Jean Anne Craighead

Jean Anne Craighead obituary, Bethany, OK

Jean Anne Craighead

Jean Craighead Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Mercer-Adams Funeral Service on Oct. 1, 2025.

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Jean Anne Craighead, age 90, of Bethany, Oklahoma passed away peacefully on September 29, 2025. She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Robert F. and Iva Jean Updegrove on July 17, 1935.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, Wayne Craighead; son, Nicky Craighead; and granddaughter, Angie Harrell.
Jean is survived by her daughter, Kathy Schira (husband, Ron); her grandchildren, Tiffany (spouse, Whitney Kirk) and Shannon (husband, Jared Hadden); great-grandchildren, Taylor, Brayden, Mikinzie, Erycka, Rebecca, Hunter, Mady and Harleigh; several great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at Chapel Hill Mausoleum.
Jean will be remembered for her deep faith, warm smile and the love she showed everyone she met.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Jean's memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
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3925 North Asbury Avenue, Bethany, OK 73008

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