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June (Lawrence) (Sears)
Waddell
Mar 11, 1928 - Mar 16, 2017
Posted by: Ann Weber
BARTLESVILLE
EXAMINER-ENTERPRISE
BARTLESVILLE, WASHINGTON CO, OK
(permission granted)
June Waddell age 89 and widow of John G. Waddell passed away
on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Bartlesville.
June was born in the shadow of Cirlce Mountain, on March 11,
1928, to parents Euretta "Etta May" Elizabeth May and Segal
"Sig" William Lawrence, who were in the farming and hay
business. She grew up in Bartlesville and graduated from
College High School in 1946 where she was a varsity
cheerleader. She was noted for her stories of Bartlesville
area history and families. Her stories and memories were
featured in the Examiner Enterprise in September 2016.
Following graduation, June married Duel Sears, also of
Bartlesville, and had three sons, Doug, Joe, and Earl Sears.
On January 3, 1961, June married John G. Waddell of Guthrie,
Oklahoma.
June made her home in Bartlesville. After employment with
Phillips Petroleum, she went into the restaurant business.
June served as manager of several restaurants in
Bartlesville before she bought and operated her own
restaurant, Ruby Darby's. After retiring from the restaurant
scene in Bartlesville, she and John worked at the Hamilton
Stores in Yellowstone National Park.
June is survived by her two sons Joe Sears and Earl Sears
and his wife, Jane, of Bartlesville; seven grandchildren
Dustin Sears, his wife, Shelly, and their four children of
Placerville, California; Robert Clapp, his wife, Erica, of
Colombia, Missouri; Ryan Sears, his wife, Krisha, and their
two children of Houston, Texas; and Hollye Sears Hunt and
her husband, John, of Norman, Oklahoma; John W. Waddell and
his children of Guthrie, Oklahoma; Steven Waddell, his wife,
Diana, and their son of Guthrie, Oklahoma; Elizabeth "Beth"
Waddell Seifert, her husband, Marc, and their children of
Guthrie, Oklahoma. She was blessed with many
great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
June was preceded in death by her parents Etta May and Sig
Lawrence, her siblings, Helen Lawrence Morgan, Bill, Howard,
and Jim Lawrence, her husband, John G. Waddell, her son,
Douglas Clark Sears, and granddaughter, Jessica Sears.
In recent years, June was an active member of the Dewey
Nutrition Center and the 55-Plus Center where she was an
enthusiastic bingo player.
June enjoyed spending time with her family and
grandchildren, cooking, traveling, fishing, gardening, and
telling colorful family stories. She never met a stranger.
Come and go visitation for June will be on Wednesday March
22, from 9:00 am 7:30 pm family will be present 6:00 – 8:00
pm in the Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home, 710 S. Dewey
Ave.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday March 23, 2017 at
10:00 am in the Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home Chapel.
Interment will follow the service at Memorial Park Cemetery
in Bartlesville.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Arnold Moore &
Neekamp Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at
www.honoringmemories.com.
Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home
710 Southeast Dewey
Bartlesville,
OK
74003
918-336-5225
Published in Examiner-Enterprise from Mar. 20 to
Apr. 19, 2017
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