Karen Hooten

Hooten

Karen Lea (Seal) Hooten: 1940-2023 Karen Lea Hooten wife, mother, friend, artist - lost an unfair fight with cancer on Nov. 19, 2023. She was only 83 years old.

Karen was born in Chickasha, Okla., and graduated from Capitol Hill High School. After attending Anderson College (Ind.) for one year, she returned to Oklahoma and married Bill Hooten. The moved to Seminole in 1959.

She was a homemaker for many years until her four sons left home. She then returned to college to complete an art degree and volunteered for two decades as a docent at the Sam Noble Museum at University of Oklahoma. She also took ceramics classes, which sparked a passion for pottery that lasted to the end of her life.

Karen is survived by her husband of 64 years, Bill Hooten (Oklahoma City) and four sons and their families: David and Teri (Seminole, Okla.); Michael and Heidi (Rochester, Minn.); Daniel Newman and Bruce Ostyn (Green Valley, Ariz.); and Jon and Jennifer (Los Alamos, Calif.). She leaves 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held in early 2024. In lieu of flowers, please consider honoring a contribution to Crossings Community Church or the Sam Noble Museum at University of Oklahoma.