Marie Kincannon

Marie Kincannon, 83, Altus, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015 at her home. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 PM Monday, May 4, 2015 at the Kincannon Funeral Home. The family will hold a private family burial. Marie Sorrells was born January 11, 1932 in Frederick, Oklahoma to Ray and Maggie Florene (Rose) Sorrells. She had three siblings; an older sister, Jeanne; a younger sister, Lou; and the youngest child, a brother, Jack. Marie was 5 years old when her mother died, leaving her father with four young children to raise. Consequently, all the children were placed in foster homes while their father, Ray, moved to California to seek employment. Marie attended first grade through the sixth grade in Frederick. At age 11 Marie was placed with the Ralph and Corrie Phillips family in Olustee, Oklahoma. She attended school in Olustee, beginning with the seventh grade, participated in school plays and basketball, and graduated with the class of 1950. She married Ted Kincannon on May 21, 1950. To this union, three children were born - Gary, Beverly and Phyllis. Ted had worked in insurance and furniture sales during the early years. The family had lived in Olustee, Altus, Duncan, Wichita Falls, Texas and Alexandria, Louisiana before settling in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1962. Ted was active in furniture sales and had established Kincannon Furniture at 902 D Avenue in Lawton in 1963. While in Lawton, Marie was a volunteer for the Lawton Junior Service League; the Lawton Jaycee Janes; the Lawton American Red Cross; the Lawton Indian Hospital and served as President of the Western Hills Elementary School P.T.A. The Kincannon's moved back to Altus in the Summer of 1968 when Ted and Ed Wiginton partnered to establish Capri Home Furnishings. Marie continued her volunteer work with the Jackson County DHS to provide toys and clothing to children. She had always felt the need to help the foster children and the underprivileged children because of her experience as a foster child. Marie was active in the furniture business, completing a four year course at the Southwest Home Furnishings Interior Design School in Dallas, Texas. She had always enjoyed decorating at the store and for their clients. She was a long time member of the Elm and Hudson Church of Christ where she volunteered preparing funeral meals and helped in various decorating projects over the years. Marie stayed very involved in her work; enjoyed cooking, traveling, gardening, music, her church friends and spending time with her family and her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; fotster parents; husband Ted; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bob and Jewel Kincannon; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Coy and Geraldine Watson; nephew, Rodney Watson and niece, Tania Marie Sorrells-Cord. Marie is survived by her son, Gary Kincannon and wife, Tracy; two daughters, Beverly Kincannon and Phyllis Noble; six grandchildren, Brandon Lee and wife, Stacy, Keely Pryor and husband, Brandon, Gavin Powers and wife, Katy, Grant Kincannon and wife, Elisabeth, Morgan Noble, and Kade Kincannon and wife, Caitlin; eleven great grandchilden, Jacob, Madison, Teytum, Leyla, Bennett, Landry, Maddox, Klein, Toby, Brogan and Piper; two sisters, Jeanne Perlis and Louise Casey; one brother, Jack Sorrells and wife, Wilma; half brother, Jerry Sorrells; two nieces, Kay Lee and Jacquie Tipton and husband, Danny; and nephews, Mark Porter and wife, Louise; Rick Banas, and Brent Sorrels and wife, Tara. Memorials may be made to: the WOSC Alumni Association; The Westview Boys Home in Hollis, Oklahoma; the Tipton Childrens Home in Tipton, Oklahoma or the charity of your choice. The Kincannon family will greet friends Sunday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.at the Kincannon Funeral Home. Additional parking for the service is available behind the funeral home, Best Western to the South or Western Sizzlin’ to the North. Family and friends unable to attend may log on to kincannonfuneralhome.com 30 minutes prior to the service, click on the “Live Services” tab to view the live webcast of the funeral. https://www.tributeslides.com/videos/embedded_video/4XL3B3DNRCH4RZJL