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Jackie Lance Frazier, 64-year-old, well known area electrician, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, June 8, 2026. He was born on February 15, 1962, in Miami at the Baptist Hospital to Jackie Coogan Frazier and Nina (Woolbright) Frazier. Lance was a 1980 graduate of Vinita High School. Lance was a master electrician, He worked and learned his craft from Mark McSpadden and his dad, before starting his own business many years ago. Lance was in the Navy National Guard for 10 years, where he was ranked as a sergeant. Lance was an avid hunter/fisherman, he was very adventurous. He hunted in Alaska and throughout the western United States, taking many species, including Grizzly. Lance raised cattle, non-typical deer and other wildlife on his ranch. He was a very hard worker in his business and on his farm, working on his food plots, apple, pear, and peach trees. Lance was an experimental helicopter builder and pilot; he also had a mineral collection and attended many rock shows. In his adventures, he visited Thailand many times and even constructed a home in Laos. Lance was very mechanically minded and always had unique projects he was working on.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jackie Coogan Frazier, on December 20, 2016.
The family includes his mother, Nina Frazier of Vinita, his special companion, Marsha Emerson of Vinita; his brother, Shaun R. Frazier of Vero Beach, Florida; nieces, Kaylah Looper and Allison Frazier; great niece, Madison Looper and great nephew, Isaac Looper; numerous other relatives and many friends.
The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the Burckhalter-Highsmith Chapel in Vinita.
The celebration of life will be held on Friday, June 12, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at the Burckhalter-Highsmith Chapel in Vinita, Pastor Stephanie Crogan will officiate. Interment will follow at the Olympus Cemetery in Grove. Online condolences may be made at www.highsmithfh.com or on the funeral home Facebook page. Arrangements are in the care of the Burckhalter-Highsmith Funeral and Cremation Services of Vinita. “Vinita’s only locally family owned and operated funeral home.”