System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!Lois Culver Poplin
Longime Seminole resident, Iva Lois (Massey) Culver Poplin, 97, died on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 in Seminole, Oklahoma.
On September 18, 1913 Lois was born to Doc H. and Ada Fannie (Hulsey) Massey in Wilburton, Oklahoma. Lois married William Gentry Culver on November 12, 1932 in Okmulgee, he preceded her in death on October 11, 1962. Lois later married George C. Poplin on August 21, 1965; he preceded her in death on April 20, 1979.
Lois was a member of the Ruth Sunday School Class at the First Baptist Church in Seminole as well as a Pink Lady at Seminole Integris Hospital.
Lois is survived by her son Jack Culver of Tucson, Arizona; two step-children, Leroy and Billie Poplin Johnson; 29 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, 6 great-great grandchildren; on the Culver side two children; 6 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren; as well as a host of other family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband William Culver, husband George Poplin, son Billy G. Culver, 5 step-children, Frank Poplin, Dana Poplin, G.C. Poplin, Jack Poplin and Gerald Poplin, three grandchildren as well as several siblings.
A graveside service will be 11 a.m., Monday, October 11, 2010 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Seminole, with Matt Pollock officiating.
Honorary pallbearers are William Culver, Alan Culver, Christopher Culver, Ron Culver, Leroy Poplin and Jerry Pritchard.
Ruth Powers
Wewoka resident Ruth Powers, age 80, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, in Shawnee.
She was born Aug. 28, 1929, in Spartanburg, S.CC. She married Bobby Powers April 3, 1964, in Wichita Falls, Texas.
She was a truck driver for over 42 years and was of the Baptist Faith.
She is survived by her husband.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, at Oakwood Cemetery, with Dr. Michael Vallandingham officiating.
Arrangements by Stout-Phillips Funeral Home.
JoAnn Prewitt
Services for JoAnn Prewitt, 68, Ada, are 2 p.m. Thursday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Toby Ross will officiate. Burial will follow at Swan Hill Cemetery.
JoAnn died Sunday, October 24, 2010 at a Midwest City hospital. She was born December 20, 1943 at Portland, Oregon to Dillard and Ella Joy Tarver Johnson. She and her family moved to Konawa when she was a child. She attended grade school at Wewoka and Konawa and graduated from Vamoosa High School.
JoAnn was a homemaker.
Survivors include a husband, Audrie Prewitt, of the home; a son, Paul Stephens, Ada; two sisters, Jeannie Truman, Tulsa, and Denise Berndt Waukesha, Wisconsin; a brother, Arthur Johnson Konawa; as well as a host of other family and friends.
She was preceded by her grandmother, Cordia Arnold of Konawa; her mother, Ella Joy Lyday of Konawa, her father, Dillard Johnson; one sister, Sharon Wilkinson (Johnson) of Tulsa; and a step-daughter, Becky Jo Stephens of Konawa.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
Wilma Priest
Wilma EuVonne Priest, age 78, of Seminole, Oklahoma, the oldest of 4 children, passed away quietly Friday morning, January 22, 2010 surrounded by those who loved her.
A memorial visitation will be held Thursday, January 28, 2010, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel, in West.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, in Seminole, Oklahoma, where she will be laid to rest next to her parents, Melvin Wiley and Inez Cunningham.
EuVonne was born on June 23, 1931, in Wyandette, Oklahoma. After graduating from Seminole High School, she married her sweetheart and moved to Texas where she was a wife, mother and homemaker until 1978 when she moved back to Seminole to be near her family. When she wasn’t crocheting her beautiful quilts and dresses for her dolls she was snapping pictures.
A huge Country Music fan, she has a great friendship with Freddie Hart and his wife Ginger. She and her friend Fran Poppen, were devoted Freddie Hart Fan Club Members.
Survivors include three daughters, LaVanda Priest, Tammy Priest, and Mel Priest and fiancé Robert Marek, all of Waco; two sisters, Mildred Jackson of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Melvina Qualls and husband Roy, of Waco, Texas; a brother, Louie Cunningham, of Seminole, Oklahoma; three grandsons, Michael Singletary, Christopher Bounds, and Brandon Bounds; a granddaughter, Scherre Tucker, whom she raised and was especially proud of; and the many nieces and nephews that loved her very much.
The family offers a special thanks to Jeffrey Place Nursing Home Staff and Providence Hospice who has been great during the last three years and to the West EMS who made it possible for us to have her here.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be made to Providence Hospice, 4830 Lakewood Dr. Ste. 2, Waco, Texas 76710 or to West EMS, P. O. Box 461, West, Texas 76691.
