It is with deepest sorrow that we share news of the passing of our husband and father, John Dennie Robertson, on Saturday, June 26, 2021 . .
John (aka "Jake,") son of Dillard and Eliza, was born January 29, 1941 in Winslow, Arkansas . . . His family later moved to Oklahoma where he graduated from Sapulpa High School and later received a diploma from Tulsa Vo-Tech to become a machinist .
He also served in the U.S. Army including a tour in Vietnam.
In 1967, Dad met and married Glenda Eldredge . They lived in the Tulsa-Sapulpa area before moving to the small township of Winchester in Okmulgee County . . John finished a two-year apprenticeship at Burtek, Inc. and worked at several major companies, Byron Jackson, TK International, Cooper Manufacturing, Patty Precision and others . . His first love was the challenge of job shop machining continuing to do that until he took a position at American Airlines retiring from AA in 2008 after 17 years of perfect attendance . . . During those years John and Glenda welcomed a son, John, Jr. and four years later, a daughter, Kimberly JoAnna . . After moving his family to Okmulgee County, John started building a full-size gambrel-roofed barn for a woodworking shop . . . . . Soon after he began building a home digging the footing by hand . . . In the meantime, he built a wooden racetrack for the Boy Scout soap box derbies and began driving the FBC Van on Sundays .
Left behind to carry on this legacy is a family that loved him deeply and will miss him beyond words . His wife of 52 years, Glenda, a devoted son, John, of Moore, OK, and an adoring daughter and son-in-law, Jurkiw and Robert Jurkiw along with one granddaughter, Autumn .. . John was predeceased by his parents and his childhood companions, his sisters, Della Deaton & Carolyn Charboneau and his nephew Kimmy. . . He is survived by his brother Jim Robertson and wife Marsha and beloved nieces Dawna, Lisa, Tammy, Sherry, and Jenna and nephew Ryan . . . We grieve at the loss of our funny, loving, devoted father, but we celebrate his being truly Home and reunited with his mother and father and nephew . . . "The Lord is my light and salvation . . Whom shall I fear. . . The Lord is the strength of my life . . Of whom shall I be afraid ?" Psalms 27:1-2
John will be interred in the Mounds Cemetery in the spring of 2022 when his beloved Irises will be in bloom .
Memorial Service 1:00 pm on Thursday, July 1st, 2021 at Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
Arrangements made by Smith Funeral Home, Sapulpa, OK.
John (aka "Jake,") son of Dillard and Eliza, was born January 29, 1941 in Winslow, Arkansas . . . His family later moved to Oklahoma where he graduated from Sapulpa High School and later received a diploma from Tulsa Vo-Tech to become a machinist .
He also served in the U.S. Army including a tour in Vietnam.
In 1967, Dad met and married Glenda Eldredge . They lived in the Tulsa-Sapulpa area before moving to the small township of Winchester in Okmulgee County . . John finished a two-year apprenticeship at Burtek, Inc. and worked at several major companies, Byron Jackson, TK International, Cooper Manufacturing, Patty Precision and others . . His first love was the challenge of job shop machining continuing to do that until he took a position at American Airlines retiring from AA in 2008 after 17 years of perfect attendance . . . During those years John and Glenda welcomed a son, John, Jr. and four years later, a daughter, Kimberly JoAnna . . After moving his family to Okmulgee County, John started building a full-size gambrel-roofed barn for a woodworking shop . . . . . Soon after he began building a home digging the footing by hand . . . In the meantime, he built a wooden racetrack for the Boy Scout soap box derbies and began driving the FBC Van on Sundays .
Left behind to carry on this legacy is a family that loved him deeply and will miss him beyond words . His wife of 52 years, Glenda, a devoted son, John, of Moore, OK, and an adoring daughter and son-in-law, Jurkiw and Robert Jurkiw along with one granddaughter, Autumn .. . John was predeceased by his parents and his childhood companions, his sisters, Della Deaton & Carolyn Charboneau and his nephew Kimmy. . . He is survived by his brother Jim Robertson and wife Marsha and beloved nieces Dawna, Lisa, Tammy, Sherry, and Jenna and nephew Ryan . . . We grieve at the loss of our funny, loving, devoted father, but we celebrate his being truly Home and reunited with his mother and father and nephew . . . "The Lord is my light and salvation . . Whom shall I fear. . . The Lord is the strength of my life . . Of whom shall I be afraid ?" Psalms 27:1-2
John will be interred in the Mounds Cemetery in the spring of 2022 when his beloved Irises will be in bloom .
Memorial Service 1:00 pm on Thursday, July 1st, 2021 at Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
Arrangements made by Smith Funeral Home, Sapulpa, OK.
