EDMOND —
J.B. (Jimmy Bryan) Chase, 76, formerly of Edmond, Okla., died Sunday, November 24, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio of complications from bladder cancer.
He was born September 13, 1936 in Elk City, Okla., and was a graduate of Edmond High School. He fell in love with broadcasting as a teenager, and hosted an early television dance program, “The Malt Shop,” on KOCO-TV in 1954. He married his high school sweetheart, Helen in 1955. In 1972, they moved their family to Cincinnati, where he began his 37-year career with WCPO-TV.
He is remembered for his commitment to family and service to the community.
J.B. is survived by Helen, his wife of 57 years; daughter Barbara Bowers (Blaine); son Jim Chase (Grace Malilay); six grandchildren, Sasha, Sara and Jack Bowers, and Olivia, Leah and Jovito Chase; four great grandchildren; sister Joy Haight (Allen) of Montgomery, Texas; and brother Cleon Chase of Berkley, Michigan.
A memorial will be 1 p.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013, in the Gotcher Room of the Gaylord University Center at Oklahoma Christian University, 2501 E. Memorial Rd., Edmond, 73013.
Obituaries
Related Photos
Discussion
J.B. Chase
- Obituaries
-
-
Kathryn Lewis Mangold
Kathryn (Kaye) L. Mangold, 97, died Wednesday, May 16, 2013, at Bradford Village care facility in Edmond, Okla. She was born November 14, 1915 in Fennimore, Wis. to William (Will) and Ethel (Lewis) Morrison.
-
Alice Maude Rose
Alice (Marty) M. Rose of Edmond, Okla. passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the age of 93.
-
Harold Edward Damron
Harold Edward Damron, 80, of Edmond, Okla. went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, May 10, 2013. He was born the youngest of six children on October 26, 1932, near Comanche, Okla. to Logan Wilkerson and Mollie Dear Damron.
-
Loyd Curtis Rice
Laugh out loud and love out loud. That’s what Loyd Curtis Rice did, and everyone responded in kind.
-
Randall Odes Owens
Randall Odes Owens, 62, was born August 26, 1950. After a courageous battle with Lymphoma, Randy awoke in the arms of Jesus on May 10, 2013.
-
Ralph Vernon Enlow, Jr.
Ralph Vernon Enlow, Jr., 80, died peacefully May 7, 2013. He was born December 2, 1932 to Ralph and Erma Enlow in Oklahoma City.
-
Richard Allen Knight, Jr.
Richard Allen Knight Jr. “Catfish”, 60, was born to Myrtle Marie and Richard Allen Knight Sr. on March 22, 1953 in Pauls Valley, Okla.
-
Richard E. Coulson
Richard E. Coulson, 70, of Edmond, Okla., died May 9, 2013, at home of cancer. He was born September 17, 1942, in Panhandle, Texas to Carroll M. Coulson and Mary E. (Davidson) Coulson.
-
Tammy Dawn Causey
Tammy Dawn Causey, 53, of Oklahoma City, Okla., passed away May 8, 2013 from respiratory failure. She was born April 8, 1960 in Ponca City, Okla.
-
Carl Orten Elmore
Carl Orten Elmore, 73, was born September 1, 1939 to Clyde and Irene Elmore in Oklahoma City, Okla.
- More Obituaries Headlines
-
