Transcribed Obituary for Okmulgee County, Oklahoma



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Dr. James Odell Carpenter, 81, a resident of Okmulgee, 

died Thursday, July 28, 2005 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born 

Thursday, March 13, 1924 to Joe and Laura (Sellers) Carpenter 

in Council Hill, Oklahoma. On August 5, 1949, he married 

Norma Sue Schott in Van Buren, Arkansas. He served in the 

United States Army during WWII aboard the USS Hopewell 

throughout the war and served in the United States Army during 

the Korean Conflict. 

	

Dr. Carpenter went to grade school and high school at Council Hill 

and he graduated with a Bachelors Degree from Northeastern State 

College in Tahlequah and then received his Masters Degree in 

Administration Education. He received his Doctorate in Education 

at the Oklahoma State University. 

	

Through Dr. Carpenters teaching career, he taught Math for 12 years 

at OSU Tech and Math and Shop Class for 2 years at Morris High 

School. He was a Superintendent of Liberty Morris Schools for 3 

years, an Assistant Superindent at the Area Vo Tech in Wilburton 

for 4 years and a Superindent at the Pioneer Area Vo Tech in 

Ponca City for 17 years. 

	

After retiring, James and Sue moved to Okmulgee and raised 

Black Angus cattle as a hobby. He was a member of the 

Okmulgee First United Methodist Church and the Harmony Class. 

He belonged to the Retired Educators Organizations: OREA 

and AARP. 

	

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Laura Carpenter, 

brothers: Willard, Leonard and Joe Carpenter of Council Hill;  

Sisters: Lucille Ashworth of Mt. Pleasant, MI; Gertrude Lowrance 

of Muskogee and Peggy Lee Carpenter of Council Hill. 

	

Survivors include: wife: Sue of the home; daughter: Sandra Jackson 

and husband, Randy of Montevallo, AL; sisters: Juanita Harris of 

Muskogee and Wanda Wassom of Wagoner; sister-in-laws: Lorene 

Carpenter and Naomi Carpenter of Council Hill; nieces and nephews. 

	

Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 1, 2005 at the First 

United Methodist Church of Okmulgee with Reverend Wayne Parker 

officiating. Burial will follow the service at the Council Hill Cemetery 

under the direction of the Shurden-Kelley Funeral Home of Okmulgee.