Anna Paulette Ashlock

Paulette Hadley Ashlock It is with great sadness that the family of Anna Paulette Hadley-Ashlock announces her passing at the age of 65 after a long battle with Cancer. She peacefully entered into rest in her home on Wednesday May 13, 2015. Paulette will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 44 years Jerry, and their two children Jaime Michele and Daniel Wesley. Paulette was born on August 22, 1949 in Nowata Oklahoma, to Clarence Wesley Hadley and Pauline Louise Parks Hadley. She was a proud sibling to two older brothers, Clarence Jay and George Edward. She grew up in the Wann and Copan area where she received most of her childhood education from Copan. In 1967 she graduated from Copan High School, where she received the great honor of Valedictorian of her class. On May 28th 1971 she married her high school sweetheart and longtime soul mate, Jerry Ashlock where they made their home in Bartlesville until 1978 and then they moved to Copan where she remained a resident of until her death. On August 9, 1972, she began a career with Phillips Petroleum Company, and then went on to work for Applied Automation (a Phillips subsidiary) in 1981. At Applied Automation she was a Scheduler, which evolved into a higher position of Master Scheduler, and then to Scheduling Manager. Siemens purchased Applied Automation in 1999, where she began managing the Customer Service Order Entry group. Throughout her career Paulette was a Chairman of Siemens Bartlesville Caring Hands and team captain for Relay for Life. She retired December 31, 2011 with 39 dedicated years of service. In April 2013 she was sworn in as the Mayor of Copan, where she shared her time building community ties and actively working on the Community Action team. During her time as an active member of the City, she was dedicated to building a better community to live in and had a passion to create a library and history center which was founded by her in June 2012, and is still being used today. Paulette enjoyed many hobbies which included quilting and collecting Raggedy Ann & Andy dolls. She had a passion for hearts, angels, butterflies and spending quality time at the lake with her family and friends. Her love for friends and family was legendary. Paulette is survived by her husband, Jerry Lee Ashlock, her two children Jaime Michele, and Daniel Wesley, a daughter in law Jorrae Ashlock, eight loving grand puppies, several nieces and nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends and family. She is preceded in death by her father, Clarence Wesley Hadley, and mother Pauline Louise Hadley. Gone too soon, she will be remembered with a celebration of life on Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 at 2PM at the Copan High School Gymnasium with arrangements by Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. There will be a family visitation on Monday, May 18th at the Stumpff Funeral Home from 6PM-8PM. Her final resting place will be in Wann Oklahoma at the Wann Cemetery. Paulette had a desire to restore the park in Copan for the community to enjoy. Memorials may be made to the Copan Community Action Team in lieu of flowers per Paulette’s request at PO Box 202, Copan Oklahoma 74022. PDF Printable Version

Anna Paulette Ashlock

August 22, 1949 - May 13, 2015