All Obituaries

Lionel “Paul” Parker, age 54, of Tecumseh, OK passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He was born August 23, 1966 in Tulsa, OK to Steve and Shirley (Dawley) Parker. Paul moved to Tecumseh in 1978, at the age of 12. He attended Tecumseh Public Schools and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1985. He went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree from East Central University. Paul was a very active member, and alumni, of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. He was a...

Pauline Louise White met her Savior face to face on Monday, November 23, 2020, at the age of 82. Her desire was to go to sleep and He would be there to take her with Him and that is exactly what occurred.  She had fought a two-month battle with a medical situation that none of her doctors had ever seen. But the battle provided too much and she gave herself to Jesus.  Louise was the youngest child of Adam and Ethel Gokey. She was fortunate to have found and married the love of her...

Gary D. “Cotton” Carter, age 66, lifelong resident of Tecumseh, OK passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 in Tecumseh. He was born May 22, 1954 in Shawnee, OK to Zack Coy and Lola Mae (Smith) Carter. Cotton was a lifelong resident of Tecumseh. He attended Tecumseh Public Schools and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1972. While in high school Cotton met, and fell head over heels in love with, the love of his life, Joy Coffey. Their first date was on November 19, 1971. They...

Brother Andrew Raple, O.S.B., monk of St. Gregory’s Abbey, entered eternal life on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. He was 90 years old and had completed 69 years of monastic profession.  He was the senior member of the Abbey. Br. Andrew was born on November 5, 1930, one of eight children of George and Barbara (Plutz) Raple of Andale, Kansas.  He was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Andale on November 30, 1930.  He graduated from Andale High School in 1949 and began...

Frank Weatherley, 87, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at his home.  He was born February 8, 1933 to Thomas and Minnie (Mayher) Weatherley in Des Arc, Arkansas.  Frank was raised in Des Arc, Arkansas.  He married Elizabeth Marie Flemming on January 7, 1950 in Des Arc, Arkansas.  She preceded him in death on July 29, 2005.  After marriage he moved to Illinois, then back to Arkansas until moving to Shawnee in 1967 where he made his...

James Kenneth Langston, age 92, of Asher, OK passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020 in Shawnee. He was born July 29, 1928 in Ray City, OK to Kenneth and Rena Mae (Stanford) Langston. James was an Asher High School graduate and has been an Asher resident since 1969. He married Kim Cong Ok in 1966. James proudly served his country in the US Air Force for 20 years, serving during the Korean and Vietnam wars. After his military career he owned and operated Langston Brothers Service...

Ronald Lee, Southers, 62, lifelong resident of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away on November 14, 2020 in Okemah, Oklahoma. He was born on September 25, 1958 in Eldorado Kansas to Gerald Lee Southers, Sr. and Dorothy Francis (Shook) Southers. He was raised in Shawnee and attended Shawnee Public Schools.  He was resident in the Shawnee area until the last 4 years when he moved to Okemah to be with family. Ronald worked for Pratts Grocery Store for 23 years. He loved racing cars, martial...

Rosa Lee Carter, 92, lifelong Shawnee, Oklahoma resident passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 in Meeker.  She was born August 26, 1928 to Willie and Edna (Parent) Brady in Shawnee, Oklahoma.  Rosa was married to James S. Carter and he preceded her in death in 1990.  She worked at Independence/Rose Manor Nursing Home as a nurse’s aide for 32 years.  Rosa was a proud member of Absentee Shawnee Tribe.  She enjoyed cooking, camping and gardening.  She...

Ileta Faith (Buckmaster) Stiles, Vinyard went to be with Jesus on November 11, 2020 in Tecumseh, OK. She was born on January 6, 1955 in Tecumseh, OK. She was the youngest of 6 children born to Eddie and Virgie (Smith) Buckmaster. Ileta was a lifelong resident of Tecumseh. She attended Tecumseh Public Schools and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1973. She went to work at the age of 12 at Morgan’s Rexall Drug in Tecumseh. She worked at Sherman’s Hallmark in Shawnee and as a...

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of Denise Anne Whitt (Titus).  She passed away at her home on Monday November 09, 2020 after a 15+ year battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.  She was 61 years old, born on July 10, 1959 to Donald Dean Titus and Shirley Cooley. It would be wrong to say that because she is no longer here, that she lost her battle with cancer.  She NEVER stopped fighting.  No matter how sick she was, she was always determined to spend...