Jack Bond

JACKIE RAY “JACK” BOND

Jackie Ray “Jack” Bond of Lake Kiowa, Texas, passed away on April 8, 2008, following a valiant sixteen-month battle with cancer.

Born in O’Donnell, Texas, on December 23, 1928, Jack grew up in Plainview, Texas, where he was a star athlete. He played pro baseball before joining the Navy where he also played football. A true patriot, he served four years on the USS Chara and the USS Pictor, earning the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, and the Navy Occupation Service Medal.

Jack received his Masters degree in Education at Oklahoma State University. A life-long advocate for children’s education and making the world a better place for kids, Jack served in teaching, coaching and administrative capacities, serving as school principal and superintendent in various communities in New Mexico and Oklahoma during the course of his career.

Gifted with a wonderful sense of humor, Jack always had a joke to share when you needed a laugh the most. While an avid golfer, fisherman and hunter, his first love was spending time with his family.

He is survived by his beloved family, wife of fifteen years, Mary Ruth Shannon Stoneham; two children, Melea Ann Welch of Walters, Okla., and Doug (Sheree) Bond of Maysville, Okla.; and two step-children, Donna Stoneham of Pt. Richmond, Calif., and Ron Stoneham of New York, N.Y. He was blessed with six grandchildren, Clint Privett of Norman, Okla., Sam Bond of Maysville, Okla., Rachel Masoner (Joe) of Waurika, Okla., Cade Simmons (ADeidra) of Ada, Okla., Bree Medcalf (Michael) of Temple, Okla.; and two great-grandchildren, Alyssa Raeann and Austin Masoner of Waurika, Okla. He is also survived by two sisters, Jane Wilks of Olton, Texas, and Peggy Lay of St. Louis, Mo., as well as a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Paula Ann Johnson; a brother, Jim Bond; and three sisters, Murl Stone, Zoe Drake and Nadine Ishmael.

Visitation will be held at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home in Gainesville, Texas, from 6 to 7 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2008, and funeral services will be at Hillcrest Church of Christ in Gainesville at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2008. Interment to follow on April 13 at Miami, Okla.

Memorial contributions can be made to VISTO (Volunteers In Service To Others) at P.O. Box 607; Gainesville, TX 76241.