June Gail Bentley passed away at 7: 50 a.m. on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at her home in Shawnee.
She was born on November 8, 1937, in Fairbury, Illinois, to Everett Sancken and Kathryn Colvin Sancken.
She was raised in Saunemin, Illinois, graduating from Saunemin High School in 1955.
She married Duane Collins on June 16, 1956, divorcing in 1972.
She married Chuck Cunningham on December 24, 1973. He passed away in 1992.
She moved to Oklahoma in 1998 and married Tom Bentley on September 10, 2000.
She is survived by her husband and four children, Teresa {Jerry} Conley of Poolville, Texas; Tim Collins, and Tami {Steve} Lyons, all of Gridley, Illinois; and Traci {Jim} Brown of Bloomington, Illinois; five stepchildren, Chuck {Marla} Cunningham of Pontiac, Illinois; Terry {Bob} Cunningham Cleveland of Vero Beach, Florida; Kim {Bill} Meier of Sigourney, Iowa; Sandra {Brad} Thompson of Houston, Texas; Johanna {Ray} Easterling, Shawnee; nine grandchildren, T.J., Brandon {Kayse}, Colton and Cody Collins, Whitney, Nick {Jordan} and Sam Lyons, Samantha {Curt} and Quinton Brown; ten step grandchildren, Ian and Caitlin Conley, Shanda {Chris} Harms, Lucas {Jessica}, Sam {Laura}, and Matthew Meier, Jake Cunningham, Samantha Thompson, Garrett Crouse and Dawson Easterling; three great grandchildren, McCarthy, Knight and Harrison Lyons; and three great step grandchildren, Seth Cunningham, Calan and Brady Harms.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Lee Sancken and son, Todd Collins.
She was a very kind and caring woman who deeply loved her family and friends. She is very much loved and will be greatly missed.
The family would like to give special thanks to Heartland Hospice.
Visitation with the family will be from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, January 31, at Dale Church of Christ, with the memorial service immediately following.
Memorial gifts may be made to the American Lung Association, 55 W. Wacker Drive, Ste. 1150, Chicago, IL 60601 or the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, 120 Wall St. 29th Floor, NY, NY 10005, or another charity of your choice in her memory.
The information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.
