John Edward Womack

July 21, 1947 - February 2, 2020

John Edward Womack, passed from this life on February 2, 2020 in Claremore at the age of 72. He was born to the late John Womack and Juanita (Branum) Womack on July 21, 1947 in Phoenix, Arizona. After graduating from Checotah High School, John served in the United States Army. When he returned he attended OSU where he got his degree in Engineering and worked for East Central Electric for over thirty years. John was a farmer who loved working his cows. He enjoyed watching Thunder Basketball, OSU Football, and the Dallas Cowboys play. If he wasn't inside watching his teams play you could find him enjoying the outdoors. Spending time on his tractor brush hogging was his therapy or looking for a friendly game of blackjack. Above all he enjoyed spending time with his family and was always willing to lend a hand to anyone in need. John is preceded in death by his parents and son John Bradley Womack. He is survived by his wife Gayle Womack, daughter Sherri Baxter of Claremore, son T.J. Tidwell and wife Jessica of Muskogee, daughters Deanna Kay Blackwell and husband Sean, Stacey Dowden and husband Roy of Claremore, son Dean Simmons and wife Misty of Okmulgee, sister Gwen Cannon and husband Jimmy of Idaho, fifteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the McClendon-Winters Funeral Home Chapel in Okmulgee with Steve Beam officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Checotah.