Obit of Cory, Maxine (Jung) - Canadian County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Shelly Lynch 17 Dec 2006 Return to Canadian County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/canadian/canadian.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== ::Gracelawn Cemetery--Edmond OK Maxine (Jung) Cory, 86, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2006, in Oklahoma City. She was born and raised on a farm seven miles west and one mile north of Okarche by Allen Jung and Leora 'Dolly' Tamm Jung. She graduated from Okarche High School in 1936 at 16 as valedictorian and participated in basketball and all available activities. She received her B.S. in 1940 and later her Masters of Teaching, both from Central State College (now UCO) in Edmond, Oklahoma. She taught commercial courses at Omega in 1943-44. She taught junior high math at Crooked Oak (beginning in 1952) and then for 12 years at Millwood in Oklahoma City and subsequently for 11 years at Western Oaks Junior High in Putnam City until she retired in 1981. Maxine married Eugene Cory of Edmond while in college in December 1939. They were married 61½ years before Eugene died in 2001. To this union were born three children, David, Cheryl, and Curtis. After marriage, Maxine and Eugene lived in Tulsa and Chicago for less than a year before moving to Edmond after Eugene returned from service in WWII. In 1972 they moved to Oklahoma City. She became a member of Crestwood Baptist Church, where she enjoyed the fellowship and taught an adult class. She was preceded in death by her husband and by her brother, Kenneth Jung. She is survived by two sons, David of Oklahoma City and Curtis of Edmond; daughter Cheryl of Watauga, Texas; six grandchildren, Angela Vaughn, Brent, Clay, Derek, Erin, and Carly Cory; and four great grandchildren, Hallie Higbie, Aidan Vaughn, and Lara and Miles Cory. Maxine was a true educator of not only school children but also all those who came in contact with her, including friends and family. Her dedication to children's education was evidenced by her decision to turn down an opportunity to work at NASA in Houston. She taught the values of hard work, endurance, and good humor by example. She made a great mark on the world and is loved and will be missed greatly. Services will be held Wednesday, October 18, at Crestwood Baptist Church in Oklahoma City at 2:00 p.m. followed by a graveside service at Gracelawn Cemetery in Edmond. Formal visitation will be Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Matthews Funeral Home in Edmond. Published in The Oklahoman on 10/16/2006. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Canadian County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/canadian/canadian.html