Collinsville, Oklahoma
April 30, 2016 (Online May 8th)
John H. Middleton II
John H. Middleton, Jr.
Born: May 21, 1923 -- Died: April 30, 2016

Was Second Generation
Collinsville City Engineer
U.S. Veteran John H. Middleton, Jr. was born on May 21, 1923 in Collinsville, Oklahoma to parents John H. and Lelah May Middleton. He passed from this life on April 30th, 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

John attended Collinsville schools and graduated from Collinsville High School in 1941. He graduated from the University of Tulsa and was a veteran of the Army Air Corp, stationed in Panama during his service.

He married Marquise O. Tyler in 1950 and their union produced two children J.H. & Marcie Dene. He was a partner with Colpitt, Middleton, and Nickel Engineering, retiring in 1985. John enjoyed many hobbies and pursuits throughout his life to include hunting, fishing, photography, wine making, bowling and dancing. He was blessed with many wonderful lifelong friends as a result. He also coached little league baseball teams for several years and enjoyed retelling stories about the players and team rivalries later in his life. He served as the Collinsville City Engineer for several years and was involved with planning the Collinsville ‘Old Timers’ Class reunions for many years. He enjoyed watching his grandchildren grow up and begin their careers and families. He was preceded in death by his wife Marquise of 54 years in 2004, sister Marcella Colpitt and his parents.

Surviving family members include son, J.H. & daughter-in-law Wilma Middleton of Jenks, OK, daughter Marcie Bradley & son-in-law, Will Bradley of Yukon, OK, grandchildren, Tara Daugherty, Tulsa, Dr. Adam Meledeo, San Antonio, TX, Travis Middleton, Tulsa, Sasha Bradley, Oklahoma City, Taylor Bradley, Bethany OK, and Jenny Howell, Eufaula, OK and nine great grandchildren. Nephew John M. Turner of Grand Lake and niece Lynn Turner Bradley of Colorado Springs, CO. Two special friends, Mary Golden, his companion for several years, and Esther Leach, his care-giver for the past 6 years and housekeeper/friend for over 40 years.
He was dearly loved and will be missed.

Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016 at the Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at the Sunnyside Cemetery in Caney, Kansas.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org), American Heart Association (www.heart.org), or the American Cancer Association (www.cancer.org).

Memorial Service:

Friday, May 06, 2016
1:00 PM

Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home Chapel
1302 W. Main
Collinsville, OK 74021

 
~30 Years Ago -- From February 19, 1986 --
"The Collinsville News" --

The retirement of John Middleton II from the engineering firm of Colpitt, Middleton and Nickles marks the end of an era which began on Christmas day of 1899. That was the day John Middleton I arrived in Collinsville. The first John Middleton erected the first stone and first brick buildings on Collinsville's Main Street; was chairman of the city council when Collinsville's light, water and sewer systems were originally installed; drilled gas wells which furnished fuel for the B. Z. and Prime Western Smelters; built an ice plant which supplied the needs of Collinsville and surrounding communities; served as Collinsville's mayor; helped the city in other ways too numerous to mention; stuck it out during the great depression when other businesses were leaving this town in droves; and lived to see his son, John Middleton number two, help get the city back on it's feet during the 1950s.

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John H. Middleton II (Born: May 21, 1923 - Died: April 30, 2016) -- Collinsville -- Services Pending -- Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home.

Ted Wright Comment:
I was sadded yeaterday (4/30/3016) to hear of the passing of John H. Middleton II. I had last seen him at Blackie Henshall's funeral in March and he looked very frail then. J.H. II's son, J.H. III, was my school and church classmate. J.H. II was one of my youth baseball coaches (along with Bob Williams and Bob Schultheiss) and I have memories of riding with the team in the back of his red pickup to neighboring communities for games. I also remember practicing baseball in a cow pasture behind John Middleton's house and being careful not to step in the cow patties.


I used this (early-1960s?) photo of the Nitehawks at Sallee Field online in 2006 when Bob Williams passed away. Coach Middleton was on the far right. And the 1986 story of his retirement as city engineer was just recently re-published in the Times Star. -- Ted Wright -- 4/30/2016

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