Helen Kathlyn Stemen Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Helen Kathlyn Stemen passed away in Oklahoma City at 6:20 A.M. on November 17, 2020 at the age of 98. She resided at Emerald Square Assisted Living Center for 8 years. Kathlyn was born on July 24, 1922 to parents C.E. Tucker and Vesta (Adams) Tucker, north of Lindsay, OK. She resided there until she graduated from Dibble High School in 1941. After attending Oklahoma College for Women (OCW) in Chickasha from 1941-1942, World War II began. She moved to California for a few years to work near her father. In 1945 she moved back to Oklahoma City where her mother lived. In 1947 she married Thomas C. Stemen. They had two children, Shirley S. Swaim and Allen R. Stemen. Kathlyn retired from The Oklahoma Tax Commission in 1989 after working there for 28 years. She is survived by her two children and two grandchildren, Janna L. Swaim and Mark A. Stemen of Oklahoma City, one Aunt Dolores Adams of Lindsay, OK. She also is survived by a number of cousins. Kathlyn’s ashes will be interred at Greenhill Cemetery next to her mother and infant baby brother in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Per her wishes and her family there will be no service. To send a flower arrangement to the family of Helen Kathlyn Stemen, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

Helen Kathlyn Stemen

July 24, 1922 - November 17, 2020