All Obituaries

Barbara Kay Kessinger, 72, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at her home. Visitation will be from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m., Monday, August 26, 2019 and continue through service time.  Family gathering to greet friends and family will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, August 26, 2019 at Cooper Funeral Home.  Service will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Johnson Church of God with Reverend Charles Wayne Green officiating. Burial will follow...

Estelle J. (Wallace) Harp was the first born to her parents, Jack and Rilda (Shipman) Wallace.  She was born in an Oklahoma City hospital on October 23, 1929 and passed from this life to her eternal home in heaven on August 20, 2019. Her family moved to the Johnson Community Northeast of Shawnee in 1941.  They attended the Johnson Church of God and it was there she heard the Holy Spirit call out her name and she accepted Jesus as her Savior. She attended Johnson School, Earlsboro...

Dicy Bell Booth Terrell, 81, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at the Regency Skilled Nursing Home in Shawnee, OK.  Dicy was born September 13, 1937 in Tribbey, Oklahoma to John and Hattie (Mitchel) Boeck on her parent’s farm, where she grew up.  She graduated from Tribbey High School where she played basketball.  She has always loved to sing.   Dicy was friends with and sang with Wanda Jackson.  She was a military Naval wife...

Halvin C. “Dick” Motley, 95, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019 in Edmond, Oklahoma.  He was born January 15, 1924 in Macomb, Oklahoma to James Leonard and Maggie Lee (Minyard) Motley.  Dick was raised in the Macomb area, and attended Macomb Public Schools.  He proudly served his country for 4 years in the U.S. Army during WWII and was awarded the Purple Heart.  He was honorably discharged on January 24, 1947.  On December 23,...

R.A. Trice, 93, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019 at his home. He was born May 24, 1926 to Sidney Earl Trice, Sr. and Esta Pearl (Hooley) Trice in Earlsboro, Oklahoma. R.A. was raised in Tecumseh and attended Tecumseh Public Schools. He married Margie Hogan on March 3, 1948 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.  She preceded him in death on June 9, 2005. After marriage he lived in Seminole while working in the oil field industry.  He later worked for Western Electric...

Linda Jean (Kessinger) Lee, 66, of Seminole, Oklahoma passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019 in Oklahoma City. She was born, April 11, 1953 in Harjo, Oklahoma to Vestal Vincent and Bertha Mae (Hughes) Kessinger. She was raised in Harjo and Tecumseh, and attended Earlsboro Schools. She married Paul Lee on October 8, 2011 in Johnson, Oklahoma. Linda was a homemaker who raised her children, then later managed a Hotel in Tecumseh and worked at Central Oklahoma Juvenile Treatment...

Verlin “Kent” Crow, 61, lifelong Shawnee, Oklahoma resident passed from this life Wednesday, August 7, 2019 in Shawnee.  He was born November 6, 1957 to Billy Gene and Joyce (Long) Crow in Shawnee, Oklahoma.  Kent was raised in the Shawnee/Earlsboro area and attended Earlsboro Public Schools.  He graduated with the class of 1976 from Earlsboro High School. Kent attended Gordon Cooper Technology Center for carpentry.  He married Kathryn “Kathy”...

Pamela Sue Voss Boyd Holt, 70, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019, in Shawnee. She was the daughter of Stanley Edward and Betty Jo (Fullerton) Voss and was born June 4, 1949. Pamela was raised in Ada, Oklahoma, and attended Ada Public Schools. She attended Abilene Christian College, and Oklahoma Baptist University, earning a bachelor’s degree in Music Education. She moved to Unionville, Missouri and returned to Oklahoma, living in Henryetta, Tecumseh, and...

Lawanah Jacquelyn (Sanders) Leba, 60, of Asher, Oklahoma passed away Monday, July 29, 2019 in Shawnee. She was born August 6, 1958 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Jack and Avenell (Stark) Sanders. Lawanah was raised in Asher at the family home, where she resided until her death.  In 1961 she became a big sister to Ladanah, which she doted on and loved dearly.  She attended Asher Public Schools. In 1974, Lawanah received her first bundle of pure happiness, Angela LaNell and in 1979,...

Michelle Renee (Treadway) McSperritt, 53, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away Monday, July 29, 2019 in Oklahoma City.  She was born July 8, 1966 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Glen Treadway and Carolyn (Box) Vaughn.  Michelle was raised in the Macomb area and attended Macomb Public Schools.  She graduated with the class of 1984 from Macomb High School.  Michelle has lived in Tecumseh for the last 36 years.  She married David Wayne McSperritt on May 19, 1984 in...