On July 18, 1948, a girl was born to Willard Vernon Gullick Sr and Bessie Opal Marler Gullick in Tulsa, Ok. She was the 4th child of what would be 8 children. They named her Thelma Jean. We knew her as “Jean”. Her life here ended on Sunday, Nov 26, 2023. She had her best friend, Jim at her side for this last journey.

Jean’s early life was hard and it kept her from finishing school but never doubt that Jean had an education that built her into the woman we all knew and loved. She was smart , loving, and kind until someone she loved was harmed or hurt. She was the friend you wanted to have your back.

Jean did not have biological children of her own, however, she was blessed to have so many nieces and nephews and grandchildren, from all sides of the family, that her life was full of love. When she married Jim several of his children saw her as a mother and their children became her grandchildren. There were many she met in life also and loved that considered her as a mother or grandmother that one never saw her as childless. She was indeed the “ mother of many”. The stories and precious moments that Jean created with all of these children will span a lifetime, leaving nothing but cherished memories from long ago and so much love to fill the empty spaces.

She worked many years at a local chicken farm. That work provided her with the means to find ‘her hill’ and make a home there for over 40 years. She loved that hill.

Jean met Jim many years before they found their way to each other and married on May 30, 2010. In each other they found the missing parts of themselves. Together they were so good and had so much love to pass on to their families, their friends and even complete strangers. I think the thing that best sums Jean up is even though people would abuse her loving heart and use it against her she never let it harden her heart or keep her from loving the next person. In this world you usually see someone becoming bitter and cynical after a few hurts but Jean was never that way. She kept loving and helping right up to the last day of her life.

Jean loved many things. She loved life, she loved her family, she loved her little dogs, she loved the children, she loved God, she loved to sing even tho she’d tell you she ‘couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket’. She loved going to the local senior citizen homes and visiting/singing with them. She loved yard sales and thrift shops. She loved all the flowers but her favorites were daisies… the simple daisies you’d find growing in the pasture. She loved Christmas and she loved coffee. She loved to read and do craft projects. She always kept busy. She lived each day fully.

Jean is survived by many “children of the heart” : Don Woodard (wife Karen) of Princeton, Tx, Wade Woodard (wife Kandi) of Tomball, Tx, Henry Mason (wife Missy) of Memphis, Tn, Roger Mason (wife Margie) of Siloam Springs, Ar. She is survived by the following nieces and nephews: Juanita Thill, David Perez, Dorothea Hammons, Frankie Perez, Johnny Perez, Julia-Mae Perez , George Perez, Becky Climo (Kelsay) , James Kelsay, Vernon Gullick, III , Teresa Taylor, Cynthia Tuohy, Vernon Fletcher, Patty Vincent, Tonya Adams, Angela Gullick, Julia Gullick and Katie Gullick.

She is survived by 2 brothers: William Carroll Gullick (wife Julie) and David Eugene Gullick. She is survived by two sister-in-laws: Sharon Gullick and Rubie Gullick.

Jean was preceded in death by her parents: Willard Vernon Gullick and Bessie Opal Marler Gullick, sister Dorothy Perez (husband David), sister Edna Kelsay (husband Ray), brother Willard Vernon Gullick Jr, sister Freda Epperson, brother John Gullick , nephew Jesse Fletcher and nephew Julian Perez.

Jean will live on in so many hearts and in so many memories. 

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