John R. Blue, Tulsa, Oklahoma, was born April 15, 1946 and entered his heavenly home September 6, 2016 at St. Francis Heart Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
John was preceded in death by his mother, Vernetta McLaughlin and Step-Father, Herb McLaughlin as well as one nephew and one niece.
He is survived by two sons, Chris Harjo (Leigh Ann), Topeka, Kansas, Roman Harjo (Ruth), Topeka, Kansas; three sisters, Shirley Owens, Overland Park, Kansas, Betty Dukes, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma and Midge Blue, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma; and a host of other relatives and friends.
John was employed with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation as the Secretary of Commerce and was an avid sport fan, but especially loved the Oklahoma Sooners.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 9, 2016 at the Dighton-Moore Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the Talihina New Cemetery in Talihina, Oklahoma.
Viewing will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Dighton-Moore Funeral Service, 116 North Main Street, Owasso, Oklahoma 74055.
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