John’s Obituary John Hoyte Lister was born September 7, 1931 in Maysville, Oklahoma to Gaston and Freda (Colley) Lister. He passed away Monday, May 26, 2019, Memorial Day, at his home in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. He was 87 years old.
John was raised in Maysville, Oklahoma, working side by side with his father to help care for and support his family, working with cattle, horses and farm animals. On April 4, 1952, he married Geraldine Bettis in Maysville, Oklahoma. They began their family with daughter, Valorie Jean, and 19 months later Randal Harold followed.
John entered the army and served during the Korean War for 18 months. After returning, he worked in the oil fields briefly before moving his family to Oklahoma City to enroll in barber college and welcoming another son, Danny Ray to the growing family. After completing barber college, another daughter, Vickie Jane, was added to the family.
Several barbering jobs followed with time living in Pauls Valley, Lexington, and then Paoli, Oklahoma when he decided to start his own business in Pauls Valley naming his shop the “Tip Top Barbershop”. He relocated the shop 3 times in Pauls Valley until he found the location he wanted as a permanent home for his business. He ran his business until retiring after 50 years on October 10, 2007.
If asked what his greatest achievement was, he would tell you it was his family. He was devoted and proud of his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was loved by so many. John is survived by his wife of 67 years, Geraldine, two daughters, Valorie and her husband Ralph Abercrombie of Edmond, OK and Vickie and her husband Norman Cantrell of Lawton OK, and two sons, Randy Lister and his wife Angela of Oklahoma City and Danny Lister and his wife Yael of St. Petersburg, Florida.
He was proud of his grandchildren, Brian Abercrombie, Nathan Abercrombie, Paul Abercrombie Jennifer Abercrombie Foster, Jeremy Lister, Tracy Lister, Lee Cantrell, Hannah Cantrell, Gaelen Cantrell, Hattie Wariner, Haddas Mixon, Jason Lingenselter and 10 great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, 1 brother and 3 sisters. He is survived by one brother, Darryl Lister of Texas.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 2:30 pm at Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Norman Cantrell. Interment will be at Maysville Cemetery under the direction of Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the family’s guestbook at the Guest Book link on this page.
.
If you found any mistakes, or you would like to add/remove to this obituary, please contact us by email: info@obituary.memorial. We never ask money for this.
