System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!Rev. Joseph Kinsey
July 19, 1955- December 13, 2013
Reverend Joseph Michael "Mickey" Kinsey went to be with his Lord Friday.
He was born in Gulfport, Miss. to Joseph and Ruth Kinsey.
On Mar. 2, 1979, Mickey married Debora Cillo in Gulfport.
In 1982 they moved to Seminole, Okla. where they raised their daughter Candice.
He served as Associate Pastor at First Assembly of Seminole for 21 years.
Mickey has been credentialed with the Assemblies of God in full-time ministry for 34 years and 31 of those years were spent in Oklahoma.
For the past 20 years he has served as District Music Minister for the Oklahoma district and for the past six years has acted as Associate Pastor at Capitol Hill AG.
He is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Betty Jo Baker.
Mickey is survived by his loving wife of 34 years Debbie; daughter, Candice Kelsey and husband Brandon; brothers, Rev. Ricky and Robbie Kinsey; sister, Janice Raynaud.
Viewing will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Vondel Smith Mortuary at South Lakes.
Services to celebrate his life will be 1:00 p.m. Wed., Dec. 18, 2013 at Capitol Hill Assembly of God 2400 S.W. 74th Oklahoma City, Okla..
In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the Kidney Cancer Association at kidneycancer.org.
Nikki Kirkendoll
Nikki Steinman Kirkendoll, 38, former Seminole resident died Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Nikki was born on Sept. 29, 1974 in Shawnee, Okla. to Charles and Barbara (Johnson) Steinman.
Nikki grew up in Seminole and attended Seminole Schools and graduated from Seminole High School in 1992 where she was an outstanding softball player.
She obtained a Bachelors degree from East Central University in Ada, Okla. and a Masters Degree from Cameron University in Lawton, Okla.
After college she started her career as a caseworker in prisons and then worked at several agencies counseling foster children and parents.
She was currently serving as Director of The Behavioral Health Department at the Oklahoma City Indian Health Clinic.
Nikki traveled to speak at seminars, and clinics and helped other Indian Health Services develop their programs. She was highly sought after as a speaker and authority in her field.
She was a member of the Delaware Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
Nikki was a Licensed Professional Counselor and a licensed Alcohol and Drug abuse counselor.
Nikki was a member of the National Board of Certified Counselors and a member of the First Baptist Church in Seminole
Nikki leaves to cherish her memories parents, Charles and Barbara Steinman; one sister, Wendy Sparks and her husband, Scott of Paoli, Okla.; one uncle, Andy Johnson of Bartlesville, Okla.; one aunt, Katherine Lynch of Bartlesville; and several cousins, family members and close friends.
Nikki was preceded in death by her grandparents, Loren and Helen Steinman, Bill Johnson and Janet Johnson; and an aunt Patricia Johnson.
Funeral services are planned for 11:00 a.m.., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 at the First Baptist Church at 404 Reid St. in Seminole with Buddy Hunter officiating. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Scott Sparks, Scott Gibbs, Destry Duff, Stefano Douglas, Wade Kester and Rob Rodgers.
The family has requested memorials be sent to the American Lung Association at 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20004.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole.
Gerald Kistler
Gerald Tremaine Kistler, 79, passed from this life on Aug. 13, 2013 in an Oklahoma City hospital with his family by his bedside.
He was born in Seminole, Okla. on July 26, 1934 to Hoyle and Lena Kistler of Seminole.
The Kistler family owned and operated the Seminole Bakery for many years.
Gerald attended Seminole Schools, graduating with the class of 1952.
He served two years in the U.S. Military, stationed in Chicago, Illinois with the 5th Army Headquarters.
While performing his duties in the Military he played and coached the Army baseball team.
Gerald retired from Tinker Air Force Base after 35 years of employment.
The Seminole Girls Softball Association was organized by Gerald in 1973. He was President of the Association, and coached numerous teams, over a period of 23 years.
Gerald was a Basketball Official for approximately 25 years.
He also was a member of a Men’s Senior Softball League, after retirement and played for the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Royals which won several national championships.
He was an avid OU Football fan and season ticket holder since 1953.
In recent years, he organized and coached a Co-Ed softball team for the First Baptist Church in Seminole, where he attended services.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Sheila of the home; a daughter from a previous marriage, Lenita Olsen of Shawnee, Okla.; two daughters by a previous marriage, Sharita Lynn Stalnaker and husband, Mike of Maud, Okla., Brenda Renai Clegg of Santa Ana, Calif.; three grandchildren, Brandon Stalnaker and his wife Chrystal of Maud, Okla., Shannon Stalnaker of Maud, Okla. and Baylen Clegg of Allen, Tex. and six great grandchildren.
Survivors also include two sisters, Dianne Pauly and husband Mike of Naperville, Ill. and Emily Sims and her husband Starr of Seminole.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Seminole with Rev. Marvin Kehl officiating. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Seminole.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole.
Lonnie Knight
Memorial and graveside services are scheduled for long time Seminole resident Lonnie Ray Knight on Friday, Aug. 16, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at the Little Cemetery Chapel in Little, Okla.
