George Gene Pingleton
1927 - 2018 (90 years)-
Name George Gene Pingleton Birth 28 Aug 1927 Haileyville, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Death 13 Jul 2018 Oklahoma [3, 4] Burial Elmwood Cemetery, Hartshorne, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma [4] Person ID I1402 Robinson Last Modified 20 Jun 2023
Father Julius Boss Pingleton, b. 15 Dec 1889, Brodhead, Rockcastle County, Kentucky d. 24 Jul 1964, Newkirk, Kay County, Oklahoma (Age 74 years) Mother Rachel Agnes Hendricks, b. 27 Apr 1894, Kentucky d. 6 Apr 1931, Hartshorne, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma (Age 36 years) Marriage 15 Aug 1915 Pittsburg County, Oklahoma Family ID F368 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 28 Aug 1927 - Haileyville, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma 
Death - 13 Jul 2018 - Oklahoma 
Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Hartshorne, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Pingleton Aug. 28, 1927 - July 13, 2018 TAHLEQUAH George Gene Pingleton was born Aug. 28, 1927, in Haileyville, OK to Rachel Hendricks Pingleton and Julius Boss Pingleton. He attended Oklahoma and Texas public schools and graduated from McAlester High School in 1945. He was inducted into the U.S. Navy. Following his discharge in 1946, he enrolled at The University of Oklahoma and received his B.S. degree in education in 1950. He was employed by Ponca City Schools to teach science at McKinley elementary school, and from 1956 to 1960, was Principal of Liberty school. He married Nora Ruth Kirk in Enid, OK in 1951, and their children are Jane Ann, Joan Ellen, and Susan Gayle. Jane & Robert Evans live in Hedgesville, WV. Joan and Gary Barnoskie live in Vian, OK and have two sons; Isaac & Courtney live in Vian and have one daughter, Brynn; Jonathan lives in Tulsa, OK. Susan & Lenny Sansanowicz live in Los Angeles with daughter, Zoe Rachel. He received his M.S. and Ed.D. degrees at Oklahoma State University. From 1962 to 1966, he was Oklahoma City School's Elementary Director. He was the Superintendent of Stillwater Schools from 1966 to 1972. He returned to the OU College of Education and taught School Administration and Public School Law. At the time of his retirement in 1988, he was the Associate Dean of the college. He co-authored the publication "Financing Education In Oklahoma," which was published by Oklahoma State School Board Association. Upon his retirement in Dec. 1988, the President and Regents of OU issued the following citation: "The University of Oklahoma Confers the Title of Professor Emeritus of Education on George G. Pingleton In Grateful Recognition of More Than Fifteen Years of Service to Oklahoma University. A Demonstrated Leader in Teacher Education Reform. He is Considered an Authority on Oklahoma School Law. For Many Years he Represented the College on the Oklahoma State Professional Standards Board, Influencing Many Issues Pertaining to the Professional Standards of Teaching in the State of Oklahoma." A Private Memorial for the family will be at a later date. Services were entrusted to the Hart Funeral Home, of Tahlequah, OK.
Published by Oklahoman on Jul. 15, 2018.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/oklahoman/name/george-pingleton-obituary?id=13740053
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- Pingleton Aug. 28, 1927 - July 13, 2018 TAHLEQUAH George Gene Pingleton was born Aug. 28, 1927, in Haileyville, OK to Rachel Hendricks Pingleton and Julius Boss Pingleton. He attended Oklahoma and Texas public schools and graduated from McAlester High School in 1945. He was inducted into the U.S. Navy. Following his discharge in 1946, he enrolled at The University of Oklahoma and received his B.S. degree in education in 1950. He was employed by Ponca City Schools to teach science at McKinley elementary school, and from 1956 to 1960, was Principal of Liberty school. He married Nora Ruth Kirk in Enid, OK in 1951, and their children are Jane Ann, Joan Ellen, and Susan Gayle. Jane & Robert Evans live in Hedgesville, WV. Joan and Gary Barnoskie live in Vian, OK and have two sons; Isaac & Courtney live in Vian and have one daughter, Brynn; Jonathan lives in Tulsa, OK. Susan & Lenny Sansanowicz live in Los Angeles with daughter, Zoe Rachel. He received his M.S. and Ed.D. degrees at Oklahoma State University. From 1962 to 1966, he was Oklahoma City School's Elementary Director. He was the Superintendent of Stillwater Schools from 1966 to 1972. He returned to the OU College of Education and taught School Administration and Public School Law. At the time of his retirement in 1988, he was the Associate Dean of the college. He co-authored the publication "Financing Education In Oklahoma," which was published by Oklahoma State School Board Association. Upon his retirement in Dec. 1988, the President and Regents of OU issued the following citation: "The University of Oklahoma Confers the Title of Professor Emeritus of Education on George G. Pingleton In Grateful Recognition of More Than Fifteen Years of Service to Oklahoma University. A Demonstrated Leader in Teacher Education Reform. He is Considered an Authority on Oklahoma School Law. For Many Years he Represented the College on the Oklahoma State Professional Standards Board, Influencing Many Issues Pertaining to the Professional Standards of Teaching in the State of Oklahoma." A Private Memorial for the family will be at a later date. Services were entrusted to the Hart Funeral Home, of Tahlequah, OK.
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