Amanda Clinton

Amanda Lee Clinton, 72 year resident of Ponca City, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011 at her home. She was 77 years of age.

Amanda was born May 3, 1933 in Oklahoma City, the daughter of Joe and Valda Johnson. She attended Roosevelt, Ponca City Jr. and Sr. High School. She was married to Don Clinton on August 12, 1950 in Ponca City where the couple had since made their home. The couple had celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last year. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church and the Disciples Sunday School Class. Her faith in God was the cornerstone of her life. Amanda was a lady who was always finding ways of making people around her feel better. She was known for her generous array of birthday, wedding, anniversary and special occasion cards she mailed to so many people. These acts of consideration and kindness will be dearly missed by the many lives she touched.

Other enjoyments in Amandas life included shopping, stamp collecting, being a part of many mission trips in this country and some abroad, singing and whistling, watching football and the Olympics on television.

She is survived by her husband, Don, of the home three sons, Don Clinton II and wife, Andrea, Marland, Oklahoma, Jack Clinton and wife, Christina, of Stillwater and Donald Lee Cook of Ponca City 11 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. The couple also had other special people in their life that included two people they helped raise, Betty Gillespie and Phillip Brookshire. They also helped with the welfare of Joe Fulton for some 16 years. Amanda was preceded in death by her parents and one daughter, Valda Jo Short.

A visitation for family and friends will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Grace Memorial Chapel.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 23, 2011 in the Worship Center of the First Baptist Church with Rev. Jack Shamburger presiding. Interment will follow in the Ponca City I.O.O.F. Cemetery under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel.

Casket bearers will be Guy Anderson, Tom Skaggs, Jason Muehiberg, Jack Rogers, Matt Hopkins and George Ivie.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Disciples Sunday School Class, co First Baptist Church, 218 South 6th, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601.