Obituaries
Allen Dale Simpson
Mar 19, 2025
Allen Dale Simpson, age 66, of Bloomington, Illinois, passed away on March 19, 2025. He was in Oklahoma visiting family at the time of death. He was born in Bloomington on September 6, 1958, to John Robert Simpson and Dorothy Mae (Piper) Simpson.
Allen worked as a freelance dry wall installer. He loved bicycling, camping, and shooting pool. He participated in...
Karen Leigh Askins
Mar 18, 2025
Karen Leigh Askins, 63, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Karen was born September 9, 1961, to Hubert and Helen Gideon in St. Louis, Missouri. After attending schools in both Illinois and Kentucky, she graduated from Cahokia (Illinois) High School in 1979. In the summer of ’79, Karen moved to Shawnee...
Russell Dale Grubbs
Mar 17, 2025
Russell Dale Grubbs, 55, of Macomb, Oklahoma, passed away on March 17, 2025. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on December 14, 1969, to Royce Dale Grubbs and Betty Doris (Turner) Grubbs.
Russell lived in Pottawatomie County his entire life except during his military service. He served in the United States Army from 1989 through 1993 attaining the rank of...
Aaron Courtney Buchanan
Mar 13, 2025
Aaron Courtney Buchanan, age 40, passed away on March 13, 2025. He was born on July 25, 1984, in San Diego, California, to Billy and Judy (Courtney) Buchanan.
Aaron was an English professor and worked at several area colleges. He also worked at Walmart and Domino’s Pizza. He was an avid reader and loved to play video games.
Aaron was preceded in...
David Lee Sweeting, Sr.
Mar 12, 2025
David Lee Sweeting, age 79, passed away on March 12, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. He was born in Syracuse, New York, on August 19, 1945, to William Wallace Sweeting and Edith May Getz.
David enjoyed baseball while in school and continued to enjoy it as an adult. He also enjoyed bowling, working on cars, driving for hours, playing bingo, music and...
Ronald Keith McMahan
Mar 12, 2025
Ronald Keith McMahan, 71, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at his home in Tecumseh, OK, surrounded by his loving sons.
Born October 29, 1953, in Shawnee, OK, Ron was a lifelong Tecumseh resident. He graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1971 and earned an associates degree from Seminole College in 1973.
Ron married Luanne Porter on June 20, 1980, and they...
Roben C Brown
Mar 8, 2025
Roben C. Brown of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away on March 8, 2025, after a short stay in the hospital. He was born in Puerto Rico on June 2, 1975, to David R. Brown and Joye E. Cowden.
Roben attended elementary school in Rogers, Arkansas. In 1984 he moved with his mother, Joye, and sisters, Dannon and Cassie, to Shawnee where he...
Gregory Dan Turner
Mar 8, 2025
On March 8, 2025, Gregory Dan Turner passed from his earthly life. Born on December 28, 1954 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, he was the only child of Beatrice Gay Ellerbee (née Redding) and Dan Turner. He was named after Gregory Peck, Bea’s favorite actor.
Growing up in Nicoma Park and Harrah, he developed an early love for sports and the outdoors. His...
Shirley Georgetta Sandstrom
Mar 8, 2025
Shirley Georgetta Sandstrom, age 69, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away on March 8, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on December 15, 1955, to Dorothy and Emil Sandstrom in Peoria, Illinois.
Shirley worked for various companies: Mobile, Alan Bradley, and TDK; and for a short time, she was a delivery driver for a food vending machine company. She...
Tony Allen Kidwell, Sr.
Mar 7, 2025
Tony Allen Kidwell, Sr., aka “The Colonel”, age 67, passed away Friday, March 7, 2025, in Oklahoma City. He was born in Oklahoma City on March 19, 1957, to Avis and Iva (Jordan) Kidwell, but was a lifelong resident of Tecumseh, Oklahoma.
Tony owned and operated “Tony Kidwell’s Truck and Tractor Service”, and he truly was “The Colonel” because it was...
