June Allison (Stoddard) (Stephenson) Harrison
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Aug 23, 1945 - Apr 29, 2017
Obit posted by Ann Weber
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June Harrison of Bartlesville, OK, died Saturday in
Bartlesville, after 71 years of faithful, fulfilling life for her Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ.
June Allison Harrison was born the daughter of Elkanah Raeborn and Magdeline
LaVern (Furr) Stoddard in Nevada City, CA, on August 23, 1945.Her father died
when she was only 9 and the family moved to Bryant, TX, to live with her
father’s mother before moving again when she was 16 to Oakridge, TN, to be
closer to her mother’s family. After graduating from Oakridge High in 1962, June
went on to Brigham Young University in Provo, UT, to study music. She married
Joseph Marshall Stephenson in 1965 and they raised three daughters and a son in
Layton, UT. June went back to school when she was 38 to study to be a paralegal.
She worked for local law firms before starting her 14-year career with the state
of Utah and finally retiring in 1998. Later, she moved to Bartlesville in 2004.
June was a wonderful mother and doting grandmother. She claimed her children’s
and grandchildren’s friends as her own and was known by all as Mom or Grammy.
She loved caring for her grandkids in retirement. She was an avid reader and her
passions included music, singing, QVC shopping, and art. She loved making
jewelry and had her own boutique to sell her creations. June also excelled at
homemaking and enjoyed sewing and quilting. June was known as the best cook and
candy maker, particularly for her famous Christmas candy. She loved the Lord her
Savior, faithfully serving Him in the church on earth, and she will be singing
His praises in Heaven.
June is survived by her children James Cleon Stephenson and Camille of West
Jordan, UT, Lauren Leanne and Robert Neal of Bartlesville, OK, and Nikki
Marchele Humphrey of Bartlesville, OK; 13 grandchildren (Kearston, Nana,
Chelsea, John, Lillian, Nicole, Heather, Austin, Karlee, Braden, Joseph, Thomas,
Colby) and six great grandchildren (Willow, Arley, Juniper, Zachary, Zoey,
Snow), and a host of other family and friends. She is also survived by her
beloved Chihuahua Chico.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three
sisters, Lillian Ficarra, Ellen Rassmassen and Allyson Smith, and her daughter
Wendy Lynn Humphrey.
June’s family will receive friends at the Davis Family Funeral Home,
918-534-3030, 113 S. Osage (Hwy. 75), Dewey, on Thursday, May 4, from 6-8 p.m.
Visitation will also be held on Thursday from 10-8.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. on Friday, May 5, at the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brother Guy Lewis will officiate. Interment will
follow in the White Rose Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Carter
Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home.
Online condolences and remembrances may be shared with June’s family at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com.
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