You are invited to share your thoughts and memories of EuVonne in a guestbook found at aderholdfuneralhome.com.
Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want; He maketh me lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters; He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake; yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me; thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over; surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Aderhold Funeral Home, in West, is in charge of arrangements.
Dareesa Prince
Dareesa Michelle Prince, 36, better known as "Mikki" Prince, passed from this life on September 12, 2010. She died in her home after a long and courageous struggle with a debilitating illness.
Mikki was born on January 7, 1974 and graduated from Seminole High School in 1992. She was a resident of Seminole her entire life.
Mikki was a life-long horse enthusiast and competitive barrel racer. She spent a large portion of her life in the saddle or in a truck hauling her horses around to the next barrel race. Mikki had many wonderful friends and a lifetime of great experiences in the horse world. She found great comfort from those friends and memories through her long struggle with illness.
Mikki was a beautiful force of nature, losing her will create a void in the life of those who knew her. Although it was tragically short, she loved her life and lived it with enthusiasm, exuberance, and joy. Her presence will be greatly missed by those who loved her.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Sandy her father, Leon and other beloved family members. She is survived by loving friends and extended family.
Donations can be made to the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org in memory of Mikki Prince.
Cremation services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.
Sandra Prince
Sandra Jean Prince, a Seminole resident, died in her home after a seven-year battle with cancer last Saturday, July 17, 2010.
Prince was born in Shawnee on December 19, 1949. She graduated from Shawnee High School.
Prince moved to Seminole after graduation and lived out the remainder of her life there.
At the age of 18 Prince became a Denturist, a career she kept until 2002.
Prince was also a barrel racer and owned Kountry Kennels a business just north of Seminole where she was a dog trainer and groomer.
Her Mother, Jewel Stout, her father Jack Stout and one sister precede Prince in death.
Prince is survived by her daughter Mikki Prince; three bothers and two sisters.
A remembrance service will be held Wednesday, July 28 at 1 p.m. at the Strother High School Cafeteria.
June Pruitt
Graveside service are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at Wetumka Cemetery for Margaret June Pruitt, with Aaron Alsbrook officiating.
Born January 23, 1915 in Olds, Alberta, Canada to Francis Albert and Eula Lucille (Tefft) Griffin. She passed away Saturday, May 22, 2010 in Wewoka Care Center at the age of 95 years.
Preceding her in death are her parents, husband Glover Pruitt, step-daughter Valarhe Osborn and one step grandchild.
Survivors include children, Lucille Greenwood of Alabama, : Elouise Borchers of McLoud, OK.: Hansel Eisman of Glide, OR: Lois Hansen, Ojai, CA: Stanley Pruitt of WA, sixteen grandchildren, and twenty-three great-grandchildren. Other relatives include Dewey and Inez Muirhead, of Wewoka: Onema Nunes, CA: Ivan Griffin of Canada.
Arrangements by Stout-Phillips Funeral Home
Lillard Kerlin
Lillard Arthur Kerlin, 75, Bowlegs, Oklahoma, resident died Friday, January 22, 2010, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Lillard was born November 28, 1934, to Arthur and Annie (Pasemann) Kerlin, in Taylor, Texas. Lillard attended school in Thrall, Texas, where he graduated from Thrall High School, in 1954. He also served as a sergeant in the Texas National Guard.
Lillard moved to the Seminole County area in 1999 from Texas after working 30 years for the Lubrizol Oil Refinery, in Houston, Texas. He was involved in all of the phases of the refinery process of oil, additives and gas treatment products. Lillard wanted to leave the larger cities and move to the country here in the Seminole area, where he enjoyed working on his land with his tractor. He loved gardening, flowers, and plants of all types.
He was an avid fisherman, a cabinetmaker, rock collector, and being out in nature riding his 4-wheeler. Lillard was a member of the First United Methodist Church, of Bowlegs, Oklahoma and also attended the Community of Christ Church, in Seminole.
Lillard married Myrna Landsdown Kerlin, on November 6, 2004, in Del City, Oklahoma, and she survives him of the home.
Also surviving him are his two sons, Dwayne Kerlin and his wife Deanne, of Taylor, Texas and Kevin Kerlin, of Bowlegs, Oklahoma; two stepdaughters, Linda Schneider and her husband John, of Houston, Texas, and Kerry Burrows and her husband Richard, of Bowlegs, Oklahoma; one step son, Larry Landsdown and his wife Vickie, of Pink, Oklahoma; one sister, Peggy Moerbe and her husband Calvin, of Thrall, Texas; seven grandchildren, Michael Schneider, Patrick Schneider, Amber Kerlin, Jessica Brown and husband Brandon, Marie Bloemer, Delaney Burrows, Dylan Burrows; two great-grandchildren, Zachery Schneider and Aaron Brown; and several nieces, nephews and other family members .
