Obituary of Allen Lindsey Jacks

Allen Lindsey Jacks was born February 15, 1945 in Tulsa, OK to Albert & Marie (Winters) Jacks and entered eternal life on December 7, 2018 at the age of 73.

Allen entered the work stage at an early age working as a teen delivering blue prints on a bicycle in downtown Tulsa.  From there he was employed in numerous fields including 7 ½ years of working for Pryor Foundry until their closing.  He retired from Fabwell Corporation as their maintenance technician after 15 years. Allen enjoyed socializing with friends and family but his greatest love was fishing on the Illinois River where he spent many years.

Preceded in death by his parents and his brother Tommy Joe Winters Allen is survived by his wife of 54 years, Bonnie Jean (Helscel) Jacks; his sisters-in-law, Betty Winters of Salmon, ID, Sherry Sappington and husband Dan of Pryor, OK; his nephews, Keith Sappington and Kevin Sappington both of Pryor, OK; his grand nephews, Beau Daniel and Ronnie Alan of Pryor; his grandnieces, Kaitlynn Paige and Karlie Lynn also of Pryor, OK; his uncles, Russell Foster of Tulsa, OK and Frank Foster of Jenks, OK; his aunt, Sue Wallace of Sapulpa, OK; and many cousins and their families. 

He will lie in state Tuesday, December 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. and his funeral will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 12, all at the Ninde Brookside Funeral Home and Chapel.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1893, Memphis, TN 38101-9950

Ninde Brookside Chapel 918-742-5556   www. ninde.com