Jc Lynn

ARNOLD MOORE & NEEKAMP FUNERAL HOME, BARTLESVILLE, OK - JC Lynn was born in Hughes County, Oklahoma in 1926 to Claude Lynn & Naomi Ford. His father and mother were uneducated but were living in a time when hard work was the key to success. He grew up with hard working people in Atoka County, Oklahoma. J. C. attended school in Tuska, OK where he had some of the best teachers a young man could have. During his senior year, 1945-46, his team participated in the State Basketball Tournament but lost to the team from Bethany, Oklahoma in the semi-finals. J. C. joined the U. S. Army on V.E. Day in 1945 and completed his basic training at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. He served in the 8th Engineer Squadron attached to the 1st Cavalry Division in Japan in 1945-46. After being honorably discharged from the Army, J. C. joined the Warehouseman Union and worked for Paraffin Co., Inc. in Oakland, California. J. C. was united to in marriage Linnie May Chitwood and had four daughters. He did not like California so he moved back to Oklahoma and started a Produce business in Granite, Oklahoma. He bought for Swift & Company in 1948 but could not compete with a competitor who had been in the business for thirty years, so he moved to Bartlesville where he went to work for the company that was constructing the Adams Building. During this time he also attended Business College at night. After completion of the Adams Building, he received a call from Cities Service for a job interview and was offered a job as Time Keeper in the field but declined since his salary would have been less than that in construction. J. C. joined the Brick Layers' Union in 1951 and worked as an apprentice for Manhattan Construction Co. He worked on the Jane Phillips Medical Center until its completion and then was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma where he worked on Stanlion Laboratories, the County Court House, the Federal Building, Hillcrest Hospital and many Tulsa schools. J. C. also taught in the Job Corp in Tulsa from 1980-81. Linnie May died of cancer in 1980 and consequently J.C. retired shortly thereafter. Upon his retirement, JC purchased a farm in Nowata County. He stocked the farm with 38 heifers. He figured that after a little time he would earn enough off of those heifers to pay for the farm and he did. He enjoyed taking care of the cows, treating them more like pets than livestock. He had one of the cows for over twenty years and she had nineteen calves. He wanted to keep one of her calves after she died just to remember her by. Well every good farm needs a good dog. For J.C. that was an old lab dog that would pull his socks off at the end of the day and fetch his shoes. Still something was missing until, Judy Lynn, a California girl, and J. C. were united in marriage and she joined J.C. on the farm in 1991. She was a good wife and friend to him. He loved her dearly. J.C. wanted to share the knowledge he had gained with the next generation and that is why he shared his story with us. He learned that if you set goals and work hard you can accomplish anything. If you can't please everyone then please the ones you love. Cow manure is good for chapped lips; it will keep you from licking them. J. C. was preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Naomi; his first wife, Linnie May; a daughter who passed away at birth; sister, Cloteen; and brother, Lewis. He is survived by his wife, Judy Lynn of the home; three daughters Dea Austin, Margie Kendall, Leslie Hensley; step-daughter Dottie Braschler; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren : as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Service Details

Tuesday, November 10th, 2015 10:00am, Arnold Moore & Neekamp Funeral Home

Interment Details

Ochelata Cemetery