Ozetta J Stringer

Ozetta (Jenks) Stringer was born December 7, 1935, in Concho, OK to Carl & Arabelle (Rogers) Jenks and passed from this life on May 24, 2024, at the age of 88.

After raising her sons to junior high age, Ozetta prepared for a career with Sunoco at the Tulsa refinery.  Here she had a 21-year career filling various administrative roles and finished as a time office assistant, where she personally handed out paychecks to the refinery hourly employees, leading to everyone there knowing “Ozetta.”

She was a loving mother and wife, a Christian who carried those beliefs to her children. She was extremely proud of her heritage as a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and a descendant of the Bourbannais Anderson family. She felt deeply for her hometown of Tecumseh and it made her so happy to support the community tax base when her property became the site of the McDonald’s on Gordon Cooper Drive.

Ozetta is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bobby Jean Stringer; her brother, Carlisle Jenks; and her sister, Mary Lou Post.  She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Brad Stringer and Steve & Susie Stringer; and her grandchildren, Braden Jared Stringer and Jordan Danielle Horstman and great-grandchild, Bryson Jack Stringer.

A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 31, at the Tecumseh Cemetery in Shawnee, OK where she will be laid to rest.