Lonnie Ray Knight passed from this life to enter into his eternal home with his Lord and Savior on Aug. 2, 2013. Lonnie passed away at his home surrounded by family and loved ones.
Lonnie was born May 28, 1945 to Louie and Thelma (Estep) Knight in Okemah, Okla. and raise by stepfather Charlie Knight.
Lonnie was proceeded in death by his parents; step father; grandparents, Riley and Hazel Knight and Jim and Minnie Estep; one sister, Barbara Worthington; father and mother in law, Robert F. and Johnnye L. Neese; and one brother in law, Robert L. "Bobby" Neese.
He has two sisters who survive him, Pam Kolander and Pasty Welch; a sister in law, Judy Robbins, a brother in law, Scott Neese and wife, Paula, all of Seminole.
Lonnie married Linda Neese-Carter in 1968 in Ada, Okla. and have two daughters Angie R. Adams of Tecumseh and Londa L. Robertson and husband Travis of Shawnee; and stepson Terry M. Carter of Oklahoma City; grandchildren, Brittny and Blake Adams, Addison and Jackson Robertson, Christopher Davis, Blaine Carter, and Tagen Carter.
Lonnie leaves to cherish in memory many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and a very special cousin, Curtis Brumley.
Lonnie Knight
Memorial and graveside services are scheduled for long time Seminole resident Lonnie Ray Knight on Friday, Aug. 6, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at the Little Cemetery Chapel in Little, Okla.
Lonnie Ray Knight passed from this life to enter into his eternal home with his Lord and Savior on Aug. 2, 2013. Lonnie passed away at his home surrounded by family and loved ones.
Lonnie was born May 28, 1945 to Louie and Thelma (Estep) Knight in Okemah, Okla. and raise by stepfather Charlie Knight.
Lonnie was proceeded in death by his parents; step father; grandparents, Riley and Hazel Knight and Jim and Minnie Estep; one sister, Barbara Worthington; father and mother in law, Robert F. and Johnnye L. Neese; and one brother in law, Robert L. "Bobby" Neese.
He has two sisters who survive him, Pam Kolander and Pasty Welch; a sister in law, Judy Robbins, a brother in law, Scott Neese and wife, Paula, all of Seminole.
Lonnie married Linda Neese-Carter in 1968 in Ada, Okla. and have two daughters Angie R. Adams of Tecumseh and Londa L. Robertson and husband Travis of Shawnee; and stepson Terry M. Carter of Oklahoma City; grandchildren, Brittny and Blake Adams, Addison and Jackson Robertson, Christopher Davis, Blaine Carter, and Tagen Carter.
Lonnie leaves to cherish in memory many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and a very special cousin, Curtis Brumley.
Billie Kreeger
Sept. 2, 1930 – Nov. 11, 2013
Mrs. Billie Audine (Goodwin) Kreeger, 83 year-old, Seminole resident passed from this life Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
She was born Sept. 2, 1930 in Seymour, Tex. to parents William Goodwin and Virginia (Rogers) Goodwin.
Billie grew up in Seymour, Tex. where she met a young man by the name of Billy Wayne Kreeger.
On May 7, 1950 the two were married in Archer City, Tex.
In 1962 the couple moved to Seminole from Wichita Falls, Tex.
Billie worked for over 27 years at Seminole Public Schools in the cafeteria program.
She was also a member of the First Freewill Baptist Church in Seminole.
Billie was affectionately known as "Grandma Billie" to not only her grandchildren but to their friends as well at Wewoka Lake.
She cooked the best fried chicken and coconut pie, they were always the family's and friends favorite.
Living on Wewoka Lake she always made sure everyone felt welcome and that no one ever left hungry.
Billie also loved to make quilts and had made all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren a quilt of their own.
"Grandma Billie" will be missed by many.
Billie leaves to cherish her memory her husband of almost 64 years, Bill Kreeger of the home; one son and daughter-in-law, Dan and Jane Kreeger of Seminole; one daughter and son-in-law, Mitzi and Eugene Houck of Seminole; one brother, Gene Goodwin of Seymour, Tex.; three sisters, Zeleka Jenkins of Olney, Tex., Glenna Stennett of Olney, Tex., Kathey Moore of Seymour, Tex.; four grandchildren, Kyle and his wife Jenna Kreeger of Seminole, Colt and his wife Heather Kreeger of Greely, Colo., Kade Houck of Seminole, Chad and his wife Brooke Houck of Seminole; four great-grandchildren, Jackson Kreeger, Reece Kreeger, Jett Kreeger, Harper Houck; and a host of other family and dear friends.
Billie is preceded in death by her parents, William and Virginia Goodwin; one son, Derrel Kreeger; one brother, Kenneth "Bud" Kreeger; and by one sister, Barbara Brown.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 at Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 at Swearingen Funeral Chapel in Seminole with Tim Gillespie and Colt Kreeger officiating the service. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Chad Houck, Kade Houck, Colt Kreeger, Kyle Kreeger, Blake Johnson, Jeff Standard and Marty McCain.
Honorary bearers include Chuck Stennett, Greg Moore, Jim Anz, Rick Ickert and Roger Ricketts.
Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole.
