John Mayberry

JOHN CLARENCE MAYBERRY John Mayberry was born in Fort Worth, Texas on April 5, 1920. He grew up in Oklahoma and began a career in welding that spanned a lifetime in the technical and oil industry. He returned to Oklahoma after serving his country with the Army Corp of Engineers during World War II. John married Eileen Workman and they raised their family in Elmore City, OK. He served the town and citizens of Elmore City in several areas, including city government as clerk, and was instrumental in developing the city’s first water and sewer system. He also served on the school board for thirteen years. John left Elmore City in 1960 to begin a new career teaching technical trade and industrial programs in the Moore, OK school system. While there, he completed his most memorable project with the construction of the Moore High School Football Stadium with boys from the Neighborhood Youth Corp. This was one of the first high school stadiums capable of broadcasting televised nighttime football games in the state. During this time, he also served as the President of both junior and senior high school Parent Teacher Associations. His career as an educator in the Vocational and Technical trades would lead him to his next assignment as Director of the W. P. “Bill” Willis Skill Center in Tahlequah, where he continued to direct operations geared at training unemployed and underemployed adults in the community. He served the State of Oklahoma meritoriously for 18 years in the field of education and 25 years as a welder/contractor in industrial construction. John returned to the Elmore City area in 1982. He was an avid gardener and cook, but his true joy in life came from fishing and camping with family and friends. Mr. Mayberry is survived by: 4 Daughters: Latricia Crawford & husband Joel of Elmore City, OK Charlena Harrell & husband John of Foster, OK Kay Holman of Marlow, OK Sherry Horton & husband Bill of Sand Springs, OK 1 Son: Johnny D. Mayberry & wife Marilyn of Elmore City, OK 2 Brothers: Tim Mayberry & wife Claudine of Fort Mill, South Carolina Dr. Larry Mayberry & wife Marsha of Brandon, Mississippi 3 Sisters: Ouieda Self & husband Aucie of Napa, California Delcine Goodpasture & husband Bert of Yukon, OK Yvonne Ray of Ada, OK 14 Grandchildren 28 Great-Grandchildren Funeral services for Mr. Mayberry are scheduled for Saturday, December 23, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church in Elmore City, OK with Dr. Bruce McCray officiating. Interment will follow in the Foster Cemetery in Foster, OK under the direction of Wooster Funeral Home. You may send a condolence to the family at www.woosterfuneralhomes.com.

John Mayberry

April 5, 1955 - December 19, 2006