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| James "Jim" Edward Fanning November 29, 1927 December 14, 2007 |
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| Comments from friends and relatives May this tribute bring comforting words and pleasant memories during this difficult time. It has been an honor serving your family. Lanman Funeral Home Staff Name = Delbo E-mail = delbol@hotmail.com Phone Number = 405-929-0436 Memorial Name = Jim Fanning Comments = Kelly and Jay- I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. I have some very fond memories of being one of his students and then teaching with him. He was a great guy, always positive and always smiling! He'll be missed. Name = Ira Hughey E-mail = oldsalt33@aol.com Phone Number = 402 291 7191 Memorial Name = Jim Fanning Comments = I've known Jim in Cherokee since 1945. He was a sports enthusiast and attended nearly every game/meet and was very supportive of the players. I valued his friendliness and will miss his presence. Ira Hughey, CHS '51 Name = Susan Haas Poston E-mail = poston-clan@sbcglobal.net Phone Number = 405-787-4187 Memorial Name = Jim Fanning Comments = Kelly and Jay, So sorry to hear about your Dad. (A lot of good daddies have been lost recently.) I loved your Dad! He was one of my favorite teachers. He was never afraid to discipline the children of school board members. That always made big points with me. Those kids were always the worst! Name = Jack and Carol Bowers and Family E-mail = cbowers@akslc.net Phone Number = 580-596-2594 Memorial Name = Jim Fanning Comments = Kelly and Jay Your Dad was very special and will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families at this time. Name = Diane Ferrell E-mail = encompassdiane@aol.com Phone Number = 580-431-2620 Memorial Name = Jim Fanning Comments = Kelly and Jay, We have lots of great memories of living in the neighborhood with your family. Your dad was a fun person to be around and always kind and positive. You all are in our thoughts and prayers. Name = Rhonda McMurtrey E-mail = rjmac291@cox.net Phone Number = 405-833-4030 Memorial Name = Jim Fanning Comments = The grin!! That's what I'll remember for sure. Always looked like he was up to something!! Also, I had the hiccups one time in class, & he said a sure-fire way to get rid of them was to go to the front of the room in front of everyone . . . "now hiccup for me," he said. If I recall, he was right; no more hiccups! He will be missed... |
| Alva-Funeral service for James “Jim” Edward Fanning, age 80, will be Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church in Cherokee with Municipal Cemetery, with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home Inc. of Cherokee. Visitation will Monday from 9:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. and Tuesday from 9: 00 until 11:00 A.M. at the funeral home and after the service at the church. Jim was born on November 29, 1927 in Los Angeles, California to James J. Fanning and Mary Catherine Edwards Fanning and passed from this life on December 14, 2007 at Beadles Nursing Home in Alva. He received a BS degree from NWOSU in Alva. Jim also served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. He was a classroom teacher, as well as being a farmer and a cattleman. He lived in the Cherokee and Alva area all of his life. Jim and Gussie J. Berry were married at the Alva Church of God by Pastor Bob Brown. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Cherokee, the Lions Club, the Corinthian Masonic Lodge #307 and the Oklahoma Retired Teachers Association. Jim enjoyed woodworking, golf, bowling, tennis, baseball, snooker, roping and working cattle and most of all spending time with grandchildren. Jim is survived by his wife, Gussie of Alva; five children, Kelly Hellar and husband, Tony, Jay Fanning, Janet Wanger and husband, Max, Bonita Stewart and husband, Russell, Debbie Coon and husband, Ken; Stepfather, Virgil Seiven; fifteen grandchildren; ten great grandchildren and nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife, Mary Lou Fanning. Memorials may be given to the Cherokee High School Track or the NWOSU Girls |
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