All Obituaries

Betty Lovell Cathey, 94, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed from this life Sunday, June 16, 2019 at her home. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 19, 2019 and continue through service time.  Family gathering to greet friends and family will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Cooper Funeral Home.  Service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Tecumseh First Assembly of God with Pastor Don Jonker officiating. Burial will follow...

Ruth Hood, 82, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 at her home. Service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Monte Dean, Aydelotte Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Shawnee under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.

Onah Patterson, 98, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 at her home.  She was born February 3, 1921 in Perrinton, Michigan and raised by her parents, Clarence and Veda Bowles.  At the age of 5 Onah and sister, Betty, moved with her parents to Glendale, California where she was raised and attended school.  She graduated from Glendale High School.  Onah met her future husband L.M. “Pat” Patterson at Riverside Riding Stables in...

Oscar “Bill” Hampton, 84, longtime Bethel Acres resident passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 in Shawnee.  He was born March 9, 1935 to William and Ozeal (Hines) Hampton in Shawnee, Oklahoma.  Bill was raised in Shawnee and was a 1955 graduate of Shawnee High School.  He married Lois Lovetta Gaddy on January 22, 1956 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.  Bill retired at the age of 50 from Santa Fe Railroad.  He was a talented Gospel Magician and known as...

Randy J. Johnson, 70, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away Monday, June 3, 2019, after a short battle with lung cancer. Randy was born June 13, 1948 in Oklahoma City to J.B. and Louise (Dutton) Johnson. He lived in Oklahoma City until his family moved to Pink when he was a young teen.  He graduated from Bethel High School in 1966.  He tried college for a short time, but decided he’d rather get a job and make some money, so that’s what he did for a while.  Of course...

Kathy Leona (Watson) Stearman, age 67, of Tecumseh, OK passed away at her home on Monday, June 3, 2019.  She was born October 29, 1951 in Shawnee, OK to Harold and Geraldean (Flick) Watson.  Kathy was a lifelong resident of Tecumseh.  She graduated with the Tecumseh Class of 1969, attending all 12 years there with perfect attendance.  Kathy married Jesse Stearman, Jr. on January 4, 1969 in Tecumseh and recently celebrated 50 years of marriage.  She was a...

Paul "Dean" Butler, 81, of Colorado City, Texas passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019 in Wichita Falls, Texas.  He was born February 7, 1938 to Carl Leonard and Goldie Marie (Rayburn) Butler in Holdenville, Oklahoma.  Dean grew up in Atwood and Wetumka, Oklahoma.  He graduated from Wetumka High School in 1957.  He lived in many places most recently in Wichita Falls, TX.  Dean proudly served his country in the National Guard as a young...

Norman Eugene Moudy, Sr., 84, of McLoud, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019 in Oklahoma City.  He was born August 4, 1934 to Barnie Albert and Ella Lee (Hays) Moudy in Belleville, Arkansas.  Norman moved with his family to Tecumseh in 1938 where he grew up and attended school.  He was a 1952 graduate of Tecumseh High School.  He married Ethel Gloria Monk on June 14, 1957 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma.   Norman proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force...

Franklin Gray Talley, 94, passed away Wednesday May 29th, 2019, in Shawnee, Oklahoma with family at his bedside.  Born to William Franklin and Verdie Cook Talley, December 11, 1924 in Pearson, Oklahoma. Franklin was raised in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, and attended school there until his senior year in 1942 when he was selected to be a U.S. House of Representatives page boy and finished high school in 1943 in Washington D.C. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt presented him with his...

James Ervin “Andy” Anderson, 75, Tecumseh resident passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was born on August 19, 1943 to James Heber and Lila (Smith) Anderson in Quinton, Oklahoma.   He attended schools at Quinton and Graduated in 1961.  He served in the Army from March 1964 to march 1967 serving in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam.  He was stationed at White Sands Missile Base in White Sands, New Mexico for his last 8 months...