James Patrick

James Asa Patrick, age 88, passed away on April 4, 2024 in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. Cremation services were provided by Dillon Funeral Services of Tulsa, Oklahoma. His ashes will be spread across his property per his request.

James Asa (J.A.) Patrick was born the fifth child of Omer Morgan and Elsie Lee (Forbes) Patrick in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on December 11, 1935. J. A. attended school at Nelagoney where he lettered four years in basketball and was the president of the Sophomore Class. He would graduate from Nelagoney High School in 1953. In March of 1954 he hitchhiked to Ponca City, Oklahoma and enlisted in the United States Navy where he served four years. He was first stationed at the Brooklyn, NY Naval Yard serving on the USS Butner AP 113 Troop Transport making several Atlantic crossings. He often talked about being in Times Square on New Year’s Eve while being stationed there. He would later transfer to the U. S. Naval Station in Orange, Texas as part of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. He received his honorable discharge on January 15,
1958.

On January 17, 1958 he was united in marriage to Kathleen Marie Jackson by the Justice of the Peace in Orange, Texas. They would soon return to Oklahoma taking residence in Barnsdall, Oklahoma where they would rear their three children. He was employed by Petrolite Corporation in 1958 working in several positions for the company doing everything from maintenance to safety supervisor. He retired from Petrolite in 1996 after 38 years of service.

Sports played an important role in J. A.’s life, as he was known as a quality sports official in basketball, baseball, softball, and volleyball. Throughout his 25 year officiating career he was selected to work several state tournaments and state finals in basketball and baseball along with All-State basketball games. In 2001, J.A. was selected to enter the Oklahoma Officials Association Hall of Fame. Following his retirement from officiating J. A. became very active with the local high school athletic program keeping statistics for the Barnsdall Panther basketball teams, announcing at basketball, softball and baseball games, along with running the score board at baseball and softball games.

Besides sports, J. A. was an avid fisherman and could be seen fishing farm ponds across Osage County. After his retirement he could be found bass fishing at Lake Waxhoma in the early morning hours.

The couple had three children, Charnell Sue, a 1977 Barnsdall graduate, James “Wimp” Morgan, a 1978 Barnsdall graduate, and Jerry Dee, a 1980 Barnsdall graduate.

He is preceded in death by his parents, O. M. and Elsie Patrick; sisters Maxine Early and Lola Farmer and brothers Doy, Loy and John Patrick; granddaughter Stacey Cutler and great-grandson Ethan Dodson.

J. A. is survived by his wife Kathleen Patrick of the home, daughter Charnell Sue (Patrick) and husband David Allan of Mount Vernon, MO, James “Wimp” Morgan and wife Lacy (Evans) Patrick of Perkins, OK and Jerry Dee and wife Linda (Yocham) Patrick of Barnsdall, OK; grandsons James Robert and wife Yvonne (Medeiros) Patrick of Skiatook, OK, Ryan Patrick of Honolulu, HI, Christopher Grant and Errin Marie (Quincy) Holden of Camdenton, MO, and Nathan Patrick and Jamie Lee (Mast) Holden of Seymour, MO; granddaughters Danielle Morgan (Patrick) and Heath Maddox of Perkins, OK, Tessa Park of Ramona, OK, Jaimi Vogler of Bartlesville, OK; great grandsons Dylan Christianson of El Reno, OK, Aidan Patrick Griggs, Killian Morgan and Connor Reed Maddox of Perkins, OK, Justin Lewis of Bartlesville, OK, Dakota Bromagem, Christopher Dodson, Logan Dodson of Ramona, OK, Evan Cooper of Barnsdall, OK, Liam Vogler of Bartlesville, OK, Maddox Grayson-Lee Holden and Rhett Lukas-James Holden of Camdenton, MO, Austin Patrick Horman of Seymore, MO; great granddaughters Jasmine Medeiros of Skiatook, OK, Catlyn Cutler of Bartlesville, OK, Ashley Hacker of Tulsa, OK, Kylie Cooper of Barnsdall, OK, Reignah Taff and Sloan Emerson-Marie Holden of Camdenton, MO, and eight great-great grandchildren. Brothers: Ken Patrick and wife,
Debbie, Carl Patrick and wife, Sharon. Sisters: Norma Fay Powell and husband Joe, Linda Thomas and husband Lewis and numerous nieces and nephews.