Obit of Anthony, John William - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 28 Nov 2004 Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Anthony, John William JOHN WILLIAM ANTHONY, age 74, of OKC, passed away August 20, 2002. He was born January 12, 1928, in Arkansas to John D. Anthony & Ester E. Millicon. John loved to eat at restaurants. Many people called him by his nickname, Papa John, which was given to him by a nice family at Atlas Van Lines. His pickup has a tag that says Papa John. John is survived by James Anthony of Wichita Falls, TX; nieces & nephews Ronnie & Shirley Potter, Wanda & Joe Nunn, Hazel & Roy Millican, Larry Millican, and many more nieces & nephews; All of the Atlas Van Lines family where he was employed for many years; and all of the employees that knew him by name at the many restaurants where he had eaten. He is preceded in death by his parents, John & Ester Anthony; his sister Sara Reynolds; & his brother Louis H. Millican. Services will be held at 11:30 AM, Friday, August 23, 2002, at the John M. Ireland Funeral Home & Chapel. Interment to follow at 2:00 PM at the Ft. Sill National Cemetery. Services are under the direction of the John M. Ireland Funeral Home & Chapel, Moore. Published in the Oklahoman on 8/22/2002. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html