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CLAY GAMMON

1923 - 2018

CLAY GAMMON obituary, 1923-2018, Norman, OK

BORN

1923

DIED

2018

FUNERAL HOME

Havenbrook Funeral Home

3401 Havenbrook Street

Norman, Oklahoma

CLAY GAMMON Obituary

Sept. 29, 1923 - Nov. 9, 2018 NORMAN Clay Gammon was born to Ray and Madgie (Graham) Gammon Sept. 29, 1923, near Konawa, OK. They later moved to a farm near Marland, OK on land once belonging to the 101 Ranch. After graduating high school in Three Sands, OK, he entered the Army Air Corps in 1942. He flew combat missions over Germany as a tail gunner. He served in Korea, where he received a direct commission to lieutenant. In June of 1953, he married Phyllis Jean Quigley. He had a three-year assignment in Wiesbaden, Germany. His son, Kerry Clay Gammon, was born in Wiesbaden in 1959. On return to the U.S., he was assigned to San Antonio, TX. His daughter, Jana Lynn Gammon, was born there in 1964. Continuing his career, he served two tours in Vietnam. The last Air Force assignment was at headquarters Air Force Systems Command in Washington, DC. He retired from the Air Force in August in the year 1972, completing a distinguished thirty-year career. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Gammon, of the home; his son, Kerry Gammon and wife Dietra, of Norman; his daughter, Jana Bruen and husband Jim, of Plainfield, IL; chosen daughter, Vin White and husband Barry, of Norman; special friend, Debbie Blankenship and husband Keith, of Norman; grandchildren, Chris Gammon, of Norman; Kara Ruiz and husband Jaime, of Moore; Katie Smallwood and husband Nick, of Norman; Abbie Bruen, of Plainfield, IL; and Danny Bruen, of Plainfield, IL; and his great-grandchildren, Chloe Hill, of Moore; and Beau Smallwood, of Norman. Visitation will be 1-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, at Havenbrook Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 at Havenbrook Funeral Home Chapel. Online condolences may be shared at: www.havenbrookfuneral home.com

Published by Oklahoman on Nov. 12, 2018.
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Havenbrook Funeral Home

3401 Havenbrook Street, Norman, OK 73072

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3401 Havenbrook Street, Norman, OK 73072

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