James Adelbert Robertson

Mr. James Adelbert Robertson Mr. James Adelbert Robertson, 87, of Bartlesville, died at 5:25 A.M. on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Jane Phillips Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 in the Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tom Cox and Rev. Kevin Chartney officiating. Full military rites will be accorded by the Ceremonial Detail of the James H. Teel American Legion Post # 105 and interment will be in the Green Hill Cemetery at Muskogee, Oklahoma directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Memorial funds have been established and those who wish may send their contributions to “The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band, c/o Oklahoma Foundation, 100 West Timberdale Road, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019 or to the Fisher House Foundation, 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, Maryland, 20850. This is a celebration of the life of (Jim) James Adelbert Robertson. He was born December 26, 1927 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Stewart Ross Robertson and Martha (Garlick) Robertson. James grew to be a hard working Christian man. He was a devoted husband and father. He was also devoted to his country. He attended West Junior High School in Muskogee, then graduated from Central High School in Muskogee in 1945. James served in the U.S. Army, as well as was a member of the Army Band from 1946 to 1948. During his time of service, James married his lovely bride Martha McKinney on July 19, 1947 in the First Presbyterian Church in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He attended the University of Oklahoma where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1951 and while attending there was a member of the Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band. He then attended law school at the University of Oklahoma, was on the College of Law OU Dean’s Honor Roll for high scholastic achievement and was on the Board of Editors in 1952. On April 21, 1951 he became a member of Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity and on May 4, 1953 the OU Law (The Order of the Coif) law college equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa. He was also a member of the Oklahoma Bar, Texas Bar and Georgia Bar Associations and well as a member of the Elks Lodge and the Presbyterian Church in Muskogee, Oklahoma. James became a father on April 29, 1953 to his son James Adelbert Robertson Jr. Then on May 18, 1955 he fathered his second child, a daughter Deborah Jean Robertson Dawson. In 1953, James started his career as a lawyer for Phillips 66. After 31 years of dedicated service, James retired in 1985. Even though James was a hard worker and took his job very seriously at home he devoted his time to his family. James was a man that had a great sense of humor and loved to tell stories to his family and friends. James always enjoyed a good joke. James, also, enjoyed going to Grand Lake for fishing and boating. He enjoyed a good Cardinals game (especially if they were winning).He was Sooner born, Sooner bred and was a die hard Sooner fan. He would tell you that he had Sooner blood running through his veins. James loved anything to do with trains. He loved to build them, watch and listen to them, or just take a ride in them. But mostly, James loved spending time with his family, and of course, smoking his tobacco pipe. He is survived by his wife, Martha A. (McKinney) Robertson of Bartlesville, a son, James A. Robertson Jr. of Caney, Kansas, a daughter, Deborah Jean (Robertson) Dawson of Griffin, Georgia, grandson Daniel Ray Dawson and great grandson, Davin Ray Dawson of Griffin, Georgia, sister, Catherine Lucille Dillingham of Houston, Texas, and nieces, Debra Lynn Dillingham and Patricia Jean Dillingham both of Houston, Texas. James A. Robertson joined our Lord in Heaven, his mom and dad and his great grandson, James Blake Dawson on May 27, 2015. PDF Printable Version

James Adelbert Robertson

December 26, 1927 - May 27, 2015