Ima
Ima Rae Poling
d. January 21, 2012
Ima Poling, 79, passed away, Saturday, January 21, 2012 in Ft. Worth, Texas. Funeral services are scheduled for 2pm Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at the Tamarack Road Church of Christ with Charles Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the Altus City Cemetery under the direction of Kincannon Funeral Home.
Ima Rae Ballard was born on March 2, 1932 to Charlie and Etta (Terrel) Ballard in Pettit, Oklahoma. She graduated from the Cherokee Indian School in Pettit, Oklahoma. She married J D Poling on September 21, 1951 in Childress, Texas. She was a restaurant owner and operator for many years; including Ima’s Family Restaurant and the Elk’s Golf and Country Club Restaurant. She was a member of the Tamarack Road Church of Christ. Ima enjoyed cooking, visiting with friends and traveling. She especially looked forward to the family reunions every year in Altus.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a sister, Francis Johns, and five brothers, Carl, Ed, Sam, Howard and Tuxie Ballard.
She is survived by four daughters, Sharon Clendennen and husband, Eddie, of Altus, OK, Karen Newell and husband, Johnny, of Springer, OK, Peggy Mullen and husband, Gary, of Zionsville, IN, and LaDonna Aubrey and Jim Wiley of Ft. Worth, Texas; two sons, Geary Poling and wife, Sue, of Lawton, OK, and Danny Poling and wife, Judy, of Watauga, TX; fifteen grandchildren, Tina Kendall and husband, Mike, of Altus, OK, Thomas Clendennen of Oklahoma City, OK, Eddie Ray Clendennen and wife, Kaleigh, of Altus, OK, Jeff Harris and wife, Kristy, of Springer, OK, Jason Newell and wife, Valerie, of Stillwater, OK, Kara and Shelby Poling, both of Lawton, OK, Joseph Gray and wife, Amber, of Newark, TX, Danny Poling, Jr. and wife, Katherine, of Norman, OK, Michelle Poling of Ft. Worth, TX, Derik Savage and girlfriend, Cristina, of Indianapolis, IN, Lisa Tyler and husband, David, of Ft. Worth, TX, April Schauer of Colorado Springs, CO, and J.D. and Heather Aubrey, both of Ft. Worth, TX; two sisters, Kate Horton and husband, Ed, of Borger, TX, and Faye Dill and husband, Clint, of Springer, OK; and several great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends.
The Poling Family will greet friends Monday evening from 6 pm until 8 pm at Kincannon Funeral Home.
Ima Rae Ballard was born on March 2, 1932 to Charlie and Etta (Terrel) Ballard in Pettit, Oklahoma. She graduated from the Cherokee Indian School in Pettit, Oklahoma. She married J D Poling on September 21, 1951 in Childress, Texas. She was a restaurant owner and operator for many years; including Ima’s Family Restaurant and the Elk’s Golf and Country Club Restaurant. She was a member of the Tamarack Road Church of Christ. Ima enjoyed cooking, visiting with friends and traveling. She especially looked forward to the family reunions every year in Altus.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a sister, Francis Johns, and five brothers, Carl, Ed, Sam, Howard and Tuxie Ballard.
She is survived by four daughters, Sharon Clendennen and husband, Eddie, of Altus, OK, Karen Newell and husband, Johnny, of Springer, OK, Peggy Mullen and husband, Gary, of Zionsville, IN, and LaDonna Aubrey and Jim Wiley of Ft. Worth, Texas; two sons, Geary Poling and wife, Sue, of Lawton, OK, and Danny Poling and wife, Judy, of Watauga, TX; fifteen grandchildren, Tina Kendall and husband, Mike, of Altus, OK, Thomas Clendennen of Oklahoma City, OK, Eddie Ray Clendennen and wife, Kaleigh, of Altus, OK, Jeff Harris and wife, Kristy, of Springer, OK, Jason Newell and wife, Valerie, of Stillwater, OK, Kara and Shelby Poling, both of Lawton, OK, Joseph Gray and wife, Amber, of Newark, TX, Danny Poling, Jr. and wife, Katherine, of Norman, OK, Michelle Poling of Ft. Worth, TX, Derik Savage and girlfriend, Cristina, of Indianapolis, IN, Lisa Tyler and husband, David, of Ft. Worth, TX, April Schauer of Colorado Springs, CO, and J.D. and Heather Aubrey, both of Ft. Worth, TX; two sisters, Kate Horton and husband, Ed, of Borger, TX, and Faye Dill and husband, Clint, of Springer, OK; and several great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends.
The Poling Family will greet friends Monday evening from 6 pm until 8 pm at Kincannon Funeral Home.
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