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George Ann <I>McKoy</I> Ables

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George Ann McKoy Ables

Birth
Stonewall, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
26 Mar 2011 (aged 90)
Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 6
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Services for George Ann Ables, 90, of Ada will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church in Ada, Rev. David Daniel will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. George Ann Ables, longtime Ada resident, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, March 26, 2011. Mrs. Ables was born in Stonewall, Oklahoma to George McKoy and Vallie Brown McKoy on February 25, 1921. She graduated from Stonewall High School and began college at East Central State College but then attended school in Chilacuthie, Missouri. When Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941, she moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the U. S. Army, Signal Corps division. It was while working for the Chief of the Signal Corps that she met Joseph J. Amato, her first love. They were married in Philadelphia in 1944. After the end of the War, George Ann and Joe Amato moved back to Oklahoma where their daughter, Jo Angela was born in 1950. In 1951, Joe Amato passed away leaving her a widow at age 29. George Ann went to work at East Central State College, initially in the Public Relations Office. In 1960, George Ann was reacquainted with a childhood friend, A. J. Ables; they were married in 1961 and built a home in Ada. In 1962, their daughter Cindy Ann Ables was born. Their family now complete, George Ann continued to work at East Central State College as the Executive Secretary for two Presidents. She continued to work at East Central for 32 years until her retirement in 1983. Her retirement was spent enjoying her grandchildren and traveling. Her husband A. J. Ables predeceased her in 1988. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Maurice McKoy, Brown McKoy and sister-in-law Grace, and Reverend Clifton McKoy and sister-in-law Maudine. She is survived by her daughters, Angela Ables of Oklahoma City and Cindy Brady and husband, Larry Brady of Ada, three grandchildren, Zac Brady and his fiancé, Ashley Forehand of Ada, Cameron Brady of Tecumseh and Holly Brady of Gunnison, Colorado; a nephew and niece George and Carolyn McKoy of Broomfield, CO and niece, Marjorie Callahan of Oklahoma City and three wonderful and loving caregivers, Kim Smith, Betty King and Roberta Greenwood Pallbearers are Larry Brady, Zac Brady, Cameron Brady, Kenneth Logsdon, Dr. John Barry Barringer and Heath Miller.
Services for George Ann Ables, 90, of Ada will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church in Ada, Rev. David Daniel will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. George Ann Ables, longtime Ada resident, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, March 26, 2011. Mrs. Ables was born in Stonewall, Oklahoma to George McKoy and Vallie Brown McKoy on February 25, 1921. She graduated from Stonewall High School and began college at East Central State College but then attended school in Chilacuthie, Missouri. When Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941, she moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the U. S. Army, Signal Corps division. It was while working for the Chief of the Signal Corps that she met Joseph J. Amato, her first love. They were married in Philadelphia in 1944. After the end of the War, George Ann and Joe Amato moved back to Oklahoma where their daughter, Jo Angela was born in 1950. In 1951, Joe Amato passed away leaving her a widow at age 29. George Ann went to work at East Central State College, initially in the Public Relations Office. In 1960, George Ann was reacquainted with a childhood friend, A. J. Ables; they were married in 1961 and built a home in Ada. In 1962, their daughter Cindy Ann Ables was born. Their family now complete, George Ann continued to work at East Central State College as the Executive Secretary for two Presidents. She continued to work at East Central for 32 years until her retirement in 1983. Her retirement was spent enjoying her grandchildren and traveling. Her husband A. J. Ables predeceased her in 1988. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Maurice McKoy, Brown McKoy and sister-in-law Grace, and Reverend Clifton McKoy and sister-in-law Maudine. She is survived by her daughters, Angela Ables of Oklahoma City and Cindy Brady and husband, Larry Brady of Ada, three grandchildren, Zac Brady and his fiancé, Ashley Forehand of Ada, Cameron Brady of Tecumseh and Holly Brady of Gunnison, Colorado; a nephew and niece George and Carolyn McKoy of Broomfield, CO and niece, Marjorie Callahan of Oklahoma City and three wonderful and loving caregivers, Kim Smith, Betty King and Roberta Greenwood Pallbearers are Larry Brady, Zac Brady, Cameron Brady, Kenneth Logsdon, Dr. John Barry Barringer and Heath Miller.


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