Pontotoc Co., OK - Obits: Imogene "Jean" Ogles ******************************************************* This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Rita Floyd USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ******************************************************* Obituaries from the Ada Evening News, Pontotoc Co., OK. Date of editions are given at beginning of each section. Submitted by Rita Floyd. -------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, February 2, 2003 IMOGENE "JEAN" OGLES The life of Imogene "Jean" Ogles, 85, Ada, was celebrated Monday at Trinity Baptist Church. Dr. Rusty Fuller and the Rev. Gary Jamar officiated. Interment followed at Swan Hill Cemetery. Jean was welcomed into heaven January 23, 2003. She was born April 10, 1917, at Olustee to Charlie James Strickland and Rachel Velma Curtis Strickland. She attended grade school at Munday, Texas, and graduated from Eldorado High School in 1935. She came to this area in 1958 from Eldorado, Oklahoma. She married Ethridge F. Ogles November 5, 1938, at Olustee. He died June 28, 1991, at Ada. Jean worked for the Pontotoc County Health Department for 28 years. Prior to her employment with the Health Department, Jean worked in the cafeteria at Ada High School. She was an active member of Trinity Baptist Church for 44 years where she taught Sunday School for many years. She was an active member of the Valley View Regional Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary. Survivors include a son, E. Alan Ogles, Ada; a daughter, Shirley James and her husband Donnie, East Jesse; five grandchildren, Alan Scott Ogles and his wife Rachel, Ada; Kelly Young and Susie Warner, Arizona; Myndy and Zayne James, East Jesse; one step-grandson, Bill McCollum, Stonewall; six great-grandchildren, Shanay and Ryan Young and Leah Wallace; D.W. and Jordan Warner, Arizona; Halen and Bradley Ogles, Ada; one step great-grandson, Dakota McCollum Stonewall; one sister-in-Iaw, Ruby Ogles, Ada, who was more like a sister for over 60 years. She was preceded in death by her only brother, Charles Strickland, Jr., in 1985 and a daughter-in-law Quanda "Satch" Ogles in 1996. Bearers were Roy Elmore, Ernest McDonald, Don Benefield, Derrick Brooks, Alan Scott Ogles and Zayne Alan James. Honorary bearers were Bill McCollum, Rich Shelton, Bob Echols, Mike Scates, Ron Scates and Larry Archer. The following is a tribute to my Mother, Jean Ogles: Sixteen years ago I entered my Mother in a "Mother of the Year" contest that a local radio station was sponsoring. Even though I already had the Mother of the Century, I decided to enter her anyway. Apparently, I had given her a copy of what I submitted to the radio station and a few days ago I found it framed and hanging on the wall in one of her spare bedrooms. After 16 years I wouldn't change one word. MOM...Such a tiny word with such a magnanimous meaning - that is if Jean Ogles is the Mom you are describing. My Mom is the most caring, understanding and unselfish person I have ever known, and believe me I have known her well for the last 38 years. As I look back on my childhood and school years, I remember that we weren't exactly blessed with riches of the monetary kind, but we were blessed many times over with something much more valuable - a Mom who gave us her most valued time and attention even though she worked away from home eight hours a day. However, I never felt that I lacked for any of the material things in life because I had something that money can't buy - a Mother who shared her life to the fullest with her children. This soft-spoken lady of 70 young years is still working as an administrator in a government office and is still giving her even more valued time to her children and grandchildren - one of which lives in her home. Even though she might not agree with my brother and myself on everything, she always stood behind us 100 percent at least until the situation was totally evaluated. Hopefully, this fine lady's genes were passed on to me as her mother's were to her, and I hope that someday my chil­dren will be able to say the same thing of their mother because I think the greatest honor any woman can have bestowed upon her is the respect and friendship of her children. Believe me, Jean Ogles, you have my total respect and you will always be my "Mother of the Year" and my best friend. Love you always, Your favorite and only daughter, Shirley James 1987 - Paid obituary ­