OBITUARY NAME: J.T. RICHARD , AGE 88 , A RESIDENT OF OK. CITY FOR 46 YEARS THEN MOVED BACK TO ATOKA IN 2004. BORN: JUNE 29, 1920 TO FRED LEE RICHARD AND NETTIE MAE PARKER RICHARD AT TEMPLE, TX. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2009 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AGE : 88 YEARS 6 MONTHS 19 DAYS EDUCATION: J.T. ATTENDED SCHOOL IN BELTON, TX. OCCUPATION : HE RETIRED FROM BEING A MINISTER OF 66 YEARS AND FROM BEING OVER MAINTENANCE IN THE OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SYSTEM FOR 23 YEARS. MARRIED: J.T. MARRIED DOROTHY LEE PRIVITT ON NOVEMBER 11, 1938 AT BELTON, TX. CHURCH AFFILIATION AND HOBBIES; HE WAS OF THE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS FAITH AND WAS AN EVANGILIST AND A PASTOR OF MANY CHURCHES, INCLUDING THE IRON STOB PENTECOSTAL CHURCH AND THE ATOKA CHURCH OF GOD. SURVIVED BY 6 CHILDREN: NELL HENSLEY AND HUSBAND ARVIN OF LEHIGH, OK. MARY BRANCH OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. JERRY RICHARD AND WIFE SHIRLEY OF ATOKA, OK. DONNIE RICHARD AND WIFE GLORIA OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. KENNETH DALE RICHARD OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. JACKIE RICHARD AND WIFE AVIS OF SULPHER, OK. 17 GRANDCHILDREN AND NUMEROUS GREAT AND GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN SISTERS: ALICE REAGAN OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TX. TOT WIGGLETON OF TEMPLE, TX. ALONG WITH NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS, OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: FRED AND NETTIE MAE RICHARD WIFE: DOROTHY LEE RICHARD ON JULY 1, 1999 DAUGHTER: BETTY JEANETTE RICHARD SISTERS: BEAULAH SANDER AND MAY PEDIGO BROTHERS: LEE RICHARD AND TROY RICHARD GRANDDAUGHTER: AMEY SANDERS ********************************************************************************************************************* DATE OF SERVICES: ` WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2009 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: CROSSROSD CATHEDRIAL ON S.W. 89TH AND SHIELD'S, IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. INTERMENT: REST HAVEN CEMETERY IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. CURTIS STEWART CASKETBEARERS: BRYAN RICHARD, MICHAEL RICHARD, DEWAYNE COOK, DILLON MOORE, BRADY MOORE, COREY RICHARD HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: SPENCER MOORE, SAMUEL RICHARD, GARY HENSLEY PARKER MOORE CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY E-MAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. FAMILY NIGHT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 , 6 ~ 8 SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK