Jeannine Cross

Jeannine Cross Jeannine Cross, 69, of Bartlesville, passed from this earth to Heaven after a courageous 3 year battle with cancer at 10:15 P.M. on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at the St. John Medical Center in Tulsa. Funeral services for Mrs. Cross will be held at 2 P.M. Friday, August 31, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church with Dr. Kevin Tully officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. A memorial fund has been established and those who wish may send their contributions to the American Cancer Society for Sarcoma Research, ATT: Kathy Leeper, P.O. Box 1094, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 74005. Mrs. Cross was born at Woodward, Oklahoma on June 5, 1943 to Ernest Bartlett Godley and Elsie Maurine (Haddock) Godley. She began her education at Woodward and moved with her family to Blackwell, Oklahoma where she attended schools. During her senior year she was named Miss BHS and graduated from Blackwell High School in 1961. She then attended Northern Oklahoma Junior College at Tonkawa, Oklahoma and then Oklahoma State University at Stillwater where she graduated with a Bachelors degree in Education in 1965. She then taught school for two years at Wichita, Kansas and one year at Ponca City until moving to Bartlesville. She was married to Kenneth Leroy Cross at Blackwell on June 22, 1968 and they established their home in Bartlesville. Mrs. Cross began her Bartlesville teaching career at Oak Park Elementary School in 1968 where she taught for four years. She later taught at Wayside Elementary School for fourteen years and then at Madison Middle School for five years until her retirement due to ill health. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, loved all types of music and flowers and loved animals, especially dogs. She was an avid OSU fan and Dallas Cowboys fan, especially for Coach Tom Landry and Roger Staubach. She was a wonderful cook and loved to watch her daytime soap operas, “As the World Turns” and “General Hospital”. She had a wonderful sense of humor and her compassion knew no limit. She was also blessed with the most beautiful smile. Mrs. Cross is survived by her husband, Kenny Cross of the home, one son, Derek Nathan Cross of the home, one brother, Larry B. Godley of Blackwell, two special friends, Jane Brown of Enid and Jeannette Pearson of Bartlesville and numerous other friends and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Ronnie Godley. PDF Printable Version

Jeannine Cross

June 5, 1943 - August 26, 2012