Lillard was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Keith Allen Kerlin; his first wife and the mother of his children, Maurine (Wilde) Kerlin; and his second wife of 36 years, Betty Jo Kerlin.
Services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, at the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Little Cemetery. Rev. Freeman Whitlock will officiate the services, assisted by Rev. Amanda Lockwood.
Pallbearers will be: Richard Burrows, Larry Landsdown, Harold Ellison, Patrick Schneider, Brandon Brown, and Vaughn Johnson
Juanita Raffety
Seminole resident Juanita Raffety, age 86, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, in Seminole, after a long illness. She was born Jan. 9, 1924, in Hobart, to Robert Badger and Lottie Mae (Holt). She graduated from Varnum Middle School, in 1938 and went on to Seminole High School where she graduated in 1942.
She married Cleo Raffety on Sept. 22, 1943, in Orlando, Fla. She moved to California in 1947 and then moved back to Seminole in 1971. She was a secretary at a School District in California. She was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Seminole Post # 204. from 1975 to 1980.
She is survived by her sons, Dennis, of Arizona, Jerry, of the home, and Mark, of California; sister, Bonnie Snyder, of California; numerous grandchildren; and great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; sister, Leta Bishop; and brother, Robert Badger, Jr.
Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2009, at Maple Grove Cemetery with Larry Norris officiating.
Thomas Randall Jr.
Thomas M. Randall Jr., age 38, died Feb. 5, 2010, in Lubbock, Texas. He was born Feb. 15, 1971, in Rosebud, S.D. to Thomas M. and Patricia (Jacob) Randall. When he was two his father died and his family moved to Atoka, where he grew up and graduated from high school. He worked as a Sonographer for fifteen years.
He married Melissa Sellers on Jan. 1, 2006, in Shawnee. In Jan. 2009, he accepted a job at the Lubbock Heart Hospital and they moved to Ransom Canyon, Texas.
He is survived by his wife; children, Johnathan Randall, Kadence Randall, Bronc Randall, Blake Sellers, and Jackie Sellers; mother; and brother, Everett Randall.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, in the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in the Little Cemetery, in Seminole. Visitation for family and friends will be from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 at the funeral home.
Thomas Randall Jr.
Services for Thomas M. Randall, Jr., 38, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, in the Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in the Little Cemetery, in Seminole, Oklahoma.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, at the funeral home. Thomas died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, in Lubbock, Texas.
Thomas was born on Feb. 15, 1971, in Rosebud, S.D., to Thomas M. and Patricia (Jacob) Randall. When Thomas was two his father died and his family moved to Atoka, Oklahoma, where he grew up and graduated from high school. Thomas had worked as a Sonographer for fifteen years. He married the love of his life and soul mate, Melissa Sellers on Jan. 1, 2006, in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
In Jan. 2009, Thomas accepted a job at the Lubbock Heart Hospital and they moved to Ransom Canyon, Texas. The true joy of Thomas’ life was his children and his wife, Melissa. Thomas and Melissa spent many wonderful hours gliding across the dance floor with one another.
Those left to cherish Thomas’ memory are his wife, Melissa; children, Johnathan Randall, Kadence Randall, Bronc Randall, Blake Sellers and girl friend Katie Beth Spencer and Jackie Sellers; mother, Patricia Johnson and husband Richard; brother, Everett Randall and wife Marissa; father-in-law, Bill Rogers; brothers-in-law, James Rogers and wife Carol, John Rogers and Tim Rogers and wife Tracy; sisters-in-law, Donna Cullum and Terra VanDusen; nephew, Craig Cullum and wife Lyndsi along with numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, all of Oklahoma, and many friends and colleagues in Lubbock. Also surviving "Papa" Thomas are Keelie, Dixie and Stonie Cullum, of Oklahoma.
Thomas is preceded in death by his father, Thomas Randall, Sr. and grandparents, Owen and Emma Randall and Fulsom and Martha Jacob.
To leave your condolences to Melissa and family or to view a life tribute of Thomas through photos and music, visit www.memorialdesigners.net.
Melissa and family would like to thank all of their friends and colleagues that are considered family, at Lubbock Heart Hospital and Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers.
