Jerry Neal Maguffee passed from this life on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at his home in Edmond, OK, at the age of 92, after five weeks on hospice and around the clock loving and dedicated care by his only son, Kevin. He was born October 13, 1930 in Williford, Ark. to Oscar Lee and Ieuka Ochessa Maguffee.
As a young boy he moved with his parents and three brothers to Oklahoma City. A 1948 graduate of Northwest Classen High School, Jerry married Mary Etta Hall in 1955 and started a family. They moved to Yukon in 1961 where they raised all their children, attending Yukon Public Schools. He served his country in the United State Marine Corps, and was honorably discharged in 1952 as a private, later becoming 100% disabled due to PTSD and frost bite. He was also a Chosin Few and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
Jerry is survived by his five children: Daughter, Jeri Keith and husband Rick of Ardmore, OK; son, Kevin Maguffee of the home; daughter, Meri Maguffee of Oklahoma City; daughter, Keri Bailey of Lexington, OK, and daughter Marsha Goines of Oklahoma City; 13 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary of 16 years and the mother of his first four children; parents, Oscar and Ike Maguffee; three brothers and their spouses: Billy Jack and wife Pat, Bobby Lee and wife Inge, and Gary Joel (Bud) and wife Ellen; two grandchildren, Brian Joel Anthis and Lauren Whitney Totten, and nephews: Billy Maguffee, Ron Maguffee, Phil Maguffee, Jim Maguffee and Dave Maguffee.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at the Yanda & Son Funeral Home, Yukon, with interment following at the Yukon Cemetery where he will receive military honors.
Online condolences may be signed at www.yandafuneral.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Yanda & Son Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Yukon, OK.
