Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary: Jewell Amanda Blue Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. 108 West Delaware P.O. Box 74 Cleveland, OK 74020 918-358-2511 800-252-4507 info@chapman-black.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jewell Amanda Blue May 08, 1911 - January 19, 2002 Birthplace: Chelsea, Oklahoma Resided In: Hominy Oklahoma US Funeral Home: Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. Visitation: January 21, 2002 Service: January 22, 2002 Cemetery: A.J. Powell Memorial Cemetery Jewell Amanda Blue was born May 8, 1911 in Chelsea, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Thomas and Frances Brannon. Jewell was raised and attended school in Hominy as her father was a horse trader and worked in the oilfields of Osage County. Jewell dedicated her life to taking care of her four children. Additionally, she worked in a tent factory in Pawhuska. She was married to John Lee Blue on December 21, 1955 in Pawnee, Oklahoma. The couple made their home in Hominy and resided there unitl John passed away on August 1, 1979. Although she enjoyed fishing and quiliting, Jewell loved to read. She especially enjoyed reading historial novels and watcing movies. However, her life centered on spending time with her family and taking care of all their needs. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Jewell passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2002 at the Cleveland Area Hospital at the age of ninety years, eight months and eleven days. In addition to her husband, Jewell was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, two sisters and a granddaughter, Sherry Stebbing. She is survived by four children, Frances Shoup, Houston, Texas; Jeweldean Stebbing, Austin, Texas; Mary Lou Haines, Hominy, Oklahoma; and Joyce Whitewing, Hominy, Oklahoma; sister, Beulah Lynch, Tulsa, Oklahoma; ten grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, and two great great-grandchildren. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2002 at the A. J. Powell Memorial Cemtery in Hominy, Oklahoma. Buiral will be at the Powell Cemetery under the direction of the Chapman-Black Funeral Home in Cleveland.