JEANNE GRANT DILLINGHAM
Jeanne Grant Dillingham, 60, of Tulsa passed away on January 17, 2008. She was born June 10, 1947, in Tulsa to parents Charles Brady Grant and Marilyn Vinson Georges.
She attended Holland Hall School and graduated from Monte Cassino in 1965. She also attended Loretta Heights College in Colorado. Jeanne was an Interna-tional Deb-utante, member of Junior League of Tulsa, Southern Hills Country Club, The Summit Club, and a Bible Study Group. She volunteered and supported The Tulsa Opera as well as the Tulsa Zoo. Jeanne dedicated her life to her children and grandchildren whom she loved dearly, who called her “NiNi”. She was an impeccable homemaker as well as funny, courageous, loved entertaining, cooking and was the author of a cookbook.
Her survivors include her daughter, Marilyn Louise Merne Hayes and her companion, Matthew Nolley; daughter, Brady Dillingham and son, Timothy Joseph Hayes, Jr. and his wife Meredith, all of Tulsa; father, Charles Grant and his wife Mona, of Denver, CO.; mother, Marilyn Georges, of Houston, Texas; sisters, Kathy Grant, of Portland, OR, Chrissy Trotter and her husband Kenny, of Santa Fe., NM, Poppi Massey, of Houston, Texas, Susie Lopez and her husband Rene, of New York, NY, and Connie Seay, of Tulsa; grandchildren, Madeline and Makenzie Hayes, and Matthew Nolley, Jr., all of Tulsa; and former husband Timothy Joseph Hayes, Sr.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom B. Dillingham; and brother, Alexander Georges.
There will be a rosary held at 7 p.m. Monday and Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, both at Christ the King Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family has asked that donations can be made to the American Heart or the American Diabetes Association in lieu of flowers.
Family and friends may leave online condolences at www.freemanharris.com. Under the direction of Freeman Harris Funeral Homes, 918-749-3333.
(Paid Obit 1-19-1)
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