February 13, 1925 - November 10, 2020
The funeral service for Jessie Mae Rork, 95 year-old Lahoma resident, will be 11:00AM Saturday, November 14, 2020 in the Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kelly Cronkhite officiating. A private burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home.
Jessie was born February 13, 1925 in Branch, Missouri to Oliver and Mollie (Cureton) Glor and died Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. On August 3, 1943, she married Kenneth “BoBo” Rork in Reno, Nevada. After the war, the couple made their home in the Carrier area. Jessie worked in the cafeteria of Carrier school, at the Lazy H Motel, and was a Central Sterile Technician at St. Mary’s Hospital for many years. She also was the custodian of the United Church of Lahoma up until two years ago.
She was a long-time member of the United Church of Lahoma and a member of the Women’s Circle at church. She enjoyed going to casinos, gardening, bowling, and watching the Thunder play in person or on TV. She would go every Saturday to watch her son, grandson, and daughter-in-law race. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Roy Rork and wife, Janice of Enid; Linda Cottom of Goltry; Gary Rork and wife, Holly of Norman; fifteen grandchildren; thirty great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth; son, Steve Rork; daughter, Sharon Koehn; brothers, Frank; Charles; Walter; William; Roy and sisters, Nina and Rosalee.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to United Church of Lahoma.
Obituaries are posted, in part, due to the generosity of The Commons.
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