Ted Vernon Wynn Jr.

Ted Vernon Wynn, Jr., of Afton, OK, went to his heavenly home Sunday morning, December 30, 2012 after an illness. Both the visitation and funeral service will be held at First Baptist Church, Miami, Oklahoma. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Friday, January 4 and the funeral service will be at 2 pm Saturday, January 5, 2013. Ted, 73, was born August 28, 1939, to Ted, Sr. and Velma (Beeves) Wynn at Welch, Oklahoma. He attended Grandview School west of Welch through sixth grade and completed through high school at Welch Schools. He attended NEO A &M College, Miami, Oklahoma, and Midwestern Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri. He married his high school sweetheart, Margaret �Sue� Shope, May 23, 1959 at Welch. They lived in Grants, New Mexico, where Ted worked in uranium mines. In late 1961, they moved back to family farm west of Welch to help parents with dairy. Following that, Ted moved his family to Miami, Oklahoma, where he operated Ted�s full-service Derby filling station on north Main Street. He enjoyed competing in Golden Gloves boxing and running his gym to train young boxers while in Miami. In 1965, Ted surrendered to the ministry. His first pastorate was Cleora Baptist Church, south of Afton, OK, followed by: Southeast Baptist Church, Commerce, OK; First Baptist Church, Afton, OK; First Baptist Church, Seneca, MO; First Baptist Church, Commerce, OK; First Southern Baptist Church, Independence, KS. Then, moved to Arcadia, KS as a Church Planter/ Home Missionary with the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board re-opening First Baptist Church, Arcadia and beginning New Life Mission, Frontenac, both north of Pittsburg, KS. In 2003, those two groups combined as New Life Mission at Mulberry, KS. Then they constituted as a church at their present, permanent location at Franklin, KS. Ted and Sue moved from Franklin back to Afton, OK in February, 2007, soon to be called back to First Baptist Church, Afton, as pastor in 2008 until resignation in 2012 due to illness. Ted is survived by wife, Sue, of the home; son, John and his wife, Annette, and children, Ryan and Ashley, of Seneca, MO; daughter, Melinda and her husband, Gene, of rural Afton; granddaughter, Marcy and her husband, Shannon, of Afton; grandson, Max, his wife, Victoria, and their son, Carter, of Joplin, MO. Also surviving are: sisters-- Catherine Jordan and Frances Short, both of Joplin, MO; brothers and sisters-in-law�Ralph and Loretta King, Bluejacket, OK; Doug and Juanita King, Welch, OK; Paul and Cheryl Wynn, Arvada, CO; Tom and Suzanne Wynn, Disney, OK; Ronnie and Lorraine Wynn, Ft. Scott, KS; Lonnie and LewAnn Wynn, Welch, OK; and brother-in-law James Shope and wife, Maxine, Neosho, MO. as well as a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, his mother, sister Mamie King, and brother Sam. Memorials can be made to First Baptist Church, PO Box 375, Afton, OK or Grand Lake Baptist Assembly (church camp) in care of Northeastern Baptist Association (NEBA) 1428 West 63rd Street, Grove, OK 74344. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.adcockfuneralhome.com

Ted Vernon Wynn Jr.

August 28, 1939 - December 30, 2012