J. C. Venable

J.C. Venable entered this life June 6, 1921 in Spaulding, Oklahoma. He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Stratton. He went home to his heavenly Father on January 21, 2012 at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He married Della Bell Abbott on May 17, 1941 at the home of her parents, Marion and Dellar Bell Abbott in Spaulding, Oklahoma. To this union three daughters were born: Thresa Nelsine, Shirley Ann and Della Jaycene. J.C. was preceded in death by his wife, Della Bell Abbott Stratton Venable on October 31, 2004, his parents, Nelson Stratton and Ona Stratton Tilley, one daughter, Nelsine Johnson, one son-in-law, Gary Allen, one great-grandson, Zachary Bell, one brother and three sisters. He is survived by two daughters, Shirley Allen of Texas, Jaycene Morgan and husband Rev. Randy of Oklahoma City, six grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, one great-great grandson, one sister, Gloria Faye White, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and "his golden angel", Leora Cooper and her family. J.C. grew up in Holdenville, Sasakwa and Spaulding, Oklahoma. He joined the Marines in 1940 from which he was honorably discharged. He worked for the railroad company. He then went to work for Superior Oil Company, and in 1942 went to work for Cities Service Oil Company, then Oxy from which he retired after 39 years. He became a licensed minister in 1952 with the Assemblies of God under his pastor Rev. Joe Neely at Pampa, Texas. He envangelized covering areas from Pampa, Texas to Lindsay, Oklahoma. He pastored the Pearl Assembly of God in Foster, Oklahoma from 1956 to 1968. Then, he pastored the First Assembly of God in Alex, Oklahoma for nine years. He received his 50 year pin in 2004 from the Assemblies of God for ministering as a licensed minister for 50 years or more. He still actively attended church at the First Assembly of God in Lindsay, Oklahoma until his death. Reverend J. C. Venable may be viewed at B.G. Boydston Funeral Home in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Family and friends visitation will take place on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral services for Rev. Venable will be at the First Assembly of God Church in Lindsay, Oklahoma on January 25, 2012 at two-thirty p.m. with Reverend Rodney Hutcheson officiating and J.C.?s son-in-law, Reverend Randy Morgan assisting. Interment will follow at Green Hill Cemetery in Lindsay, Oklahoma. The family wishes to thank all of the caregivers involved with his care through the years and his many church and community friends for their love and prayers for him.

J. C. Venable

June 6, 1921 - January 21, 2012

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