Vernon Cecil Tebe
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Vernon Cecil Tebe, age 69 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away September 19, 2021 at SSM St. Anthony Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
A Wake service is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 23rd at the Chapel, and Rev. Beverly Altizer will officiate.
Vernon was born January 7, 1952 in Oklahoma City to Arthur Tebe and Onis (Harjo) Tebe.
He attended school at the Oklahoma American Indian Boarding School in Adrmore, Oklahoma.
Vernon married Joan Teehee on April 19, 1972 in Oklahoma City, and he worked as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant for New Horizon Nursing Home in Konawa.
He is survived by two sons, Jacob Tebe of Konawa, and Steven Tebe of Konawa; and nine grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Joan Tebe; two sons, Michael Tebe and Ross Tebe; six brothers, Jimmy Tebe, Paul Tebe, Henry Harjo, Benny Harjo, Lloyd Harjo, and Bobby Harjo; two sisters, Lucy Harjo and Viola Tebe.