Gary Lee Gridley
Mar 6, 2025
Gary Lee Gridley, 64, passed away in Lexington, Oklahoma, surrounded by his loving family, on March 6, 2025. He was born on March 17, 1960, to Gordon Gridley and Patricia Mosher, and grew up to be a proud patriot and adventurous spirit.
After graduating in 1978 from Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma, Gary enlisted in the United States Air Force,...
Lawrence "Larry" Grampp
Mar 5, 2025
Lawrence “Larry” Grampp, 62, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, passed away on March 5, 2025, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was born on May 31, 1962, in Streater, Illinois, to Laird Grampp and Patricia Grampp.
Larry attended Streater Public Schools, and after high school, he began his career in the oil fields where he worked for most of his life. He was also an...
Curtis Lane Davis
Mar 4, 2025
Beloved husband, father, granddad, and friend, Curtis Lane Davis, 66, of Mustang, Oklahoma, passed away on March 4, 2025, after a 2 year battle with cancer.
Curt was born on September 18, 1958, in Dallas, Texas. He spent his childhood in Beaumont, Texas and Salina, Kansas before moving to Oklahoma City and graduating from Northwest Classen High School at the age...
Linda Kay Terry
Mar 1, 2025
Linda Kay Terry, 82, of Meeker, Oklahoma, passed away on March 1, 2025, in Midwest City, Oklahoma, after an unexpected battle with lymphoma.
Linda was born on February 21, 1943, to Earl Wayne and Odessa Jean Ellette in Shawnee, Oklahoma. After graduating from Okemah High School in 1962, her family moved to Oklahoma City where she worked for a finance company.
In...
Randy K. Humphrey
Mar 1, 2025
Randy K. Humphrey, 76, passed away peacefully at his home on March 1, 2025. Randy was born on March 16, 1948, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to Fred and Cleta Joy (Fox) Humphrey. He attended elementary school at Westboro, graduating 8th grade in 1961 from the newly finished South Rock Creek School (after Westboro and Rock Creek consolidated). He graduated from Tecumseh...
Tiphaney Doreen Hartmann
Feb 28, 2025
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Tiphaney Doreen Hartmann, our beloved mother, wife, grandmother (Gemma), daughter, and friend. She left this world on February 28, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, strength, and unwavering devotion to her family.
Tiphaney was born on December 12, 1961, and raised in Monterey, California. She was preceded in death by her mother,...
John Grant Yoesting
Feb 28, 2025
John Grant Yoesting of Newalla, Oklahoma, passed away on February 28, 2025. He was born on October 2, 1943, to Floyd and Louise (Bailey) Yoesting in Norman, Oklahoma.
John met Barbara Scroggins in 1963, and they were wed on October 16, 1964. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last October. They were blessed with three children, John, Floyd and Sylvia. John...
Thurman Ray Simpson
Feb 28, 2025
Thurman Ray Simpson, 56, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, passed away on February 28, 2025. He was born on December 5, 1968, to Rudolph Simpson and Shirley (Spoon) Simpson.
Thurman started building powerlines at the age of 16 and continued this line of work for numerous companies until his death. He was a joker and loved being with friends and family. His family...
Neal Motley
Feb 24, 2025
William “Neal” Motley, 63, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, passed away on February 24, 2025, after a courageous battle with lewy body dementia.
Neal was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on August 16, 1961, to Jerry Paul and Willis Faye (Parker) Motley. He attended Tecumseh Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1980. He was a four-year letterman in football, basketball and baseball....
Susan Kathlene Green
Feb 22, 2025
Susan Kathlene Green passed away at the age of 74, on February 22, 2025, at home in Paden, Oklahoma. Susan was born on November 3, 1950, in Greeley Colorado to Carol June Wheeler and Walter William Wheeler.
Susan was an avid florist for over 30 years. She owned Del City Flower Shop in the 1980’s and worked at Morrison’s Floral in...
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