“Photo from her obituary in the Dallas Morning News….”
“I remember Jeanne first as a secretary in the Buying Department, then as an Assistant Buyer.” submitted by Rene Herndon.
When she and John Grissom (Buyer) decided to marry Jeanne was transferred to the Merchandising Department as a secretary for Andy Collins. She was as intelligent as she was beautiful. This is the link to her obituary: Jeanne Grissom
Jim Kettler let us know that Ada Mae Forbes who worked at the 36th and N Western store before she transferred to the office, passed away this morning about 9:30 AM on November 30, 2010. She was Hue Weirsig’s administrative assistant for many years and was a wonderful person. Services were pending at the time…
The following text was provided by Leslea Fancher about her mother, Bobbye J. Fancher. “My mother worked at the Edmond Plaza TG&Y for years in the early 70 until TG&Y closed their doors.Her name was Bobbye J. Fancher of Edmond, OK. She passed away on January 20, 2013. She look forward in seeing everyone this…
Mr. Wilkinson was a store manager in Weatherford, OK. George was born December 1, 1923, and passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017, in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Service information is available at Lockstone Funeral Home website. The picture is also from their obituary. Funeral services for George Franklin Wilkinson, former T. G. & Y. store manager in…
The picture was taken from the Temple & Sons obituary page. It’s my (Jim Kettler) sad duty to report that another of our TG&Y family has passed. Judy Anne Young, who worked in the HQ mail room for several years, passed on February 21, 2022. A slideshow is available here:
Rex J. Stringer passed away January 12, 2019 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at the University Heights Baptist Church in Stillwater, OK. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Strode Funeral Home and Cremation is in charge of the arrangements. Rex was born July 29,…
Fern passed on September 15, 2022 at the age of 87. At the age of 17, Fern went to work as a clerk at the TG&Y store in Edmond. Shortly thereafter, she was transferred to the steno pool at TG&Y headquarters in Oklahoma City. While at headquarters, she received many promotions, awards, and earned many…