J. L. McGinnis

J. L. McGinnis, age 81 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at his home in Council Hill, Oklahoma (near Checotah). Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, Oklahoma.  Rev. Mitch Williams will officiate, and pallbearers are Justin McGinnis, Terry McGinnis, Danny Yort, Jerry Luce, Mike Campbell, and Alan Campbell. J. L. was born on August 11, 1932 in Konawa to Sidney Effridge McGinnis and Bessie Naomi (Hudson) McGinnis.  He went from high school into the Army National Guard on June 14, 1950.  J. L. proudly served in active military combat during the Korean War and the army occupation of Japan.  He married Wanda Nadine Huffman on February 28, 1953 in the Arkansas Ozarks.  He worked as a Civil Service sheet metal worker for Tinker Air Force Base; then, he moved to the Checotah area in 1977.  J. L. was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith.  He enjoyed the outdoors and spent many hours hunting and fishing with loved ones and friends. He is survived by one son, Jerry McGinnis and wife, Tina of Shawnee, Oklahoma; one daughter, Gayla Amenhauser and husband, Chris of Milledgeville, Georgia; two brothers, Gene McGinnis of Seminole and Jirl McGinnis of Seminole; 2 sisters, Lorene Quinalty of Seminole, and Pat Cheatham of Arkansas; two grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney and Naomi McGinnis; his wife, Nadine McGinnis on November 9, 1998; one grandson, Chris Alan Shelton; and one sister, Louise Cole.   Funeral Information: May 29, 2014, 2:00 PM Graveside service at Vamoosa Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa located at 217 N. Broadway, Konawa, OK 74849