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Timmy Noel Armstrong, 41, Seminole resident died Thursday, January 1, 2015 in Wewoka, Okla.
Timmy was born May 25, 1973 in Lawton, Okla. to Vivian Lee (Spencer) and Jimmy Noel Armstrong, Sr.
Timmy was a member of Sand Creek Eufaula Baptist Church.
Timmy worked for several years as a cook for Shawnee Bowling and Firelake. Timmy was a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and had moved to Seminole two years ago from Tecumseh, Okla.
Timmy is survived by his mother Vivan Bender and Jimmy N. Armstrong, Sr. both of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, one brother Jimmy Armstrong and a sister Sandy Marie Spencer.
Memorial services will be held at 12:00 p.m., on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 at the Sand Creek Eufaula Baptist Church southwest of Wewoka, Okla.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Okla.
John Bender
Long time Seminole resident John Jessie Bender age 95 years went to be with the Lord Thursday, Jan. 8th, 2015 at the Veterans Hospital in Norman, Okla.
Born Feb. 11, 1919 in Wewoka, Okla., to the late Jonas Bender and Effie (Lena) Bender.
John married Virginia Merita Duncan March 6, 1941 and she preceded him in death Feb.20, 1995.
John was a member of Wewoka Church of Christ.
He enjoyed gardening, and woodwork.
He served in the US Army during WWII.
Serving in Africa, Italy, Egypt and France. He was also a member of Seminole Nations.
Preceding John in death are his parents, wife, son Mike Bender, daughter Betty Craig, siblings Mary Little, Lawtman Bender, Cecil Joe Bender, Lilly Woods, and Edmond Bender; great-grandchildren Johnnie, Britton, Julian Charles Howell.
John is survived by his children Steve Bender of Wewoka, Okla., Shirley Howell of Seminole, Okla., and Johnnie Sue Brady of Okemah, Okla.; seventeen grandchildren, thirty-four great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Wake service will be 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 at Stout-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel.
Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at Wewoka Church of Christ with Kerry Kincade officiating and burial to follow Bender Family Cemetery, Seminole, Okla.
Pall Bearers will be James Howell, Jon Craig, Joe Craig Jr., Rodney Britton, Tyler Craig, and Mason Craig.
Honorary Pall bearers will be Eddie Neil, Raymond Cain, Joe Craig, Dewayne Holland, and George Howell.
Arrangements are under Stout-Phillips Funeral Home.
Rodney Bronniman
Rodney Lynn Bronniman, age 55 and a resident of Konawa, Okla., passed away on Wed., April 8, 2015 at his home.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Sat., April 11, 2015 at the P.A.C. Building located at Konawa High School under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Rev. Charley Henthorn will officiate and burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Clayton Phillips, Jason Paul McIlvain, Joe McIlvain, Heath Nail, Brett Nail, Kelsey Pierce, and Jonathan McIlvain.
Rodney was born on Jan. 9, 1960 in Woodward, Okla. to Robert Lee Bronniman and Helen Mae (Swanson) Bronniman-White.
He received an Associate in Applied Science in Diesel Mechanics and worked as the Fleet Specialist for the Department of Corrections.
He married Marsha Phillips on Sept. 26, 1981 at the Assembly of God Church of Konawa.
Rodney served on the Konawa School Board from November 2004 until March 2011, and he served as a Board Member for the Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center of Konawa from 2002 until 2005.
Rodney was a member of the First Baptist Church of Konawa where he served as a Deacon, and he worked with the youth program and also taught Sunday School.
He is survived by his wife, Marsha Bronniman of the home; two sons, Josh Bronniman and wife, Ashley of Owasso, Okla., and Logan Bronniman and wife, Brandi of Kodiak, Alaska; one brother, Tom Bronniman and wife, Sonja of Lamar, Colo.; two sisters, Jo Ann Pierce and husband, Joe of Duncan, Okla., and Patsy McIlvain and husband, Mike of Woodward, Okla.; three grandchildren, Cooper Lynn, Emma Rai, and Jace Dylan.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Lucille Chupco
Lucille (Tiger) Chupco, 89 year old, Seminole, Okla. resident passed from this life on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 at her home in Seminole.
She was born July 16, 1925 in Seminole to parents, Jesse Tiger and Mindy (Jones) Tiger.
The family lived in Seminole County until Lucille’s father, Jesse took a job with the W.P.A. and the family moved to Altus, Okla. in 1940.
Then, in 1944 Lucille graduated from Altus High School and went on to earn her associate degree from Western State College in Altus.
On Oct. 10, 1950 Lucille married Amos Chupco in Ft. Bragg, N.C..
In 1965 Amos retired from the United States Army after 21 years of service.
The couple moved to Chicago, Ill. in 1969 when Amos took a job with the Bureau of Indian Affairs Relocation Training Program.
They returned to Seminole 41 years ago to live out the remainder of their lives together.
Sadly, Amos preceded her in death, after almost 55 years of marriage on Feb. 22, 2005.
Lucille worked as a Administrative Assistant for the Seminole Nation Housing Authority for several years until her retirement in 1980.
Lucille was an avid sports fan who loved almost any sport from golf to the occasional bull riding events.
She was most fond of OU, and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Lucille also enjoyed playing Bingo.
She was a member of the Achena Indian Presbyterian Church near Maud, Okla.
