Janice Jean Shook

Janice Jean (Mattox) Shook, 86, was born at Stillwell, Ok. May 11, 1934 to James Ray & Kate Kathrine (De Lozier) Mattox. At an early age they moved to Peoria, Arizona where she attended Deer Valley School, a 2 room school with 2 teachers. Due to difficult circumstances she missed two years of school. After graduating from the 8th grade there, she attended Peoria High School for 2 years. In 1952 she moved back to Oklahoma and enrolled at Cave Springs High School. There she met the love of her life. Robert Shook became her high school sweetheart. After graduating in May of 1954, they decided to go to Prairie Grove, Arkansas and get married. Soon after that Robert joined the Air Force. He served 18 months in Japan which made a very lonely life for her until he came home. She said, “Really, the only thing that helped keep my sanity while he was gone was my mother and the wonderful little child, Andrew Clayton that God had given her. He was 8 months old when Robert left for overseas. After he returned they lived in Tahlequah, OK. where their beautiful little girl Patricia Lynn was born. After he finished school at Tahlequah they moved back to Grove, then back to Cave Springs then to Kinta, Ok. because of 2 serious illnesses in the family. She worked at many jobs to help provide a living. After moving to Kinta she loved taking care of elderly people who needed help. The last years she was a Bookkeeper for Kinta Public Works & Treasurer of the town of Kinta, which she enjoyed very much. She was a member of Kinta Baptist Church where she served as a Worker for many years. She loved all the little children in her care. She also loved to help cook & serve meals at the church for grieving families and also helped serve meals for the Wednesday night program “Kids for Christ”. Jan is survived by her daughter & son-n-law, Patricia Lynn & Terry Pool of Splendora, Texas; 9 grandchildren, Andrew Clayton Shook Jr., Amanda Shook, Felicia Shook, Joseph Shook, Angela Scott, Joshua Winters, Cami Baker, Courtney Moore; 17 great grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Joni Shook of Atoka. Jan is preceded in death by her parents, James R. & Katie Mattox; her husband, Robert Shook; a son, Andrew Clayton Shook, 3 brothers, Arthur Franklin, Andrew Mattox, Don Mattox, 2 sisters, Helen Rutherford, Virginia Mattox. Graveside Service will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at the Kinta First Baptist Church with Pastor Bryan Brown officiating. Pallbearers include Josh Winters, Bill Matthew, Terry Pool, Bryan Brown. Honorary Pallbearers include, C.B. Coplen, Scott Kniess, Jeremy Wilkerson, C.B. Coplen III, Larry Johnson, Orville Wheat. Burial will follow in Bunch Cemetery under the direction of King & Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler.

Janice Jean Shook

May 11, 1934 - January 23, 2021