Obit of Johnny Marcus Heard (h630) - Grady County, Oklahoma Thanks to http://www.chickashanews.com/ for permission to upload their obits to the USGenWeb Archives. ©The Chickasha Express-Star 06 Apr 2003 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Rush Springs Cemetery--Rush Springs OK ©The Chickasha Express-Star 17 March 2003 JOHNNY MARCUS HEARD Funeral services for Johnny Marcus Heard, 72, of Rush Springs, Okla., will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2003, in the Rush Springs Chapel. Don Chaffin will officiate. Johnny Marcus Heard was born Dec. 7, 1930, in Rush Springs, and died on Saturday, March 15, 2003, at the Veteran's Hospital in Oklahoma City, Okla. Burial will be in Rush Springs Cemetery under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel of Rush Springs. ======= Transcribed by: Gene Phillips 17 Mar 2003 Duncan Banner 17 Mar 2003 Johnny Marcus Heard RUSH SPRINGS — Service for Johnny Marcus Heard, 72, of Rush Springs, who died Saturday, Mach 15, 2003, in Oklahoma City, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel in Rush Springs with Don Chaffin officiating. Burial will be in Rush Springs Cemetery. ====== Duncan Banner 18 Mar 2003 Johnny Marcus Heard RUSH SPRINGS — Johnny Marcus Heard, 72, of Rush Springs died Saturday, March 15, 2003, in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Oklahoma City. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home Chapel with Don Chaffin officiating. Burial will be in the Rush Springs Cemetery. Johnny was born Dec. 7, 1930, in Rush Springs to John W. and Velma McDaniel Heard. He married Janiece Burton on Feb. 7, 1955, in Odessa, Texas. He lived in the Rush Springs are most of his life and graduated from Rush Spring High School in 1949. He retired in 1996 as an electrician for the Merrick Co. He was formerly employed with Navajo Drilling for 10 years as a tool pusher. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and ranching. Survivors include his wife, Janiece, of the home; a son, Ricky John Heard of Duncan; two daughters, Sharri Riddles and her husband, Rickey and Jill Dawn Lyon and her husband, Ron, all of Rush Springs, six grandchildren, Amanda Riddles, Chelsey Riddles, Amber Heard, Timothy Heard, Taylor Lyon and Taylor Lyon; his mother-in-law, Mildred Burton of Rush Springs; and four sisters, Billie Kempf of Mount Sterling, Ill., Dorothy Rachal of Louisiana, and Patsy Davis and Shirley Decker, both of Marlow. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Earl Heard; three sisters, Virginia Brumback, Opal Hodge and Goldie French. Bearers will be Duane Hayes, Rick Adamson, Jim Denham, Jack Stringfellow, John Dorman and Jimmy Williams. Honorary bearers are J.D. Woods and Garner. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Rush Springs schools. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html