Lucille was also a proud member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
Lucille leaves to cherish her memory, her loving granddaughter and caregiver, Bettie Chupco and her husband Joe Luna Jr. of the home; one daughter, Phyllis Platta of Mescalero, N.M.; one daughter-in-law, Debra Chupco-Jones of Wetumka, Okla.; aunt, Dorothy Jones-Harjo of Seminole, Okla.; seven grandchildren, Bettie Chupco, James Chupco Jr., Treva Chupco, Lucinda Chupco, Jessie Zysk, Benedict Platta and Newton Platta; five great-grandchildren, Sage Chupco, Chebon Chupco, Pierce Zysk, Darwin James "D.J." Chupco and Kiah Zysk; and a host of other nieces, nephews and a host of other family and dear friends.
Lucille is preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Mindy Tiger; her husband Amos Chupco; and by one son, James Edward Chupco Sr. who died in 2003.
A wake service was held at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 at Achena Indian Presbyterian Church near Maud, with Lewis Fife officiating the wake.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 26, 2015 at Achena Indian Presbyterian Church near Maud, and Rev. Rick Harjo officiated the service.
Interment followed at the Achena Church Cemetery.
Casket Bearers were Marion Jones, Joel Luna Jr., Glen Coker, Allen Aldridge, Mark Evans, and Anthony Nguyen.
Honorary Bearers were Steve Jones, Keith Coker, Hayden Jones, Chris Tiger, and the Elders of Achena Indian Presbyterian Church.
Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Okla.
Billye Coates
"We will take no material thing with us…but we will take with us the kind words we have said…the kind deeds we have done…the help we have given." --Richmond Walker
These words epitomize the life of Billye Coates.
An outpouring of gifts---letters, cards, meals, visits, cash, encouraging devotional thoughts from the many books she read, kind words, kind deeds and help—made up her life, and it piled high the treasure Billye took with her.
The first daughter of four to parents Loise and Robert Jennings, Billye was born in Holdenville, Okla. at the beginning of the 1920’s Seminole oil boom.
Her sister Pat, Frances, and Carol soon followed.
The Jennings family attended the small Baptist church in the New Lima community, where at the age 12, Billye made the decision to give her heart to Jesus and was baptized in a little country pond.
Her school days were spent in the New Lima community, as well.
She was a natural artist, painting stage scenery for school plays, also performing in those plays, and performing in the marching band.
Billye created the best chocolate soda of her life when she made one for the love of her life, James "Pinky" Coates; the love affair started at the Seminole Rexall Drug Store where she worked during the year of her graduation from Bowlegs High School in 1945.
Billye and Pinky would celebrate their 68th wedding anniversary one month from her passing on Jan. 30, 2015.
Their first home was in Oklahoma City where Pinky worked for the J.C. Penney Co. and Billye for the Home Insurance Co. Billye and Pinky’s son, James Allen "Jim" Coates, Jr. was born there in 1952.
The little family moved closer to extended family and made Seminole their home in 1955, the year their daughter, Vicki Ann Coates, was born.
Billye made a life and a life’s work – raising her children, loving and supporting her husband, and helping her mother and others – and gave of herself selflessly to brighten the corner where she was.
She especially loved creating special moments and memories for her four grandchildren; Jill, Jeff, David and Michael and her three great-grandchildren, Madeline, Lydia and Harrison.
Billye was active in the church where she and Pinky married, the First Baptist Church in Seminole, Okla.
Singing in the choir, teaching young adult women’s Sunday School, supporting youth group activities through generously opening her home, feeding hungry teenagers, and accompanying them on youth trips.
For 16 years, Billye and her Band of Bridge Buddies, made a summer pilgrimage to Crested Butte, Colo. to the home of Newt and Ellen Wall to participate in Bridge Week – dedicated to day-long bridge playing, lots of giggling, great food and camaraderie.
Billye proudly displayed the trophies earned from these events: "Highest Score: 1992, 1996 and 2000."
Her greatest joy was giving; she tenderly cared for the vagabond, the stranger, the outcast, and the down-and-out, and her family; and found something she could give to lift them up.
Surviving family include her husband of 68 years, James "Pinky" Coates of the home; Billye’s mother Loise Jennings who at the age of 108 lives in Shawnee, Okla.; sisters, Pat and her husband Leon Short of Seminole, Okla., Carol and her husband Eldon White of Lake Jackson, Tex.; one son, Jim and his wife Tena Coates of Oklahoma City, Okla.; one daughter, Vicki Coates of Oklahoma City, Okla.; grandson, Jeff Coates of Wash. D.C.; granddaughter, Jill and her husband Roy Mitchell of Oklahoma City, Okla.; great-grandchildren, Madeline, Lydia and Harrison Mitchell; grandson, David and his wife Frannie Garrett of Oklahoma City, Okla.; grandson, Michael Franklin of Oklahoma City, Okla.; sister-in-law, Cuba Coates of Seminole, Okla. and Geneva Coates of Oklahoma City, Okla.; special family members, Richard Angell of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Adnan and his wife Reyne Tarhoni and children Mazin and Laila of Dallas, Tex.; numerous nieces, nephews and great life-long friends.
A celebration of Billye’s life was held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at the First Baptist Church in Seminole located at 420 Reid Street.
Rev. Bob Woods, Rev. Russell Vicars, and Rev. Richard Angell officiated the service.
Casket Bearers were: (grandsons) Jeff Coates, David Garrett, Michael Franklin, (nephews) David Short, Harry Coates Jr., Brian Coates, Bruce Coates and Robert Short.
Services were under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Okla.
