He was born in Stilwell, Oklahoma to Roy & Edna (Morgan) McCollum on August 2, 1936. He lived in Stilwell and went to Stilwell Public Schools.
In 1954, he moved to Westville and opened a service station.
He married Martha Dodd on November 12, 1955 and lived the rest of his life in Westville.
He had several jobs in his life. He had a garage. He worked at the canning factory. He worked at Citation until they went out of business. He then came back to Westville and started at Baldor when they started. He ran a service station in Watts, OK and retired to his Dad’s second hand store here in Westville.
Jack was preceded in death by his parents: Roy and Edna McCollum, 3 sisters: Violet Keen, Jessie McCaleb, Gertie Lou McCollum and one brother: George McCollum.
He is survived by his lifetime friend and wife: Martha McCollum of the home near Westville, OK, his 2 boys: Tommy Joe McCollum and family of Tahlequah, OK, Preston Jay McCollum and family of Westville, two sisters: Billye Baird of Stilwell, OK, Myrtle Dolan of Anderson, MO and lots of nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great grandchildren and one special grandchild: Whitney Jay McCollum of Westville.
This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma CemeteriesThe information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.