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Brumley-Mills Funeral Home
September 6, 2016
Submitted by: Carol Spear Rice

Laura Josephine "Jo" Bacorn, 86, of Featherston, Oklahoma, passed away September 4, 2016 in Quinton, Oklahoma. She was born August 3, 1930 in Glover, Oklahoma the daughter of Jesse and Pearl Raines Whisenhunt. Jo and Gilbert Bacorn were married April 14, 1947 in Idabel, Oklahoma. Jo was a member of the Featherston Baptist Church. She was a long time member of the Glover Missionary Baptist Church, Glover, Oklahoma. She was a great influence on her children and grandchildren, instilling in them the importance of church and family. She had lived most of her life in McCurtain County before relocating to Featherston, Oklahoma in 1955. She and her husband, Gilbert, worked side by side on the family farm, raising cattle, operating a dairy and baling hay. She was known for her hay raking skills. She loved spending time with her family and always made sure there was a big meal prepared on Sunday afternoons; her specialty being fried chicken. Jo was always willing to help out those in her family and community. She had a love for music, especially southern gospel and blue grass. She loved to sing and sang with her husband and daughters at her church and association meetings. She enjoyed working in her yard and garden and in her younger years she enjoyed riding horses with her brother, J.D. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Gilbert Bacorn, her parents Jesse and Pearl Whisenhunt, son-in-law Arvil Davis, great grandson David Bean, brother JD Whisenhunt and sisters Lula Mae Bean and Essie Faye Sokalov. Jo leaves to cherish her memory; two sons Steven and Ella Bacorn of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, Kenneth and Levitia Bacorn of Quinton, Oklahoma; three daughters, Joan and Johnny Moon of Ashdown, Arkansas, Cheryl Davis of Featherston, Oklahoma and Sharon and Glenn Strawn of Durant, Oklahoma; grandchildren Jammie and Mark Bean, todd Moon, Teresa and Brain Greeson, Jeannie and Lance Chadwick, Dale and Jennifer Bacorn, Luanna and Joe Romaro, Jacky and Lacey Davis, Tracy and Brock Trotter, Daniel and Emma Bacorn, Tanner and Nina Strawn, Dustin Bacorn, Misty Rachal and Brad and Amy Peccio. 26 Great Grandchildren and 8 Great Great Grandchildren; four brothers, Bo and Georgia Whisenhunt, Golden, Oklahoma, Glen and Norma Whisenhunt, Rufe, Oklahoma, Ron and Charlene Whisenhunt, Broken Bow, Oklahoma and Jimmy Whisenhunt, Tyler, Texas; sister, Donna Lee and Harlin Lovely, Tillamook, Oregon and sister-in-law, Donnie Whisenhunt, Glover, Oklahoma, and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Pallbearers are Todd Moon, Dale Bacorn, Jacky Davis, Daniel Bacorn, Tanner Strawn and Dustin Bacorn. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Bean, Brian Greeson, Lance Chadwick, Joe Romero, Brock Trotter, Brad Peccio, Kenneth Brunson, Wayne Ogden, Dee Gray and Zane Gray. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at the Brumley-Mills Chapel, McAlester with Reverend Randall Pearce and Daniel Bacorn officiating. Burial will follow at the Featherston Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 6, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Brumley-Mills Funeral Home in McAlester.

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