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Funeral services for former Seminole native Joyce J. Stephenson are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at the Freeman Harris Funeral Home Chapel with a graveside service at 2:30 p.m. at the Highland Cemetery in Okemah.
Joyce, age 64 of Tulsa, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2005. She was born Sept. 29, 1940 in Seminole to Lavona and Kelsey Hallum.
A 1958 graduate of Seminole High School where she was an honor roll student, award winning French horn player, Head Cheerleader and All-State Football Queen.
Joyce was a legal secretary to Clem H. Stephenson, Seminole; Bill Moyer, (now retired Kansas City Federal Judge), Villard Martin, Jr. and Jack Santee of the Tulsa law firm of Moyer, Martin, Santee and Tetrick.
She was later Media Director for The Stephenson Agency and was selected Tulsa March of Dimes "Mother’s March Chairman" for two years.
Joyce was the "eternal cheerleader." Most of us are noted as having touched the lives of many people. Joyce did far more; she was a rock solid supporter, counselor and always a cheerleader.
With Joyce you always knew you had a 100% supporter. With the loss of Joyce the world is now a lonelier place.
Many she was currently "cheering" and others she would have in the future, will miss her warmth, the encouragement, and the "go-go-go-you can do it!" nature, which was Joyce (Hallum) Stephenson.
Her parents and one brother, Wayne Hallum, preceded her in death.
She is survived by her husband of 46 years, John Stephenson; son Scott Harrison Stephenson and his wife Chris; daughter Julie Renee O’Reilly and her husband Tim; daughter Joanna deAnne’ Koewing and her husband Bob; brother Kenneth Hallum; 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Heaven just received a new cheerleader. God be with you Joyce.
We will love and remember you always, your family.
Robert Stewart
Graveside services for former Seminole resident Robert Stewart are scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday at Jack’s Memory Chapel in Tulsa.
A wake service is scheduled for 7 – 8 Thursday at Jack’s Memory Chapel.
Stewart, 82, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005 in Tulsa. He was born July 11, 1923 in Hugo to Tommy Stewart and Patsy (Ebbs) Stewart.
He worked at Skelly Service Station from 1941 – 1945, Rock Island Railroad in Seminole from 1953 – 1961, and then moved to Oklahoma City.
Stewart retired as a Utility Department worker for the City of Oklahoma City.
His parents and siblings preceded him in death.
Surviving are three daughters and three grandchildren.
Naomi Stiffler
Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident Naomi L. Stiffler are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Prague Freewill Baptist Church.
Rev. Randall Miller will officiate with interment to follow services at Little Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Prague.
Stiffler, 87, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2005 in Earlsboro. She was born March 28, 1918 in Shawnee to Lewis Lewellen and Mary Louise (Wheeler) Lakin.
She was a resident of Little for almost 50 years and she married Charles Harold Stiffler on June 1, 1956.
Stiffler was a homemaker and a member of the Prague Freewill Baptist Church.
Her parents, husband four sisters and four brothers preceded her in death.
Surviving are several nieces and nephews, including Louise Thomas of Shawnee.
Joan Stover
Graveside services for Wewoka resident Joan Carle Stover are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Little Cemetery.
Rev. Jason Peters will be officiating with the services being under the direction of Stout-Phillips Funeral Home.
Stover died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005 in Seminole. She was born April 11, 1929 in Oklahoma City to John Bleeker and Bernice Vass Bleeker.
She attended Cromwell High School and later became a beautician, and was the owner of a shop in Padre, Texas. Most recently she raised and sold horses in Wewoka.
Her parents, husband Dean R. "Smokey" Stover and four uncles preceded her in death.
Surviving is daughter, Traci Whitlock of Seminole and three grandchildren.
Wanda Mae Swearingen
Wanda Mae Swearingen, longtime resident of Seminole, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 12, 2005, at the age of 85.
Funeral services for Mrs. Swearingen will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 16, 2005, at the Swearingen Funeral Chapel with Chris Stinnett officiating.
Entombment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Seminole.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2005, at the funeral home.
She was born January 25, 1920, to Della Mae (Wilkerson) and James Andrew Warrenburg at home in the Little Community near Seminole. She grew up in the Little Community with her family who was pioneers of Little.
On December 27, 1947, she married E. P. "Gene" Swearingen in Seminole, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on October 19, 1997.
She was a graduate of Prairie Valley High School in Seminole County, and received her teaching degree from East Central College in Ada, Oklahoma. She was a retired Seminole Public School teacher where she taught third grade for over 25 years.
As a longtime member of the Church of Christ in Seminole, Wanda enjoyed life, she loved God, her family, gardening, traveling, and shopping, and most of all, she loved cooking and having her family over for dinners.
Her parents, her brother, Eugene Warrenburg; her sister, Rita Beall; and great granddaughter Jillian Quintero preceded her in death.
Surviving is her son and daughter-in-law Bob and Terry Swearingen of Seminole; daughter and son-in-law Janet and Larry Waddell of Seminole; one sister-in-law Frances Warrenburg of Little; four grandchildren, Amie Quintero and her husband Jason of Wichita Falls, Texas, Chris Waddell and his wife Terrie of Shawnee, Sassy Swearingen and Beau Swearingen of Seminole and three great grandchildren, Kallie Quintero, Sidney Waddell and Luke Waddell.
