Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  JOHNNY MAC CORK

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JOHNNY MAC CORK

OCNS - November 21, 2001 - Longtime Pawhuska, Oklahoma, resident Johnny 
Mac Cork, 69, passed away in his home on Wednesday, November 14, after a 
lengthy battle with cancer.

Johnny Mac Cork was born November 18, 1931, in Goodlet, Texas, the son of 
Malcom Felix and Elvie (Dail) Cork and on April 6, 1957, in Miami, 
Oklahoma, married Mary Louise Whitaker who preceded him in death on 
February 2, 1991.   Johnny was a fireman for the City of Pawhuska for many 
years and also had his own paint contracting business.   He was an avid 
hunter and staunch supporter of the Pawhuska Huskies.   For many years, 
Johnny could be found on the sidelines of every Pawhuska HIgh School 
football game, firing the infamous black and orange shotgun "Blunderbuss", 
into the air after each Huskie touchdown.

Survivors include:   his daughter, Crystal Cork of Stillwater, Oklahoma; 
five brothers; Jack Cork, Russell Cork and Bobby Cork, all of Sherman, 
Texas; Willie Cork of Phoenix, Arizona; and Jerry Cork of Florida; two 
sisters; Ann Jackson of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Linda Franklin of 
Pennsylvania; and a host of other family and friends.

In addition to his wife, Johnny was preceded in death by one sister, 
Frances Jackson.

Services were held November 17, in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with 
interment in the Pawhuska City Cemetery under the direction of Johnson 
Funeral Home.