John Wayne Keese

John Wayne Keese obituary, Bartlesville, OK

John Wayne Keese

John Keese Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Stumpff-Barnsdall Funeral Home - Barnsdall on Jan. 8, 2024.

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John Wayne Keese, 83, of Barnsdall passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023. John was born on July 27, 1940, to parents Major and Ora (Reed) Keese in Ada, Oklahoma. John graduated high school and started college before he met and married the love of his life Phillis Ritter. John took his career path as an Engineer along with having many hobbies one of which was bird watching.
John is preceded in death by his parents, Major and Ora; One Granddaughter Naomi Anderson.
John is survived by his wife of the home Phillis; Sons, Timothy and wife Olivia, Michael and his wife Lorrie; Granddaughter Jennifer Taylor and husband Andy and their children, Grandson Joshua and wife Gracie and their children; Sisters, Ann Yandell and Mary Jane Baldwin.

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