JoDeBob McAlister, 91 of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at Belview Nursing Home, Oklahoma City. She was a homemaker. JoDeBob was born on December 9, 1918 to Silas Perry and Idabell (Hanlon) Rogers in Dallas, Texas. She was a member of the Church of The Nazarene in Dallas, Texas. She was Director of the Senior Staff of Ministry in Rogers, Ark.

JoDeBob was preceded in death by her husband, John Doyle McAlister, parents, Silas Perry and Idabell (Hanlon) Rogers, daughter-in-law, Julia McAlister, one brother and one sister.

JoDeBob is survived by her children, Bobbie Metcalf and husband John of Oklahoma City, Glenda King and her husband Larry of Tulsa, Okla., Wanda Craft a. her husband Buster of Tulsa, Okla., W Perry McAlister of Oklahoma City, and John W . McAlister and wife Marsha of Oklahoma City; 14 grandchildren, a. 21 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services have been set for Monday, December 28, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Tulsa First Church Of The Nazarene, 12th and Delaware, Tulsa, Okla. Officiating will be the the Revere. Fred Agee. Interment to follow at Green Hill Memorial Gardens.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Smith Funeral Horne, Sapulpa, Okla.

Complied and transcribed by Marti Graham, 2010.