Memorial services for Associate District Judge, James Reed Wolfe, fondly known as "Jamie" will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church in Hugo, Oklahoma. Jamie passed away on September 7, 2013 in the Choctaw Memorial Hospital in Hugo, OK at the age of 69.
James Reed Wolfe was born July 18, 1944 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, the son of Henry D. Wolfe and Margaret (Jennings) Wolfe. He graduated from Hugo High School in 1962. He received a Bachelor's degree from Oklahoma University in 1970. Jamie served in the United States Army on active duty from November 1966 - November 1968. He served in 173rd Airborne Brigade Separate in South Vietnam from November 1967 - November 1968. After returning from Vietnam, he received a law degree from Oklahoma City University in 1974. Jamie served as Choctaw County Associate District Judge from 1980-1992, practiced law in Hugo, and served as Pushmataha County Assistant District Attorney for 8 years. He served again as Choctaw County Associate District Judge from 2007 until death. Jamie also served as Chief Justice for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma for 25 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. H.D. Wolfe; grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Reed Wolfe and Mr. & Mrs. James A. Jennings.
Jamie is survived by his wife of 39 years, Sherre (Fountain) Wolfe; two daughters, Lindsey (Wolfe) Thomas and husband Dustin of Hugo, Alison Wolfe of Duncan, OK; three grandchildren, Halle and Jackson Thomas of Hugo, and Connor Wolfe of Duncan, OK; he is also survived by two sisters, Ceci Wolfe of Hugo, and Kate Wolfe of Santa Fe, NM.
The family requests that donations be made in Jamie’s memory to your favorite charity.
Family and friends are also invited to sign the guest book or send private condolences to the family at www.praterlampton.com.
