Bartlesville - John Alden Shambles Sr., 89, of rural Bartlesville, died Tuesday
in Bartlesville. Visitation will be held on Monday from 10-8, at the Davis Family Funeral Home &
Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the
Comforting Hands Hospice, 1366 SE Washington Blvd. Ste. A, Bartlesville, OK
74006.
Services will be held 10 a.m. on Tuesday, at the Davis Family Funeral Home &
Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel.
Interment will follow in the Dewey Cemetery.
Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral
Home & Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel.
John Alden Shambles, was born May 3, 1932 and passed away September 14,
2021.
John was born in Estella, OK to Ollie and Leora (Smith) Shambles. He was
raised on a farm on Sand Creek, west of Bartlesville. He attended
Highland school, a one room country school west of Bartlesville. He
served in the Korean war as a United States Marine. After being
honorably discharged from the Marine Corps he went to work for the Gas
Service Company in Bartlesville. He married Jennie Lucille Truitt on
October 8, 1954. He retired from the Gas Service company after 42 years.
John heard the gospel and made his choice to follow the teachings of
Jesus and was faithful to his choice until his passing.
He also was quite the entrepreneur. He raised cattle, owned and operated
two Gulf gas service stations in Bartlesville for several years as well
as performed stone mason work and sold sandstone, had a furniture
auction and also a used furniture and appliance store. He also owned and
managed several rental properties and several other endeavors. He
enjoyed spending time with family, gardening, raising farm animals and
visiting with just about anyone.
He is survived by his wife Jennie, one daughter Joni (Shambles) White
and Tom, four sons, John Shambles Jr. and Cheryl, Mitch Shambles, Jared
Shambles and Tabby, and Jason Shambles all of Bartlesville, as well as
12 grand-children and 15 great grandchildren, and two sisters Jane
(Shambles) Groover of California and Sally (Shambles) Radebaugh of AZ.
He was proceeded in death by an infant daughter Rebecca Jo Shambles, his
parents Ollie and Leora Shambles, two brothers Robert (Bob) Shambles and
Albert Shambles, three sisters, Eva (Shambles) Oneil of AZ, Opal
(Shambles) Marshal of Bartlesville, and Pauline (Shambles) Holt of
Bartlesville.
Visitation will be held on Monday from 10-8, at the Davis Family Funeral
Home & Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel. In lieu of flowers memorials may
be made to the Comforting Hands Hospice, 1366 SE Washington Blvd. Ste.
A, Bartlesville, OK 74006.
Services will be held 10 a.m. on Tuesday, at the Davis Family Funeral
Home & Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel.
Interment will follow in the
Dewey Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and the
Davis Family Funeral Home & Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel.
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