August 6, 1934 ~ June 16, 2013 (age 78)
Johnnye Raye Jenner, 77, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013. Johnnye was born August 6, 1934, in Agawam, Oklahoma to educators Floyd and Margaret Hubbard.
A lifelong learner, Johnnye earned bachelors and masters degrees in education and was a voracious reader. Family, friends, 22 years of elementary school students, and visitors to Sam Noble Museum of Natural History benefited from her breadth of knowledge and insight. Emotionally empathetic, socially conscious and politically engaged, Johnnye participated in the early equal rights movement, organized for the League of Women Voters, advocated for children through the Court Appointed Special Advocate Association, volunteered with American Red Cross disaster relief teams from Oklahoma to Puerto Rico, and served as Elder in the Presbyterian Church. A devoted mother and matriarch, her door was always open and her pantry never bare.
Johnnye is survived by daughter Amy Birdwell and husband David, son Kean Jenner and wife Nancy, daughter Laura Jenner and partner Kim, sister Janna DeMarta and husband Lee, sister Judy Liscano, as well as 8 grandchildren and many wonderful nieces and nephews.
We pray that her eternity abounds in the music of heaven and unending joy.
A celebration of life ceremony will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 27, under the direction of Reverend Pam Normile, First Presbyterian Church, Norman.
In lieu of flowers, please make a gift to a charity of your heart.