Jack Irven McGlathery

Jack Irven McGlathery Jack Irven McGlathery, 61, of Copan, died at 7:40 P.M. Thursday, December 15, 2011 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Wednesday, December 21, 2011 in the Copan High School Gymnasium with Pastor Jay Friedman of the New Life Wesleyan Church in Copan officiating. Interment will be in the Dewey Cemetery where full military rites will be accorded by the James H. Teel American Legion Post # 105. Funeral services and interment are under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Casket escorts will include Adam Hunt, Mike Mattox, John Chaney, Toby Moreland, Kent Jeter, Charles Eden, Mike Douglas and Allen McGlathery. Honorary pall bearers: The Class of 1969, Russell Martin, Matt Haberly, Joe Allen Jeter, Kevin Jeter and Brian Little. A memorial fund has been established and those who wish may send their contributions to the Copan Schools, ATTN: Judy Forth, P.O. Box 429, Copan, Oklahoma, 74022. Jack was born at Waxahachie, Texas on September 11, 1950 to Elbert Lee McGlathery and Jeaneta (Jeter) McGlathery. He lived in Texas with his family until coming with them to the Cotton Valley area near Copan when he was twelve years old. He attended Copan Schools and graduated from Copan High School in 1969 and then returned to Texas where he attended Navarro Junior College at Corsicana, Texas. He was employed with Coca Cola in Waxahachie and on January 9, 1970 he “eloped” with Pami Beth Hartis and they were married at Glen Rose, Texas. He enlisted in the United States Navy in July of 1970 and served until February 1975. Following his Honorable Discharge they moved to Copan to make their home and he was employed as a bus driver with the Copan Schools and also with Pepsi Cola. In December of 1975 he was employed as an electrician with Reda Pump until April of 1986. He and Pam then operated Jack’s Cafe in Copan in 1986 and 1987. In 1987 he was employed as a deputy sheriff with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office until his retirement due to disability in 1989. Jack served on the Copan School Board for 24 years, coached football at Copan for twelve years and at South Coffeyville for two years, with his son Jeff. In 2008 he and Jeff coached the 8 Man All-Star Football Team at Miami, Oklahoma. He enjoyed raising baby calves, loved to fish with his grandsons, play pool and golf, and was an avid OU and Dallas Cowboys fan. Jack is survived by his wife of 41 years, Pam, of the home; one son, Jeff, his wife Shelly and two grandsons, Samuel Albert and Cadon Jack McGlathery of Copan; his mother, Jeaneta Ann (Jeter) Morgan of rural Copan; his longtime companion, border collie Patch of the home; one brother, Jon Geeo and his wife Melody, nephew Dalton Geeo, niece Caitlyn Hart, all of Bartlesville and niece Amber and husband Daniel Boley of Wylie, Tx; two sisters, Jill Madsen and husband Rod, and niece Jaime of Grant’s Pass, Oregon, and Robin Greenwood and husband Paul of Skiatook, OK; his mother-in-law Gerry Hartis of Quinlan, Tx, sister-in-law Rhonda Douglas and husband Mike, nephew Zach Bowen of Forney, Tx, brother-in-law James Hartis and his life partner, Tom Ferguson; life-time friends Charles and Audrey Eden and their children Kristen and Justin Eden and his wife Amy, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Jack was preceded in death by his father, Elbert “Yankee” McGlathery, his grandparents, Harry and Vear Jeter and Samuel Knox and Linda Jane McGlathery and one son, Christopher Clark McGlathery on November 2, 2002. PDF Printable Version

Jack Irven McGlathery

September 11, 1950 - December 15, 2011