Johnnie R. Mow

Johnnie R. Mow, 87, of Whippoorwill, died peacefully Friday at home. Johnnie was born in Big Heart, later called Barnsdall, OK, the son of Fred and Vera Mow of Grainola, OK. He was educated in Grainola Public Schools, graduating in 1948. He attended two years of college at Northeastern State Univ. (NSU) in Tahlequah, OK. until he was inducted into the US Army at Camp Chaffee, Fort Smith, Ark. He married Louetta Pershall on May 30, 1951. John served mostly in Germany with the counter-intelligence corps, returning in 1953 to Ponca City, OK, where he and Louetta were blessed with three children: Jonna, Freda and Mark. John was employed by Central Airlines and later the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) in Ponca City in 1956. In Jan. 1966, the Mow family moved to Galena, Alaska FAA station and later to Juneau, Alaska, where he retired with 23 years’ service in 1976. John was an avid airplane buff and started flying when he was just 14 years old. He owned several planes including a Piper Cub and a floatplane which he had in Alaska. He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing and boating. John had a green thumb and enjoyed gardening and taking care of his house plants. John and Louetta worked for the U.S. Army Corps for several years as campground hosts, first at Washington Cove in Copan, one winter in Florida, as well as Missouri, Arkansas and Alaska. They enjoyed the many good friends they made over the years. He is survived by his wife Louetta of 66 years; his three children: Jonna Bruce, Whippoorwill Point, Freda and Zike Miller of Cedar, MI, and Mark and Beth Mow of Juneau, AK; nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. John was preceded in death by his parents in 1975 and 1976. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 10-8. Johnnie’s family will receive friends at the Davis Family Funeral Home, 918-534-3030, 113 S. Osage (Hwy. 75), Dewey, on Thursday, Jan. 4, from 5-7 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Jan. 17, at 2 p.m. at Calvary Community Church, with Rev. Bill Long officiating. Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home. Online condolences and remembrances may be shared with Johnnie’s family at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com.

Johnnie R. Mow

January 8, 1930 - December 29, 2017