Deborah June Phariss

Deborah Phariss Celebration of Life
Deborah June Phariss, 60, of Anadarko, Oklahoma passed away peacefully at her home on April 12, 2019 after a short illness. She was born June 21, 1958 in Atlanta, Georgia to James T. Stokley and Joyce (Isaacs) Stokley. She attended high school in Anadarko, graduating with the class of 1976. June married Mark Phariss April 19, 1991 in Apache, Oklahoma, and they lived on Mark's family farm in Broxton until Mark's death in 2011. June enjoyed the solitude of living on the farm (not so much the chores she had to do when she got home from work!), but when Mark passed, she decided to move to Anadarko to be closer to work and family.
June worked for Anadarko Bank and Trust for over twenty years in many capacities even working for a time as the Carnegie branch manager. She loved her co-workers and many of them remained her closest friends. She was an artist and poet and after retirement she spent many hours journaling and sketching. Mark introduced June to the world of Nascar, and she loved keeping up with the car races and her favorite racers. Football, basketball, golf...she loved all sports, and would spend many hours following her favorite teams. If she was with the Stokleys, her favorite team was OU. If she was with the McGugans, her alliance switched to OSU...she loved ALL Oklahoma teams!
Her love of Jesus never wavered. She was saved at an early age and attended the First Pentecostal Holiness Church of Apache until she moved to Anadarko, and then she became a member of the Anadarko First Baptist Church. Everyone who came in contact with June commented on her sweet spirit. She had a ready smile and a kind word for everyone.
She is survived by:
Father: James Stokley and wife, Margie of Anadarko, Ok
Mother: Joyce (Isaacs) Rutledge of Tahlequah, OK
Sister: Sandy Harris and husband, Roger of Anadarko, OK
3 Brothers: Michael Stokley and wife, Cathy of Talala, OK
Mark McGugan and wife, Terri, of OKC
Donnie McGugan and wife, Julie, of Shelbyville, Indiana
Nieces and Nephews:
Jessie (Harris) Peach and husband, Eric of Anadarko, Oklahoma and their children Pryce and Paicyn
Taylor (Harris) Clarke and husband, Case of Anadarko and their daughter, Clare.
Garrett, Addison, and Greysen Stokley of Talala, OK
Kellen McGugan and wife, Julie of OKC
Cameron McGugan of Shelbyville, Indiana
Dawn Collins of Shelbyville, Indiana
Brother-In- Laws: Carroll Phariss and wife, Paula of Anadarko and their son, Carey
Larry Phariss of Mississippi
Russell Phariss of Mississippi
The family would like to give special thanks to Larry Smith for always being there for June.

June was preceded in death by husband, Mark Phariss, and maternal grandparents, Dorothy and J.B. Isaacs and paternal grandparents, Emory and Beula Stokley and nephew, Leslie Phariss

Funeral Service: 2:00pm Tuesday, April 16, 2019
First Baptist Church, Anadarko, OK
Interment: Memory Lane Cemetery, Anadarko, OK
Officiating: Rev. Lynn Bellamy and Rev. Bud Jones

Services under the direction of Ray and Martha's Funeral Home, Anadarko