Knapp, Polly Ann (Johnson)

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Updated: 20 Mar 2009

Daily Oklahoman, The
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
July 12, 1918, page 5

Knapp, Polly Ann (Johnson), age 79, of Bethany, passed peacefully away with her children by her side on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. She was born in Noble , OK, to Arthur Lewis and Lela Mae Henley, on Nov. 25, 1928. Born of Chickasaw Indian Heritage which she proudly passed on to her children, she attended Sulphur High School. She studied and graduated from the American Academy of Health Careers. She had a rewarding career as a medical assistant serving under the direction of J. Wm. Hood, M.D. for 22 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her two husbands, James Johnson and Arden Knapp, 2 sisters, 3 brothers, a nephew and 3 granddaughters. She is survived by daughters, Madonna Lane of Bethany, OK and Jamie Weaver and husband, Sam of Shawnee, OK; sons, Don Johnson of OKC, Pharon Johnson of McAlester, OK, Jack Johnson and wife, Cindy of Bethany, OK, Jimmy Johnson of Bethany, OK; 23 grandchildren, Donna Tran (Tommy) of Florida, Floyd Hatcher (Sherry) of MWC, OK, Jay Hatcher (Cindi) of MWC, OK, Janelle Hamilton of OKC, Dana Stanrich (Don) of OKC, Natasha Lanier (Warren) of Edmond, OK, Donald Johnson Jr. of Edmond, OK, Lauren Johnson of Edmond, OK, Scott Lyman, Dustin Weaver and David Weaver all of Broken Arrow, OK, Amy Uhlmann (Bill) of Minnesota, Jack and Jimmy Johnson of Bethany, OK, Heather McAda (Jake) of Texas, Josh, Jeremy, J. R ., Jared, Camille, Chastity, Cheyenne, and Jayla Johnson all of OKC; 24 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Dean Ellen Willis (Wayne) of OKC; special nieces and nephew, Charlotte Ann, Arthia Jane, Glenda, Anita and Leonard King (Nancy); and a host of other family and friends. The family would like to extend a special "Thank You" to Dr. Gigi Toma, Dr. D. Randel Allen, and Dr. Jimmie Jackson and the staff of St. Anthony Hospital, Fresenius Dialysis at Saints, DaVita Dialysis of Shawnee and South OKC, Grace Living Center Staff of Bethany, OK.

Services to celebrate her life will be at 1:00 PM, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, at Buchanan Funeral Service Chapel with burial to follow at Rose Hill Burial Park.

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