Area Funerals
Funeral service for Johnnie Lee Mitchell, age 66, of Frederick will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at Jackson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ronnie Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethel Cemetery under the direction of Jackson Funeral Home of Frederick. Mr. Mitchell passed away on Friday evening, September 3, 2010 at his home in Frederick. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 7 pm until 8 pm at the funeral home.
Johnnie Lee Mitchell was born on December 24, 1943 in Frederick, Oklahoma to Willis Lee and Esther Ruth (Fisher) Mitchell. He attended Frederick Public Schools and graduated from Frederick High School with the Class of 1962. He served in the United States Army in the European Theater during the Vietnam Conflict. On March 10, 1978, Johnnie was united in marriage to Helen Hunter in Frederick. He was a self employed trucker for many years. He later served as Bus Barn Superintendent for the Frederick Public School until his retirement in 1998. He was a member of Tesca Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife Helen Mitchell of the home; one son: John Willis Mitchell and his wife Rachel of Blackwell, Oklahoma; two daughters: Megan Gillinger and her husband A.J. of Grapevine, Texas and Harla Enzenauer and her husband Paul of Comanche, Oklahoma; one sister: Betty Caldwell of Dallas, Texas; father-in-law and mother-in-law: Jimmie and Dolores Hunter of Altus; sister-in-law and brother-in-law: Loretta and Wayne Coats also of Altus; twelve grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; triplet sisters who died at birth; and a brother: Lawrence Wayne Mitchell.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Birth Defect Research in memory of Johnnie L. Mitchell.
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Funeral service for Reynold "R. C." Cummings, age 82, of Frederick will be at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at Jackson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lloyd Logan officiating. Burial will follow in the Frederick Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Jackson Funeral Home of Frederick. Mr. Cummings passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 in a Lawton hospital.
Reynold Cummings was born on July 4, 1928 in Matador, Texas to Melvin Sr. and Dellia (Foman) Cummings. The family moved to Frederick in 1933. He attended Boyd High School, then moved to various cities in Texas before settling in Dallas. There he met and married Lumella Battie. He returned to Frederick in 1973 and worked at North American Compress and later at First Southwest Bank as a grounds keeper. He was known in Frederick and surrounding towns as the "Watermelon Man".
He is survived by three sons: Reynon Ray Cummings and his wife Tina of Mesquite, Texas, Larry Don Cummings and his wife Reba of Dallas, Texas and Tony Battie and his wife Rosalind of Stone Mountain, Georgia; one daughter: Sylvia Harris of Bryan, Texas; his former wife and friend: Lumella Battie of Dallas, Texas; twenty-one grandchildren: Ashley, Reynon Jr., Raycia and Raynanna Cummings, Carissa, Whitney, Lorie, Keymarion and Kennedi Cummings, KeShawn, Kenya, FranShaun, Myeshia and Tony Jr. Battie, NoTaya and Richard Iverson, Erin Battie, LaShika Harris, William Jr., Kenneth and Patrick Battie; fifteen grandchildren; several nieces and nephews including LeLear Johnson of Frederick.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons: Eugene Cummings and William Battie Sr.; one daughter: Pamela Jean Battie; eight brothers: Ernest, Ezzlee, Albert Walker, Melvin Jr., William, Bryant, Eldion and Marvella Cummings; eight sisters: Oressie Harris, Jimmye D. Green, Mirteller Gaddis, Cloree Carson, Christene Cummings, Zettie Mae Cummings, Marie Cummings, and an infant sister.
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John J. "Bugs" Tanner
Funeral service for John J. "Bugs" Tanner, age 85, of Frederick is pending with Jackson Funeral Home of Frederick. Mr. Tanner passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at Memorial Nursing Center in Frederick.
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Christoper Michael Oakley
Funeral service for Tipton Home resident, Christopher Michael Oakley, age 20, will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at the Tipton Church of Christ with Joe and Ken Waugh officiating. Burial will follow in the Tipton Cemetery under the direction of Jackson Funeral Home of Frederick. Mr. Oakley passed away on Friday evening, September 3, 2010 west of Faxon, Oklahoma.
Christopher Michael Oakley was born on May 30, 1990 in Sidney, Montana to Kevin James and Bonnie Jean (Howard) Oakley. He attended Tipton Public Schools and graduated from Tipton High School in 2009. He was presently attending Western Oklahoma State College in Altus. He was a member of the Tipton Church of Christ.
He is survived by his mother: Bonnie Oakley of Burlington, Kansas; one brother: Matt Oakley of Salem, Missouri; one sister: Jessica Oakley of Burlington, Kansas; and also by his Tipton Home Family.
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