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Jessie Mary Metcalf Reinhart
© Enid News and Eagle
12-04-2015
Submitted by: Glenn

© Enid News and Eagle

Jessie Mary (Metcalf) Reinhart passed away Dec. 1, 2015, at the age of 87.

Jessie Mary was born Nov. 17, 1928, to Emery Lemuel and Jessie Emily Metcalf. Born on the family farm, homesteaded in 1893, she was the only daughter and the youngest of six children.

Jessie Mary attended Timberlake and Jet Public Schools and married her high school sweetheart, Cecil Gene Reinhart on June 26, 1948, in the Timberlake Methodist Church. Together they nurtured and raised three children.

In addition to being a devoted wife, homemaker, mother and grandmother, she dedicated 31 years to the Cherokee Elementary School as a teacher and principal. The Oklahoma Association of Elementary School Principals honored her as District Administrator of the year for 1987-88.

In their later years, she and Cecil were passionate in sharing their faith, not only with their children and grandchildren, but also through the ministry of Wildwood Chapel and the Kairos Prison Ministry.

Jessie Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Emery and Jessie Metcalf; brothers, Dale Metcalf and wife, Mabel, Earl Metcalf and wife, Francis, Ivan Metcalf and wife, Florence and E.L. Metcalf Jr.

She is survived by her dedicated husband of 67 years, Cecil; daughters, Vicki Cooper and husband Dick of Lubbock, Texas and Nancy Evans of Enid; son, Clark Reinhart and wife, Jeannie of Jet; eight grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; brother, Donald Metcalf and wife, Florence and sister-in-law, Betty Metcalf.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 at Jet United Methodist Church under the direction of Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Cherokee.

Viewing will be Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with the family present from 5-7 p.m. Casket Bearers will be Jessie Mary’s nephews, Dale, Vern, Kent, Darell, Lee and Kim Metcalf. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made through the funeral home.

The family suggests the Timberlake Swimming Pool, Jet Volunteer Fire Department or the Jessie Mary Reinhart Track Meet of Cherokee.

(Submitted by family)



Cecil Reinhart
© Lanman Funeral Home, Inc.
01-2016
Submitted by: Glenn

© Lanman Funeral Home, Inc.

Cecil Reinhart, 86, of Jet, Oklahoma was born June 14, 1929 on his Grandfather Meb Williamson’s homestead east of Jet. He went home on January 5, 2016 to be with the Lord and his beloved wife of 67 years, Jessie Mary, who preceded him in death on December 1, 2015.

Cecil influenced the lives of many young people. In 1949, at the age of twenty, he became a Boy Scout Scoutmaster and chartered Troop #27 of Jet. In 1986, he achieved the Silver Beaver Award for distinguished service to scouting. His desire for community service also led him to join Lion’s Club, and he was recently recognized for 60 years of service to that organization.

He was a farmer/teacher and dedicated twenty years to the Nash and Jet-Nash Public Schools. Cecil was greatly admired as a teacher and coach by many students and peers. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Eight Man Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2007, the football field in Jet was renamed the Cecil Reinhart Field.

Cecil taught for six years at the James Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena. In later years, he was passionate about sharing his faith in Christ through the Kairos Prison Ministry, continuing his legacy of setting an example and influencing countless lives.

He is survived by daughters, Vicki Cooper and husband, Dick of Lubbock, Texas, Nancy Evans of Enid; son, Clark Reinhart and wife, Jeannie of Jet; eight grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; half-brother, George Reinhart of Clearwater, Florida; sister-in-law, Carole Reinhart of Hutchinson, Kansas.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Mary; his father, George Reinhart; his mother, Nina (Williamson) Zimmerman; his step-father, Floyd “Dutch” Zimmerman.

Services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, January 8, 2016 at Jet United Methodist Church under the direction of Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Cherokee. Viewing will be Thursday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. with the family present from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. www.lanmanmemorials.com

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made through the funeral home. The family suggests the Timberlake Swimming Pool, Jet Volunteer Fire Department or the Boy Scouts of America/Cimarron Council.

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