Two special nieces, Donna Hardin and her husband Jim of Seminole and Marsha Guymon and her husband J.Carl of Broken Arrow also survive her.
Pallbeares will be: Bob Swearingen, Beau Swearingen, Larry Waddell, Chris Waddell, Jason Quintero, Jim Hardin, Scott Williams, James Metzler and J.Carl Guymon.
Honorary Pallbearers will be: Harry Arnhart, Norman Waddell, Hugh Megee, Brent Jones, Mitch Williams, Carl Whitfield, Roy Boydstun, David Post, Mark Adams, Dan Reynolds, Mike Rose and Steve Nelson.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations please be made to the Seminole State College Educational Foundation or the Church of Christ Building Fund.
Michael Taber
Funeral services for Seminole resident Michael "Mike" Wayne Tabor were held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 18, 2005 at Swearingen Funeral Chapel with Rev. Cal Hunter and bro. Larry Sparks officiating.
Interment took place following the service at Little Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
Taber, 57, died Saturday, July 16, 2005 at Unity North Health Center in Shawnee. He was born Aug. 7, 1947 in Drumright to Carl Tabor and Marie (Remer) Chastain.
He married Leonna Jean (Hale) Taber on Sept. 17, 1979 in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Taber worked as a welder at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City. He also taught welding at Gordon Cooper Vo-Tech in Shawnee.
He retired this year due to illness and was a member of the Highway Baptist Church in Seminole.
Taber served as a sergeant during the Vietnam War in the United States Marines.
His brother, Walter Lamar Chastain and one sister, Debbie Ross preceded him in death.
Surviving is his wife Leonna Jean Taber of the home; mother Marie Chastain of Seminole; father Carl Taber of California; one son, Mike Taber Jr. of Florida; one daughter, Robbyn Taber in Norman; one sister, Sharon Binder of Oxnard, Calif.; former wife, Rita Taber of Bethel and one grandchild.
Carolyn ‘Kandy’ Talamasey
Funeral services for Seminole resident Carolyn "Kandy" Talamasey are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sand Creek Eufaula Baptist Church with Houston Tiger, Mike Harjo, and Dorsey Nero officiating. Interment will follow at Talamasey Family Cemetery East of Bowlegs under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
Wake service is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sand Creek Eufaula Baptist Church.
Talamasey, a life long Seminole County resident, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005. She was 57.
She was born March 20, 1949, to Benjamin Tanyan and Lorene Coody Tiger in Seminole County.
She married Andrew Talamasey in Seminole. He preceded her in death on May 1, 2001.
Talamasey was a member of Tallahassee Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Lorene Coody Tiger; father, Benjamin Tanyan; husband, Andrew Wise Talamasey; daughter, Phena Talamasey; son, Jesse Talamasey; brother, Chris Tanyan; grandson, Jacky Gorsuch Jr.; and granddaughter, Jesse Golden.
Talamasey is survived by two sons, Tim Casselman of Holdenville, and Bobby "Digger" Clower of Seminole; three daughters, Madelyn Pebworth of Seminole, Andi Talamasey of Oklahoma City, and Morning Star Jumper of Shawnee; six brothers, Jimmy Harjo of Seminole, Curtis Harjo of Seminole, Anthony Tanyan of Konawa, Albert Tiger of Seminole, Simon Harjo of Seminole, and Clifton Tanyan of Seminole; sister, Ruby Tanyan of Seminole; 14 grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Jimmy Dean Harjo, Joseph Billie, Wayne Pebworth, Robert Lee, Elliot Harrison, Jessie Brown and Ricky Dan Harjo. Honorary bearers are Daniel Simers, Anas Eloufir, and the nurses at Pioneer Nursing Home.
Michael Talton
Funeral services for longtime Seminole County resident Michael Roshawn Talton are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel with Rev. Wilbur Tripplett officiating.
Interment is to follow at Earlsboro Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
Talton, 37, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005 at Unity Health Center, North in Shawnee. He was born July 29, 1968 in Shawnee to Mack Easley and Elenor Talton.
He married Sandy Morrell and worked at Wrangler for 10 years before becoming disabled. Talton was a member of the Galilee Baptist Missionary Church in Shawnee.
Surviving is his wife of the home; his mother of Earlsboro; one son, Christopher Michael Hunt Talton of Shawnee and three daughters, Haley Jenika Talton, Mika Lee Talton and Angel Nicole Talton, all of Shawnee.
In addition, four brothers, James Talton of Earlsboro, Jason Talton of Colorado, Mario Jackson of Lexington and Mack Ernest Easley, Jr. of California and seven sisters, Cynthia Talton of Earlsboro, Stephanie Talton of Shawnee, Lanata Roberson of Atlanta, Ga., Alisha Simpson of Oklahoma City, Diamond Jackson of Oklahoma, Dematris Foster of California and Romano Roberson of Norman also survive him.
