Raymond William "Joner" Moran, Jr.

Raymond William "Joner" Moran, Jr.

Graveside service for Raymond William "Joner" Moran, Jr., age 58, of Verden, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2003, in the Verden Cemetery.

Elder Malcolm Broan and Elder Terry Barbosa will officiate.

Joner was born the son of Raymond William Moran, Sr., and Annie E. Anderson Moran on September 13, 1944.

He died August 17, 2003, in Norman.

Joner grew up in Verden, where he attended school until his senior year.

At that time, he transferred to Anadarko and graduated from Anadarko High School.

He married Janie Motley on July 17, 1975, in Anadarko, and lived the rest of his life in Verden. For several years, he owned and operated Joner's Garage.

In 1977, Joner began work for the City of Verden in the water department and eventually became superintendent.

Joner worked for the City of Verden for twenty-five years.

Joner attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Kathleen Harris and Idale Moran, nephew, Timothy Harris, and grandson, Nathan Balentine.

Survivors include: wife, Janie Moran of the home; daughter, Tammy Eakins of Mena, Arkansas; son, Schyler Moran of Oklahoma City; son, Eugene Balentine of Verden; son, Kenneth Moran of Verden; son, Michael Vaquera of Lawton; son, David Holder of Verden; stepson, Steven Balentine of Texas; special friend, Helen Holder of Verden; fourteen grandchildren.

Services are under the direction of the McRay's Verden Funeral Home.