It is with deepest sorrow that we share news of the passing of our husband and father, John Dennie Robertson, on Saturday, June 26, 2021 . .
John (aka "Jake,") son of Dillard and Eliza, was born January 29, 1941 in Winslow, Arkansas . . . His family later moved to Oklahoma where he graduated from Sapulpa High School and later received a diploma from Tulsa Vo-Tech to become a machinist .
He also served in the U.S. Army including a tour in Vietnam.
In 1967, Dad met and married Glenda Eldredge . They lived in the Tulsa-Sapulpa area before moving to the small township of Winchester in Okmulgee County . . John finished a two-year apprenticeship at Burtek, Inc. and worked at several major companies, Byron Jackson, TK International, Cooper Manufacturing, Patty Precision and others . . His first love was the challenge of job shop machining continuing to do that until he took a position at American Airlines retiring from AA in 2008 after 17 years of perfect attendance . . . During those years John and Glenda welcomed a son, John, Jr. and four years later, a daughter, Kimberly JoAnna . . After moving his family to Okmulgee County, John started building a full-size gambrel-roofed barn for a woodworking shop . . . . . Soon after he began building a home digging the footing by hand . . . In the meantime, he built a wooden racetrack for the Boy Scout soap box derbies and began driving the FBC Van on Sundays .
Left behind to carry on this legacy is a family that loved him deeply and will miss him beyond words . His wife of 52 years, Glenda, a devoted son, John, of Moore, OK, and an adoring daughter and son-in-law, Jurkiw and Robert Jurkiw along with one granddaughter, Autumn .. . John was predeceased by his parents and his childhood companions, his sisters, Della Deaton & Carolyn Charboneau and his nephew Kimmy. . . He is survived by his brother Jim Robertson and wife Marsha and beloved nieces Dawna, Lisa, Tammy, Sherry, and Jenna and nephew Ryan . . . We grieve at the loss of our funny, loving, devoted father, but we celebrate his being truly Home and reunited with his mother and father and nephew . . . "The Lord is my light and salvation . . Whom shall I fear. . . The Lord is the strength of my life . . Of whom shall I be afraid ?" Psalms 27:1-2
John will be interred in the Mounds Cemetery in the spring of 2022 when his beloved Irises will be in bloom .
Memorial Service 1:00 pm on Thursday, July 1st, 2021 at Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
Arrangements made by Smith Funeral Home, Sapulpa, OK.
John (aka "Jake,") son of Dillard and Eliza, was born January 29, 1941 in Winslow, Arkansas . . . His family later moved to Oklahoma where he graduated from Sapulpa High School and later received a diploma from Tulsa Vo-Tech to become a machinist .
He also served in the U.S. Army including a tour in Vietnam.
In 1967, Dad met and married Glenda Eldredge . They lived in the Tulsa-Sapulpa area before moving to the small township of Winchester in Okmulgee County . . John finished a two-year apprenticeship at Burtek, Inc. and worked at several major companies, Byron Jackson, TK International, Cooper Manufacturing, Patty Precision and others . . His first love was the challenge of job shop machining continuing to do that until he took a position at American Airlines retiring from AA in 2008 after 17 years of perfect attendance . . . During those years John and Glenda welcomed a son, John, Jr. and four years later, a daughter, Kimberly JoAnna . . After moving his family to Okmulgee County, John started building a full-size gambrel-roofed barn for a woodworking shop . . . . . Soon after he began building a home digging the footing by hand . . . In the meantime, he built a wooden racetrack for the Boy Scout soap box derbies and began driving the FBC Van on Sundays .
Left behind to carry on this legacy is a family that loved him deeply and will miss him beyond words . His wife of 52 years, Glenda, a devoted son, John, of Moore, OK, and an adoring daughter and son-in-law, Jurkiw and Robert Jurkiw along with one granddaughter, Autumn .. . John was predeceased by his parents and his childhood companions, his sisters, Della Deaton & Carolyn Charboneau and his nephew Kimmy. . . He is survived by his brother Jim Robertson and wife Marsha and beloved nieces Dawna, Lisa, Tammy, Sherry, and Jenna and nephew Ryan . . . We grieve at the loss of our funny, loving, devoted father, but we celebrate his being truly Home and reunited with his mother and father and nephew . . . "The Lord is my light and salvation . . Whom shall I fear. . . The Lord is the strength of my life . . Of whom shall I be afraid ?" Psalms 27:1-2
John will be interred in the Mounds Cemetery in the spring of 2022 when his beloved Irises will be in bloom .
Memorial Service 1:00 pm on Thursday, July 1st, 2021 at Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
Arrangements made by Smith Funeral Home, Sapulpa, OK.
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