Joy Mcgough

Joy "Winfrey" McGough, 85, Hobart, OK passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015, in Hobart, Oklahoma. She was born on May 18, 1929, in Durant, Oklahoma to George Ray and Ruth Marie (Tignor) Robertson. Joy was very active as the communication Worker of America, serving as local steward, secretary and president. She also served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Joy worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone for 25 years before retiring. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Tulsa.

She is survived by one son, Keith Winfrey and wife Carroll, Mountain View, OK
one daughter, Marilyn Thrift and husband Joe, Hobart, OK
two step-sons
two step-daughters
four grandchildren, Alan Thrift and wife Sheri, Jacksonville, FL
Jason Thrift, Waycross, GA
Kenna "Joy" Berry and husband Chris, Seabeck, WA
Lindsey Pickle and husband Preston, Ft. Leavenwrith, KS
numerous step-grandchildren


She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Bill McGough, three brothers, one sister, one grandson Dustin Winfrey.

Funeral Services: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Ray & Martha's Funeral Chapel, Hobart, OK
Officiating: Rev. Chip Perkins
Burial: Carnegie Cemetery, Carnegie, OK, under the direction of Ray & Martha's Funeral Home, Hobart.