Jesse Oran Mahan

July 25, 1956 - April 11, 2018

Jesse Oran Mahan, 61, of Kinta, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at his home. He was born July 25, 1956 in Edmond, Oklahoma to Eugene and Wilma (Baxter) Mahan. Jesse was a good baby and grew up wanting to do things. We moved to Tucker Knob and live on the Coblentz Property with the big lake and pasture for the horses. He loved it there and fishing and going to Kinta School. He worked for neighbors and sold magazines thru the school programs and won a hunting knife and gun. He worked some at a grocery store in Kinta and then got a job at Whirlpool even before he graduated. He loved fishing in Mexico, riding motorcycles, loved going to country concerts. He bailed hay on the side as well as sold insurance. Jesse had a giving heart and I heard many say, "Jesse has a big heart." He said he thought his calling was to help people and he reached out to those in need. He wasn't perfect but he said, "Momma, I pray every night and ask God to forgive me when I say or do something I shouldn't do. Jesse had a lot of health problems & was in a lot of pain these last few years. He worked at OG&E Electric many years and implemented 12 hour shift plans that are still in use today. He retired from OG&E Power Plant in Muskogee after 30 years as a Shift Supervisor. He was very good at his job which he loved. Jesse loved Christmas and Thanksgiving family get together'. He was raised up going to church and he believed in God and the Bible. His last words to me that night on the phone were, "I love you all and I'll see you in the morning, see you in the morning." Jesse is survived by his parents, Eugene and Wilma Mahan of Kinta; his wife Bonita Mahan of Quinton; his son, Jeffrey Mahan of Hartshorne, Oklahoma; his sister and brother-in-law, Connie and Clark Powell of Kinta; numerous aunts, uncles, nephews, cousins,and friends. Jesse is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Marvin and Pansy Mahan; his maternal grandparents, Robert and Vina Baxter. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 14, 2018 at R.E. Shearwood Memorial Chapel with Pastor Bob Inkenberry officiating. Pallbearers include Charlie Garrett, DeWayne Shelton, David Shelton, Christin Shelton, Hanford Baxter, Carl Ford. Honorary Pallbearers include Clark Powell, Paul Bassinger, Ronald Baxter, Dearl Blaylock, Frank Wells, Danny Powell, Dustin Powell. Burial will follow in Quinton Cemetery under the direction of King & Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler.