John Allen Megehee

As written by John A. Megehee) John Allen Megehee was born in Tribbey, Oklahoma on October 8, 1937.  He was the youngest child of John Elbert Megehee and Bricie Jewell (Abston) Megehee.  He was born with a cleft palate, the doctor called "the worse he had ever seen, this baby cannot live."  John Allen graduated from Tribbey High School in 1956.  He enrolled at Murray State College of Tishomingo, Oklahoma and one semester at Oklahoma University of Norman, Oklahoma.  He worked two years at Griffin Memorial Hospital, the nervous hospital, in Norman.  He then went to work for Western Electric, AT&T, and Lucent Technologies in Oklahoma City.  He married Helen Elaine (Henry) on December 22, 1967 until her death in 2001.  They had one son, John Ara Megehee.  John Ara married Suzie (Foreman) Megehee, they had two sons Jackson and Benjamin Megehee.  John Allen is preceded in death by his parents John and Bricie, brother Wayland Megehee and his wife Anita, and their son Keith, brother Herschel Megehee and his son Steven and daughter Kathy. John Allen passed away Sunday, January 19, 2025, at the age of 87. 

Visitation will be 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Cooper Funeral Home, Tecumseh, OK.  Service will be 11:00 AM Thursday, January 23, 2025 at First Baptist Church of Bethany, 3800 N. Mueller Ave, Bethany, OK 73008, with Reverend Charles Womack officiating. Burial will follow at 2:00 PM Tribbey Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh. Please join the celebration of John’s life through Cooper Funeral Home’s Facebook page for live streaming of the service.