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William Lee "Bill" Capps, Jr., 49, life-long resident of Konawa, Okla. died Monday, May 19, 2014 at a hospital in Oklahoma City.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Rev. Ed Bray, Pastor of Cross Timbers Church of Konawa will officiate.
Pallbearers are Leo Kuestersteffen, Tony Kuestersteffen, Daryl Kuestersteffen, Carl Capps, Justin McKeel, Chris Buchanan, Paul Gilbert, and Darren Oliphant.
Honorary pallbearers are Frank Wilson, Jr., Mark Stoup, Brandon Stoup, Vance Pennington, Charles Palmer, Ed Fixico, Mark Reeves, and Zeb Kuestersteffen.
Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery.
He was born Jan. 29, 1965 in Ada, Okla. to William Lee "Bill" Capps, Sr. and Kay (Kuestersteffen) Capps.
He earned a Bachelor of Science from East Central University in Ada and was an environmental specialist for the Department of Environmental Quality for the State of Oklahoma.
He married Berneda Buchanan in Konawa on Nov. 14, 1987.
He is survived by his wife, Berneda Capps of the home; mother and step-father, Kay and Bob Harrison of Konawa; one daughter, Courtney Capps of Konawa; one brother, Carl Capps of Konawa; and one sister, Sheri McKeel of Konawa;
He was preceded in death by his father, William Lee "Bill" Capps, Sr.
Jimpsey "Boggie" "Chief" Carbitcher
Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts; your spirit will travel with us until we meet again.
A loving and kind man who always had a smile for others.
A great storyteller, who shared a tale every time we met, leaving us with a chuckle.
Your compassionate soul will be greatly missed by all of us and those you touched along your life’s journey.
May your star shine brightly upon us and your memories be the warmth of our hearts; may we all share a smile and a kind story to those we meet along the way so you may always know we carry you with us.
Rest well my brother and great friend, free of this world’s pain and suffering.
May you lead in heaven’s stomp dances and speak with the eagles which we love.
Fly free…we love you ever and always.
Seminole County resident Jimpsey "Boggie" "Chief" Carbitcher, 57, will be laid to rest on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 1 p.m.
Carbitcher will be taken to Cedar Creek Eufaula Baptist Church south of Seminole at 4 p.m. Friday.
Wake services will begin at approximately 6 p.m. and will continue until time for burial.
Rev. Dorsey Nero, Houston Tiger and Jimsey Harjo will officiate the services.
Burial will follow in the Jimmie Carbitcher family cemetery, southeast of Bowlegs, under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home.
Carbitcher passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at Oklahoma Heart Hospital.
He was born April 25, 1957 in Wewoka to Jimmie and Nancy (Deere) Carbitcher; they precede him in death.
Those who knew Carbitcher, knew him best as "Boggie", his given Indian name, and as "Chief" by the many pipeliners he worked with.
Carbitcher attended Bowlegs Public Schools and graduated in 1977.
He worked throughout his life as a pipeliner and truck driver until his retirement from truck driving in 2007 from declining health.
Carbitcher was a member of Mekusukey Baptist Church where he comes to enjoy church songs, hymns, and gospel singing.
He reared his children in the Bowlegs/Wetumka area.
He lived the ways and traditions of the Seminole, intermingling his life with that of the world around him.
Carbitcher enjoyed attending stomp dances where he was a dance leader for many years.
He followed the customs of the ancient Seminoles in the dances he led.
Some of his favorite past times were spending time with his grandchildren, fishing, doing karaoke, dancing, rooting on the Kansas City Chiefs football team and watching M*A*S*H on TV.
Carbitcher’s family will follow the Seminole tribal custom throughout his funeral services and burial.
Survivors include one son Jimpsey "Sonnyboy" Carbitcher of West Plain, Missouri; one daughter and son-in-law Lisa and Larry Berryhill of Wetumka, Oklahoma.
Carbitcher left behind eight grandchildren, Marissa, Mykah, Mvpettv and Mahe of Wetumka, Cassandra Tubbs, Makayla Roberts and Benjamin Clark of Missouri, and Aleah Rainwater of Texas.
He has three great-grandchildren, Zackery Tubbs, Adaleah Roberts and one on the way, all of Missouri.
