All Obituaries

Steven “Steve” P. Morton, 58, lifelong resident of Bethel Acres passed away Saturday, September 24, 2022 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born August 19, 1964 to Freddie Paul and Linda Kay (Yoder) Morton in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Steve was raised in Bethel Acres where he attended and graduated from Bethel Public Schools with the Class of 1982. Steve was a committed baseball player and a proud member of the FFA chapter serving as President. He married his soulmate Cassie Wortham...

C. Brandt May, 84, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021.  He was born March 12, 1937 In Shawnee, Oklahoma to Barton and Lois May.  He graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Civil Engineering degree in 1959. He started his 32 year career with the Frisco and BNSF Railroads in 1960.  He married Juanita Moore in Smithville, Missouri in 1961. They retired to Bella Vista in 1993. He was a Mason and a Shriner.  He is preceded in death by his parents.  Survivors include...

Wilma Sue (Tiger) Gomez, 60, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed from this life Wednesday, September 21, 2022 in Oklahoma City.  She was born February 28, 1962 to Ronald and Dorothy (Whiteshirt) Tiger in Norman, Oklahoma.  Wilma was raised in Little Axe.  She attended boarding schools in Concho and Lawton.  She married Abelardo Martinez Gomez in 1988. He preceded her in death on September 17, 2021.  Wilma was a proud member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe.  She...

Layton Pinkston the love of my life at 86 years went to be with Jesus on September 19, 2022. He was born January 1, 1936 to Lavell Pinkston and Carrie B. (Brown) Pinkston. Layton attended Bethel school graduating in 1956. Layton participated in Ag winning the Gordon Richards achievement award in 1955-1956.  Layton also participated in baseball and basketball. In June 1956 he met his soul mate Helen Bowen from Meeker. They dated for six months and began their life as husband and wife...

Karen Lucille (Montgomery) Grundy, 77, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed from this life Friday, September 16, 2022 in Oklahoma City.  She was born December 20, 1944 to Robert Eugene and Beulah Mae (Bourland) Montgomery in Tecumseh, Oklahoma.  Karen was raised in Tecumseh and attended Tecumseh Public Schools.  She graduated with the class of 1963 from Tecumseh High School.  She married Jimmie Dale Grundy on December 20, 1973 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Karen...

Carey “Lee” Parson was born to Homer and Erma Parson on November 13, 1934 in a log cabin in Northwest Arkansas, near Huntsville, and passed from this life September 15, 2022. His birth mother, Erma Parson passed away early in Lee’s life.  He was adopted by Chesley and Bernice Parson, who raised him as their own on their family farm near Tecumseh, OK. Lee attended Harjo School in his elementary years, and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1953. Following...

Eunice Marie Primeaux, 62 of Newalla, Oklahoma passed from this life Wednesday, September 14, 2022 in Oklahoma City.  She was born April 17, 1960 to Albert Creek Sr. and Orphia Mae (Johnson) Creek in Lawton, Oklahoma.  Eunice was raised in the Dale, Oklahoma area and lived most of her adult life in the Little Axe area.  She worked as a nurse’s aide for many years for several nursing homes in the Shawnee and Tecumseh areas.  Eunice enjoyed playing Yahtzee, going...

Charles Edward Norman, 80, of Shawnee, Oklahoma went to heaven on Monday, September 12, 2022 in Shawnee.  He was a kind gentle man that was loved by all.  He was born September 13, 1941 to Johnnie Edward and Claretta Thena (Merriman) Norman in Stuart, Oklahoma.  He grew up in Stuart and McAlister, Oklahoma.  Charles moved to National City, California when he was a teenager.  He graduated from Sweetwater High School in California.  Charles married Catherine...

Charles Gibson, age 47 of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 12, 2022 surrounded by his loving family, following an unforeseen medical circumstance.  Charles is survived by his father, Clarence Gibson of Noble; mother, Vick Gibson of Seminole; sister, Martha Gibson of Tecumseh; one uncle; five aunts; and a slew of cousins.  Charles was preceded in death by his grandparents, Charley and Bessie Gibson and Art and Annabelle Davis; and aunts, Loretta...

Amanda Michelle Hollingshead, age 40, of  Shawnee, OK passed away on Monday, September 5, 2022 in Arkansas. She was born March 29, 1982 in Shawnee, OK to David and Joanie (Gokey) Scovel. Amanda grew up in Tecumseh. She attended Tecumseh Public Schools and graduated with the THS Class of 2000. Amanda married Jonathan Hollingshead on September 16, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She worked for 21 years at Dean McGee Eye Institute as a certified Angiographer. Amanda was a member of The...