All Obituaries

Bobby Lee Napoleon, 75, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed from this life Monday, June 27, 2022 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He was born August 22, 1946 to Fred and Velma (Talley) Napoleon in Seminole, Oklahoma.  Bobby was raised in the Pleasant Grove community where he attended school and graduated from Pleasant Grove High School.  He earned his Associate’s Degree from Seminole Junior College in Criminal Justice.  Bobby has lived in the South Rock Creek area the last 52...

Beatrice Josephine Presley, age 90, of Shawnee, OK passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 in Meeker, OK.  She was born December 24, 1931 in Henryetta, OK to Arthur and Ione (Watkins) Wilkey.  Beatrice was raised in Hulbert and lived in Wagoner, OK, but spent most of her adult life in the Shawnee area.  She attended Hulbert Public Schools.  Beatrice married Kenneth D Presley on September 18, 1949 in Wagoner, OK.  She worked at Newton Walls and TG&Y...

Shirley Anderson, 89, of Harrah, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2022 in Shawnee.  She was born October 1, 1932 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Norman and Helen (York) Goodrich.  Shirley was raised in Arcadia, Oklahoma and attended Arcadia Public Schools until the 3rd grade.  She graduated from Northeast High School.  She has lived in Harrah for the last 70 years.  Shirley married Kenneth Leo Anderson in 1950.  He preceded her in death on March 17,...

Teri Lee Alexander, 68, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022 in Shawnee. She was born October 14, 1953 to James and Ruth (Green) Mynatt in Chicago, Illinois. Teri was raised in Chicago and moved to Tecumseh in 1978 where she has lived since. She worked as a nutritionist for Mission Hill Hospital and Unity South in Shawnee, and St. Anthony Hospital in Seminole. Teri enjoyed reading crossword puzzles, gardening, nature and animals.  Her grandchildren were the...

Linda Sue O’Brien, 78, of Macomb, passed away on Saturday, June 18th, 2022, after a short illness. Linda was born on July 18th, 1943 to Jim and Alice Vickers in Seminole, Oklahoma. Linda was a world traveler due to her father being in the military. They settled in Texas where Linda graduated high school in 1963, getting married and having her oldest child. She remarried in 1969 to the love of her life, Michael O’Brien moving to Colorado and having her next two sons. While in...

James Leroy Shingleton, 78, former resident of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, June 10, 2022.  He was born December 30, 1943 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.  James attended Placer High School in Auburn, California and then transferred to become the first graduating class of Del Oro High School in 1961 in Loomis, California.  He worked as lineman, farrier and leather craftsman.  James team roped every chance he got and he sure did love his horses!  He was a true...

Treisa Ann Townes, 73, of Macomb, Oklahoma passed from this life Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at her home.  She was born February 25, 1949 to William Hugh “Buck” Townes and Betty Lee (Moran) Townes in Wilburton, Oklahoma.  Treisa grew up in Macomb and attended Macomb Public Schools and graduated from Macomb High School.  She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Education from East Central University.  Treisa retired after 32 years of service as a Teacher from...

My beloved John Randall Crow (JR, Randy), after one and half years of battling cancer, went to be with His Lord and Savior at the age of 71, June 12, 2022.  JR was born on December 22, 1950, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. His parents John Harold and Geraldine provided a loving Christian home, where he was instructed in Christian principles and nourished in love.  He graduated from Norman High School in 1969 and then from the University of Oklahoma in 1971 with a B.A. degree. In 1980 he...

Rev. Joachim (Joseph) Spexarth, O.S.B. Monk of St. Gregory’s Abbey December 11, 1938 – June 12, 2022 Rev. Joachim Spexarth, O.S.B., entered eternal life on Sunday, June 12, 2022. He was 83. He had completed 61 years of monastic profession and 57 years of priestly ministry.  Father Joachim was born on December 11, 1938, in Colwich, KS, to Bernard and Olivia (Lies) Spexarth. He was baptized and raised in Sacred Heart Parish in Colwich, KS, along with one brother and six...

Betty Jean (Arms) Young, 92, resident of Tecumseh, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022, at her home. She was born October 27, 1929 to Ezra Arms and Letha (Boettler) Arms in Pearson, Oklahoma. She was raised in Tecumseh and attended Tecumseh Public Schools. On June 30, 1950, she married William “Calvin” Young in Fort Townson, Oklahoma. In the early years of their marriage she travelled with her husband from job to job, until they settled in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Betty...