Frances Jean "Jeannie" Ketcher, 73, died on October 2, 2013 at her residence in Midwest City, OK. Born on February 11, 1940 to A.N. (Knox) and Ruby (Holloway) Hatfield in Stilwell, OK. She graduated from Stilwell High School in 1957. She earned her teaching degree from Northeastern State College (now Northeastern State University) in 1960. She began teaching in Tulsa that fall and married Bill on October 8, 1960. After completing her first year of teaching in Tulsa, she moved to Midwest City with Bill and taught the next 30 years in the Mid-Del School System at Townsend Elementary, Barnes Elementary, and Cleveland Bailey Elementary. She was honored as Mid-Del Teacher of the Year in 1988 and retired in 1991. Jeannie dedicated her life to the Lord as a teenager in Stilwell, OK and had been a faithful member of Del City Church of Christ since 1963. During the years, Jeannie organized many of the church-wide Christmas parties, worked in the church nursery for many years, helped with VBS, taught Bible classes, was in charge of the church pictorial directory for several years, hosted parties in her home for church members and other friends, and also hosted missionary families in her home while they were visiting the church. Jeannie is survived by her husband of nearly 53 years, Billy Joe Ketcher, two sons, Dr. Greg Ketcher and wife Kim of Lawton, OK, Keith Ketcher and wife Gina of Sacramento, CA, one daughter, Gina Landers and husband Greg of Edmond, OK, 7 grandchildren, Brian Ketcher and wife Megan, Jace McLeod, Clayton Ketcher, Sam Ketcher, Kierston Anderson and husband Graham, Cody Landers, and Macy Landers, and 2 great grandchildren, Peyton Bolt and Alexander Ketcher. She is also survived by her brother, Roger Hatfield and his wife Wanda, a niece, Tasha Privett, her husband Mike and their children Kinley and Jarvis. She was preceded in death by her parents, A.N. "Knox" & Ruby Hatfield and by a grandson, Cole Gregory Landers. Jeannie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, teacher & friend and will be missed by all who knew her. Services will be October 5, 2013 at 10:00am at Del City Church of Christ. Interment will be at Arlington Memorial Gardens immediately following the memorial service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Children's Ministry at Del City Church of Christ. For further information or to leave your condolences please visit: www.eisenhourfuneral.com

Published in The Oklahoman on October 4, 2013