John Ahas "Dick" Chandler, Jr.

1920 - 2006  (86 years)

• Name	John Ahas "Dick" Chandler
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	10 Aug 1920	Wynnewood, Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Mosley Township, Murray County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Died	4 Sep 2006	Sulphur veterans center   [2]
  Buried	7 Sep 2006	Oaklawn Cemetery, Garvin County, Oklahoma   [3]
  Person ID	I425230	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	John Ahas Chandler,   b. 4 Jul 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Sep 1970  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Vesta Iness Smith,   b. 2 Feb 1894, Missouri ,   d. 10 Mar 1997  (Age 103 years)
  Family ID	F11573	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Margret D. Watson,   b. 2 Apr 1923,   d. 15 Jan 1992  (Age 68 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1950	Van Buren, Arkansas
  Children	1. Johnny Ray Chandler   2. Sammy Lee Chandler
  Family ID	F169735	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Jo Ann Endinger,   b. 11 Feb 1932,   d. 15 Sep 2013  (Age 81 years)
  Married	5 Aug 1996	Miami, Oklahoma
  Family ID	F169736	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 3 Nov 1950 - Van Buren, Arkansas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name John A Chandler Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Mosley Township, Murray, Oklahoma, United States Gender Male Age 19 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Oklahoma Birth Year (Estimated) 1921 Last Place of Residence Rural, Murray, Oklahoma HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Ahas Chandler Head M 43 Tennessee Bessie I Chandler Wife F 46 Missouri John A Chandler Son M 19 Oklahoma Jarlene Chandler Daughter F 17 Oklahoma Marie Chandler Daughter F 16 Oklahoma Lennie Mae Chandler Daughter F 14 Oklahoma Cleopatra Chandler Daughter F 12 Oklahoma Jacob Chandler Son M 11 Oklahoma Daniel Chandler Son M 9 Oklahoma Alice Chandler Daughter F 7 Oklahoma [S142] Newspaper Article, Ada Evening News (OK), 6 Sep 2006. Services for John A. "Dick" Chandler Jr., 86, Stratford, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Stratford First Baptist Church, the Rev. Bill Rea officiating. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery, Wynnewood. The Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. Mr. Chandler died Sept. 4, 2006, at a Sulphur veterans center. He was born Aug. 10, 1920, at Wynnewood, to John Ahas and Vestia Smith Chandler. He attended school at Wynnewood. He married Margret Watson Nov. 3, 1950, at Van Buren, Ark. She died Jan. 17, 1992. He later married Jo Ann Endinger Wood Aug. 5, 1996, at Miami, Okla. Mr. Chandler was a truck driver for Eldridge Propane, Stratford, until his retirement. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II, receiving a Silver Star. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Dorothy Marie Nalley; and six brothers and sisters. Survivors include his wife, Jo Ann Chandler, of the home; two sons, Johnny Ray Chandler, Stratford, and Sammy Lee Chandler, Sacramento, Calif.; two grandsons, Scott Chandler and Shawn Chandler; a granddaughter, Nyree Graham, Oklahoma City; several great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mary Alice Towler, Bristow, Lennie Mattingly, Howe, and Marie Towler, Wynnewood; and numerous cousins and other family and friends. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 42323972).