Other survivors include five sisters and brother-in-laws; Pat "Snookie" Larney, Shawnee, Betty "Tina" & Gene Wahweah, El Reno, Marina "Tolly" & Roger Butler, Bowlegs, Serena "DoeDoe" & Dewayne Scott, Seminole, Nettie "B-Girl" & David Haney, Seminole; two brothers Freeland "Rusty" Carbitcher, Seminole, Cookie "Toby" Carbitcher, Lawton; a host of nieces and nephews as well as many, many others.
Those who precede Carbitcher in death are his parents Jimmie Carbitcher in 1999; Nancy Carbitcher in 2003; two brothers, Monroe "Bobo" Carbitcher in 1964 at the age of three and Younger "Sonny" Carbitcher in 2001; one sister Dora "Tootsie" Hill in 2009.
Pallbearers include Tommy Harjo, Ray Franks, Terry Wise, Timmy Narcomey, Ramsey Harjo and Emmanuel Fry.
Honorary pallbearers include all of his friends from the pipeline.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.
Felicia Carpenter-Cargill
Funeral services for Sasakwa resident Felicia Dawn Carpenter-Cargill are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 at Peace Cemetery, Sasakwa, Okla. with Bro. Charles Troglin and Rev. Jimmy Freeman.
She was born Feb. 14, 1990 in Shawnee, Okla. to Mitchell Keith and Betty Jane Crawford Cargill.
She passed away Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014.
She graduated Sasakwa High School in 2008.
Preceding her in death are her grandparents, John and Velma Crawford, Jackie and Barbara Jones, Dave and Ada Cargill, Phillip Cargill, Tilford and Bonnie Redding.
Survivors include her parents; sister, Lori Carpenter; and her brother, C.W. Troglin.
Arrangements are by Stout-Phillips Funeral Home.
Barbara Carpitcher
Barbara Carpitcher, 66, of Shawnee, Okla. died Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 in Oklahoma City.
Visitation will be 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 and continue through service time.
Wake services will be held 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Houston Tiger of Sand Creek and Reverend Ron Walker of Faith Believers Church, Sparks, Okla. officiating.
Burial will follow at Brown Family Cemetery on Hardesty Road, Shawnee under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
Majorie Carter
Marjorie Carter, 95, longtime Seminole resident, died, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 in Shawnee, Okla.
Funeral services will be Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole.
Full obituary to follow at a later date.
Marjorie Carter
Marjorie Fern Carter, 95, longtime Seminole and St. Louis, Okla., resident, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 in Shawnee, Okla.
Marjorie was born Dec. 27, 1918, in Heavener, Oklahoma to Julia (Hall) and Eugene Thomas.
During her adult life, she was a housewife and co-owner of multiple businesses, which included a dairy farm, Carter’s Grocery in St. Louis, Okla., M & M Tool, as well as Red Fork Drilling in Seminole with her husband Mark Carter.
She moved to Seminole from St. Louis, Okla., 35 years ago.
She was a member of the Ideal Street Baptist Church in Seminole, where she was the pianist for the church and was very active in all areas of the church for many years.
Marjorie married James "Mark" Carter on April 17, 1938, in Wewoka, Okla., and he preceded her in death on Feb. 22, 1997.
Marjorie is survived by two sons, Jim Carter of Romulus, Okla., and Chris Carter and his wife Deneen of Seminole, Okla; three daughters, Judy Carter of Cushing, Okla., Barbara O’Reilly and husband Greg of Tulsa, Okla., Angela Lindsay and her husband Harold of Shawnee, Okla.; one brother, Bob Thomas and his wife Mary of Holdenville, Okla.; nine grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James "Mark" Carter; sisters, Mildred Freer and Lucille Hoglin; brother Bill Thomas and her daughter-in-law Vivian Carter.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with Larry Sparks officiating.
Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.
Casketbearers will be Jay O’Reilly and Mike O’Reilly, James Lindsay, Harold Lindsay, Nathan Vanzant and Kevin Carter.
Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.
Troy Cathey
Troy Dale Cathey, 68, Seminole resident died July 10, 2014 at his home in Seminole.
He was born June 1, 1946 in Seminole to Mildred Gynith (Rogers) Cathey and Loyd Nelson Cathey.
He grew up in Seminole where he graduated from Seminole High School in 1963.
He went on to further his education attending college for three years at Oklahoma State University.
He then joined the United States Army where he served during the Vietnam War.
He worked many years in the oilfield before retiring from an oilfield equipment supply company.
He is survived by one son, Keith Cathey; two sisters, Patsy Gower of Mustang, Okla. and Sue McDaniel of Colorado Springs, Colo.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Mildred and Loyd Cathey.
Cremation services were under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole.
