Edna
was at 2 years old diagnosed with polio and was sent to Children's Hospital in
Oklahoma City and spent the next six months in an iron lung. She came home and was told by doctors that
she would never walk without braces or crutches; she would never be able to
have children and would maybe live to see 50 years old. But she always had to prove everyone wrong
and argue and be right. She sang country
music and she waitressed for 35 years.
She bore many children and almost made it to 71. She was a rule breaker, that old woman. With all that God gave her to bear her
burdens were heavy but she carried them with grace and courage. She never met a stranger and you never
questioned where you stood with
her. Everyone that passed through her
life was affected by her love and honesty.
Sarah
Edna Johnson "Okie", 70, of Poteau, OK passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 in Fort Smith, AR. Sarah was born August 11, 1944 in Calhoun, OK to Robert
Lafayette & Flora Mae (Pool) Phillips.
She was a singer/waitress. Sarah
was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Rhonda Neese; sons, Augie
Chincarini & Glenn King; brothers, Waren, John & Tommy; sisters, Mae
Shook, Ruth Quintana, Grace Slone and Mary Ophelia Phillips.
She
is survived by her children, Julie Davis & Alfred Martin, Martha & Tom
Allen, Missy Collins, Steve & Nick Sorta, Julie & Nathan Morris, Lova
& Jacob Wiggers, Carmen Machado, John O'Connor; special friend, Verna Kegan;
numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; giving special mention to her
granddaughter, Amethyst Johnson, who has spent her entire young life caring for
her grandmother; & her niece, Kathy Lee Phillips who made these last few
years so much easier for her; brothers & sisters, Bob & Sandy Phillips
of Minola, TX, Ophelia Collins of
Middletown, ID; Billie & Gene
Sanders of Bixby, OK, Martha Harris of San Antonio, TX, Wilma Phillips of
Jacksonville, AR; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins 1-7th removed, greats and
great greats and friends, Oh, My!!. She
touched more lives than we could ever mention but she loved all of you.
Memorial
services will be held on July 31, 2015 around 7 pm at Victor Landing, starting
off the family reunion. She was cremated
so she will be there! If you cannot be
there, just walk outside about that time and know that you are with us in
spirit.
2 comments:
She is in the lords hands now and pain free!
She was my world and my rock. No matter what I knew she loved me. Even when my drummer started beating a different tune. The time I spent with her has always been the best years. My fondest memories are always going to be fudgesicles and Patsy Cline, and me 7 years old spinning around in circles in her loving room to make myself dizzy. I will love you forever and know you're with me always. Love your Dizzy Izzy
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