Below is an obituary for John Curtis Carmack of Texas and the link where
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From The Pages Of The Ponca City {Oklahoma} News, Monday, September
01,
1997
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John Curtis Carmack
Funeral service for John Curtis "Pete" Carmack, 91, will be Wednesday,
Sept. 3, 1997, at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Ponca City.
The body will lie in state at the Trout Funeral Home until noon
Wednesday. Interment will be in the IOOF cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Reid Carmack, Col. James D. Ledbetter, Jack
Ledbetter, Douglas Burleson, Brian Burleson and Johnny Thornburgh.
Honorary pallbearers are Merle Burleson, William L. Belcher, J. E.
Ledbetter, Bill Gladden, Mike Blando, Carl Coates, Cecil Robison, Tom
Simanek and Bill Kirkpatrick.
Mr. Carmack died at his home, 400 North Oak, Saturday, Aug. 30, 1997. He
had celebrated his 91st birthday Aug. 28, 1997, at home with his family.
A native of Reilly Springs, Texas, Mr. Carmack came to Ponca City as a
rigger with Refinery Engineers Construction Company of Dallas. He began
work with Marland Oil Company in 1929, and retired from Continental Oil
Company in 1971 as premier greasemaker, with 41 years and eight
months of accident-free service.
Known to many in this area by the nickname "Pete" he was called
"Curtis"
by relatives and friends in Texas. During his residence in Ponca City he
was active in previous years in playing baseball, golf, bowling, skeet
and trap shooting, fishing and hunting. An enthusiastic reader and
crossword-puzzle worker, he also enjoyed watching golf matches on
television.
John Curtis Carmack and the former Erma Inez Burleson were married April
29, 1944, by the Rev. J. Paul Vincent in the chapel of the First
Presbyterian Church in Ponca City. The couple celebrated their 53rd
wedding anniversary this year. They spent many winters in Rockport,
Texas, and enjoyed friendships made there.
He is survived by his wife, Erma; four daughters and two sons-in-law,
Peggy and O. H. Park of Rockport, Texas; Paula and Bob Denson of Ponca
City; Sheryl Sallee of Drumright and Iris Ballou of Ponca City, and a
son and daughter-in-law, Reid and Patti Carmack of Ponca City.
Grandchildren are Craig and Brenda Park of Austin, Texas; Dana Gesner of
Rockport, Texas; Cindy and Randy Ross of Yale; Claire Sizemore of Ponca
City; Shawn and Ray Ortiz of Lamar, Colo.; Kathy Denson of Ponca City;
Kelly Denson of Oklahoma City; Page Ballou; Kevin Carmack and Susie
Carmack, both of Ponca City. Great-grandchildren are Matthew and Jordan
Ross of Yale, Caitlin and Jacob Sizemore of Ponca City, Adam,
Christopher and Victoria Ortiz of Lamar, Colo.
He is also survived by several nieces and other family in Texas. Mr.
Carmack was preceded in death by his parents, John Cornelius
Breckenridge Carmack and Mary Alta Reid Carmack, and by his first wife,
Sadie Vanderslice Carmack; two brothers and three sisters.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church Elevator
Fund, P. O. Box 1442, Ponca City, Okla. 74602, or to the charity of
choice.
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