughter. She kept a prayer list and a picture of her family next to it.
Each morning she would look at that picture, call their names in prayer, and then start with friends. Prayer was a big part of her daily life, she was a prayer warrior. If anyone called her with a prayer request she would always say "we’ll take it to the Lord in prayer, if He can’t fix it, no one can."
The last year or two of her life she would say, "I can’t do much, but I can still love and pray." She read her Bible, and often quoted special verses such as "godliness with contentment is great gain…" or "…hold on my child joy comes in the morning…, " and her favorite "if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray…" When asked about her secret to long life "Mam-ma" would say "It pays to serve God, " and when asked about her secret to raising a good family her answer was "I didn’t spare the rod."
As the family, we will miss our Mother and Mam-ma, but she left us with enough love, examples of living, and Godly wisdom that she will remain forever in our hearts. Her living was truly not in vain!
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Bowlegs Assembly of God Church located on Hwy 99 in Bowlegs, Oklahoma. Rev. Roy Robertson will officiate the service with interment following at Little Cemetery north of Seminole.
Pallbearers will be grandsons: Lee Taylor, Leroy Roberson, Steve Roberson, Gary Mainord, Jim Jennings, Rick Jennings, Kevin Mainord, Ron Mainord, Doug Stevens, John Griffin, James Griffin, Chuck Dean,
Honorary Pallbearers will be: Cole Durham, Billy Moore, Chuck Plunkett, Rick Fritcher, Greg Morgan, Chris Arnold, Jesse Figuerro, Tony Gustin, Paul Harris, Chris Crowson, Mike Venable, Dale Davis, David Kencyl, and David Hoggard.
Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole.
Opal Malone
Opal Ruth (Sims) Malone, 89 year-old, longtime Seminole resident died on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 in Seminole, Oklahoma. She was born to Charles and Bessie (Moody) Sims on September 12, 1920 in the family home five miles north of Seminole. She was the fifth of six children.
Opal graduated from Varnum High School in May of 1938. She married Ivis A. "I.A." Malone on November 27, 1940. He preceded her in death in October 1977.
During World War II she worked at the Douglas Aircraft Plant (now Tinker Air force Base) in Midwest City, Oklahoma.
After the war she and her husband established a home at what now is 2506 North Harvey Road in Seminole. Two sons were born, Johnny W. Malone in 1950 currently of Norman, and Jimmy Malone in 1954 currently of Seminole.
After her children were older she went to work for Pioneer Nursing Home in the dietary department in 1968 and worked there until her retirement in 1992. In 1986 she was voted the employee of the year at the Nursing Center.
Opal was a lifetime member of the Church of God (currently Heartland Family Church) of Seminole. Her hobbies included spending time with her grandchildren and watching OU football.
Opal leaves to cherish her memories two sons, Johnny W. Malone of Norman, and Jimmy Malone of Seminole, two sisters, Elsie Castor of Seminole, and Hazel McCanless of Sealy, Texas; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a host of other family and dear friends.
Opal is preceded in death by her parents; her husband I.A. Malone; two brothers, Irral Sims and Merel Sims; and by her younger sister, Jewel Porter.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole, Oklahoma. Roger Brewer will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery north of Seminole.
Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.
Christina Mariott
Former Seminole resident Christina Mariott, age 89, of Charleston, Ark., died Monday, Jan. 11, 2009, in Fort Smith, Ark. She was born May 28, 1920, in Claremore, to Howard Pearle Ogden and Nancy Jane Brewer Ogden.
She was a homemaker, a member of Charleston First Free Will Baptist Church and the Dorcas Sunday School Class; Charleston Senior Citizens Center; Eastern Star; Charleston Garden Club and the American Legion Women’s Auxiliary.
She is survived by her daughters, Helen Gantt, Nancy Riddle, Martha Ullrich, and Debbie Phelps; sons, Charley Mariott, Jr., and Bill Mariott; brother, Howard Ogden, Jr.; 19 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
Pall Bearers were: Larry and Michael Gantt, Joe Riddle, Jason and Marcus Ullrich, Todd, Nicholas and Aaron Mariott.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charley Thomas Mariott.
Services were 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 14, at Charleston First Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Jackie Brown officiating and burial at Garden of Memories.
