John Ralph Strong

1935 - 2022  (86 years)

• Name	John Ralph Strong  [1]
  Born	16 Jun 1935	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Apr 2022	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  Buried	8 Apr 2022	Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  Notes	Obituary John Ralph Strong, 86, of Duncan, Oklahoma passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 4, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2022 at the Duncan Cemetery with Rev. David Galletly, and arrangements have been entrusted to the family care of Carter-Smart Directors. Family visitation will be Thursday evening April 7, 2022 at the Carter-Smart Funeral Home from 6:00-8:00 p.m. John was born June 16, 1935 in Duncan, Oklahoma to Homer and Anna Laura (Payne) Strong. He attended Duncan Public Schools, where he participated in Choir, and graduated in 1954. He joined the U.S. Air Force in June of that year and served until May 1968. After his military service he worked for Halliburton, Texas Instruments, and retired from Duncan Public Schools after working as a janitor at Woodrow Wilson Elementary for many years. He married Brenda Cole in 1979. They had two children, Carrie and Taylor. He was a practical man and was excellent at mechanical repair. In his younger years he was an avid fisherman, spending hours at the lake. He was above all. though a voracious reader and history buff, and was passionate about subjects he studied. He was also a lover of classical music. During his military service and after, he was fortunate to work and travel all over the glob and always had an interesting story to share. These stories about his travels helped instill his love of history and the arts in his children. He was preceded death by his parents, two sisters and one brother. John is survived by his wife; Brenda of the home, daughter; Carrie and her husband Andy Walters, son; Taylor and his wife Catherine Strong, two grandchildren, Edward and Anne Strong, and three brothers; Bill, Tom and Paul David Strong and numerous nieces and nephews. https://www.cartersmartfuneralhome.com/obituary/John-Strong
  Person ID	I139	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	Homer Richard Strong,   b. 29 Feb 1908, Junction City, Comanche County, Oklahoma ,   d. 19 Sep 1990, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Anna Laura Payne,   b. 23 Oct 1913, Arthur, Parks Township, Stephens County, Oklahoma ,   d. 15 Sep 2004, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma  (Age 90 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1932	Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma
  	Marriage Record No. 10 Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma Between H.R. Strong, age 23 of Duncan, Oklahoma and Anna Laura Payne age 18 of Duncan, Oklahoma. Married by J.H. Harper, County Judge in the presence of Geo. Taber of Waurika, Oklahoma and H.B. Longest of Waurika, Oklahoma
  Documents		Payne, Anna Laura marriage to Homer Strong Marriage license issued in Jefferson County, Oklahoma
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jun 1935 - Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Died - 4 Apr 2022 - Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Buried - 8 Apr 2022 - Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Strong, Walter Winfield ca 1936, with his first four grandchildren Charles Strong (l), Donald Weaver, and Bill Strong (r), with Walter Winfield Strong, who is holding his newest grandson, John Ralph Strong.
  		Strong, Homer ca 1939 with sons Bill, John, and Charles Homer poses with his three oldest children around 1939 in Duncan, Oklahoma. The boys, from left to right, are Bill, John and Charles.
  		Strong, John Ralph, Charles Richard, and William Robert, ca 1940 The three oldest sons of Homer Strong around 1940. John is on the left, Charles in the center, and Bill on the right
  		Strong, John Ralph ca 1952 A photo of John from his Senior Year at Duncan High School
  		Strong, John Ralph ca 1953 This appears to have been taken in the early 1950's, probably while he was still in High School or around the time he joined the Air Force
  		Strong, John Ralph ca 1954 Appears to have been taken shortly after John Ralph joined the Air Force in 1954
  		McGuire, Patricia ca 1957 marriage to Charles Richard Strong, Stillwater, Oklahoma 7 of 10 Bill Lambert, Richard Foster, flower girl Mary Elizabeth Lambert (Bill's sister), Charles Strong and his bride, Patricia McGuire, Carolyn Strong, John Ralph Strong
  		Strong, John Ralph, USAF, 1959 Husband of Brenda Cole B. 1935 Oklahoma John served in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1968
  		Strong Reunion, Fourth of July, 1984, Duncan, Oklahoma Brothers John, Bill and Charles Strong
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  		Strong, Anna Laura with her children ca 1994 This photo was taken at a picnic in Johnson City, Texas around 1993 or 1994. Roonie had been widowed for several years, and Theresa was undergoing treatment for the cancer that would soon take her life. Back Row: Bill, Caroline, Theresa, John. Front Row: Anna Laura "Ronnie", Charles
  		Strong, John Ralph ca 2009 At his home in Duncan, Oklahoma

  
  

• Sources

  [S410] Strong, Betty Wehunt, Genealogy prepared for Strong Family Reunion ca 1988, subsequent correspondence and emails.