Jerry Lee Paige, age 82, a longtime Tushka, OK resident, was born on Sunday, October 29, 1939, to Donald Clapp and Irene Brasher Paige, at Midland, TX. Jerry passed away on Monday, September 19, 2022 at Durant, OK. He graduated from Tushka High School in 1959 and went on to attend SOSU where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Arts. Jerry worked a number of years in construction, residential and commercial, was a policeman for Atoka and Stringtown Police Department and retired as Lake Patrolman. He married Mary Frances (Faulkenberry) on Friday, August 11th, 1961 at Atoka, OK. They celebrated 60 years of marriage before her passing on December 7, 2021. Jerry was of the Baptist faith, was a member of the Atoka Elks Lodge, served as Councilman and Vice Mayor and helped organize the town Charter of Tushka. He loved doing woodworking, carpentry work, running his dozer on the farm. drinking coffee at the truck stop and "reading his week old newspaper", and "not visiting with people."
Jerry is survived by his daughters, Patricia Strader and husband Greg of Sanger, TX, Gina Hall and husband George of Boggy Depot, OK, Brenda Seay of Atoka, OK; grandchildren, Chance Hall and wife Misty of Boggy Depot, OK, Garland Leon Seay and wife Alisha of Hartshorne, OK, Adam Seay of Ada, OK; great grandchildren, Olivia, Samuel and Liam Hall of Boggy Depot, OK; brother, Larry Daniel Paige of Oklahoma City, OK; in laws, John Faulkenberry and wife Nellie of Lehigh, OK, O.L. Faulkenberry and wife Frankie of Atoka, OK; sisters in law, Betty Burch of Canton, TX, Margaret Belcher of Kingston, OK; along with neices, nephews, other relatives and many dear friends.
Jerry was preceded in death by his father, Donald Clapp; mother, Irene Brasher Paige; wife, Mary Paige; sisters, Betty Smith, Charlotte Poole; son in law, Garland Seay.
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DATE OF SERVICES: 02:00 PM Saturday, September 24th, 2022
PLACE OF SERVICES: Brown's Funeral Chapel, Atoka, Oklahoma
OFFICIATING: Greg Strader
INTERMENT: Tushka Cemetery, Tushka, Oklahoma
CASKETBEARERS: Roger McIninch, Ronald McIninch, Troy Binnebose, Jimmy Wills, Brandon Morris, Chance Hall
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: George Hall, Garland Seay, Homer Lee Belcher Jr., Steve Belcher
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