Obit of Packham, Jimmie Dale - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 30 Apr 2006 Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ========================================================================== ::NOT LISTED Packham, Jimmie Dale Jimmie Dale Packham, 76, of Oklahoma City, died January 18, 2003. Born August 15, 1926, in Terlton, OK, to Fred and Crystal Packham. Enlisted in the U.S. Navy after Pearl Harbor at age 15 and served in World War II until his discharge in January of 1946. Played professional baseball with the New York Yankees farm club for a short time until an injury ended his career. Retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Preceded in death by his father, brother, Michael, and son, Jimmie Dale, Jr. Survived by daughters, Vicki Schweiger and Terre Packham of Minnesota; grandson, Scott Schweiger, wife, Christie, and great grandson, Luke William of Minnesota; mother of his children, Martha Packham Brightman of Minnesota; his mother, Crystal Packham of Okla. City; brothers, Paul and Ronald of Okla. City, Dennis of Yukon and Fred of Tulsa; sisters, Linda Dawson of Yukon and Barbara Smith of Okla. City; several nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law and a brother-in- law. Special thanks to the Preferred Hospice and Windsor Hills Nursing Center. Memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Sat., Jan. 25, at First Christian Church Yukon, 601 Maple St. Family will receive visitors after services at 709 Azalea Hill Dr., Yukon. Published in the Oklahoman on 1/22/2003. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html