Janice Sue (Schimmel) Degraffenreid passed away Sept. 26, 2024. Janice was born October 17, 1946, in Shawnee, OK to Vernon Doc Schimmel and Mildred Louise (Peltier) Beagle. She attended Shawnee schools before earning her Associates Degree from Claremore Junior College. She then began her career in healthcare where she was a long-time care giver. She also had worked for the CPN. ball park complex and CPN East Health Clinic with her CPN family, who she loved and cared for deeply.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a son: Jerry Martin, brothers: Richard, James, Robert, and Gerald Schimmel, and two sisters: Mildred Ann Henry and Phyllis Treat.
She is survived by three children: Alan Martin and wife Cindy of Franktown, CO, Andy Martin of OKC, and Tammie Giem and husband Joe of Muskogee, grandchildren: Thomas Martin, Christy Martin, Coy Martin, Jared Giem and wife Bethany, Joshua Giem and Sydney Patton, Emrie Patton and Noah Patton, Jamaul and Lindsey Collum, Isaiah Cullom and Jayden Cullom, one brother: Dennis Schimmel and wife Crystal, nieces: Stephanie Clutter and Susan Gregg, and numerous other nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
A memorial service with Rocky Barrett officiating, will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 3, 2024 at Walker Funeral Chapel with CPN Chairman Rocky Barrett officiating. Burial of cremains to follow at Johnson Cemetery.
