Wrights & Maxeys of Monroe County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
Wrights & Maxeys of Monroe County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
NameSMITH, Jacqualine 
, 3C2R
, 3C2RBirth Date6 Nov 1926 Age: 96
Birth PlaceStringtown, Atoka County, Oklahoma
FatherSMITH, George Elvin (1903-1982)
MotherBRASFIELD, Reba Estelle (1903-1970)
Misc. Notes
OCTOBER 6, 2016 by UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
Mrs. Jacqueline McEntire, center, holds the honorary degree she received from Southeastern Thursday. Joining her are her children, Susie McEntire-Eaton, Alice Foran, Pake McEntire, and Reba McEntire.
DURANT, Okla. – For more than 70 years, Mrs. Jacqueline Smith McEntire has been an advocate for education and community service.
That dedication and lifetime of achievement was formally recognized Thursday as Southeastern Oklahoma State University conferred an Honorary Bachelor Degree in Public Education and Community Service to Mrs. McEntire.
Numerous family members – including children Pake McEntire, Susie McEntire-Eaton, Reba McEntire, and Alice Foran – joined friends and University students and faculty in a special ceremony in the Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Offering remarks on behalf of Higher Education at the event were Chancellor Glen D. Johnson, Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education Chair John Massey, Regional University System of Oklahoma Regent Chair Lake Carpenter, and Southeastern president
Mrs. McEntire, who will celebrate her 90th birthday next month, also offered remarks.
Congratulating Mrs. Jacqueline McEntire on receiving her honorary degree from Southeastern are Regent John Massey, Chair of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; Southeastern president Sean Burrage; Regent Lake Carpenter, Chair of the Regional University System of Oklahoma Board of Regents; and Chancellor Glen D. Johnson.
Mrs. McEntire served five school districts in southeastern Oklahoma for almost 20 years as a teacher, secretary and librarian. She graduated from high school at the age of 16 and became a certified teacher through the Oklahoma State Department of Education at age 18. Mrs. McEntire began teaching grades 1-8 at Tipperary School in 1943 and later taught high school business for one year.
During this time, Mrs. McEntire spent many summers attending Southeastern State College, earning 95 credit hours towards her degree in education. However, the pursuit of her degree was put on hold when she married Clark McEntire and they started a family.
“I would listen to Mama tell stories about catching the Greyhound from Limestone Gap to Durant to attend summer school at Southeastern and then teach students in the fall,’’ Susie McEntire-Eaton said. “That’s wanting to be a people changer. I began searching for a way to honor her hard work and dedication to the field of education. She’s a woman of many talents, gifts, strengths and endearing treasures. And by treasures, I’m speaking purely in human terms.”
In 1962, Mrs. McEntire returned to public education and served as librarian and secretary of Kiowa Schools until 1973 when her middle daughter, Reba, graduated from Kiowa High School and started college at Southeastern. Two of Mrs. McEntire’s daughters earned degrees at Southeastern: Reba earned a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education-Fine Arts at Southeastern in 1976, and Alice earned a Bachelor’s in Education (Home Economics-Social Studies) in 1973.
In addition, Mrs. McEntire’s mother-in-law Alice Hayhurst and niece Rickie Thompson are graduates of Southeastern.
“It is an honor for Southeastern to be involved in recognizing Mrs. McEntire for her lifelong devotion to education,’’ President Burrage said. “It is especially appropriate when you remember that Southeastern was founded to educate teachers and that legacy continues today. Throughout her life, Mrs. McEntire has emphasized the importance of education. She is a true inspiration for all of us at Southeastern.’’
Mrs. Jacqueline McEntire, center, holds the honorary degree she received from Southeastern Thursday. Joining her are her children, Susie McEntire-Eaton, Alice Foran, Pake McEntire, and Reba McEntire.
DURANT, Okla. – For more than 70 years, Mrs. Jacqueline Smith McEntire has been an advocate for education and community service.
That dedication and lifetime of achievement was formally recognized Thursday as Southeastern Oklahoma State University conferred an Honorary Bachelor Degree in Public Education and Community Service to Mrs. McEntire.
Numerous family members – including children Pake McEntire, Susie McEntire-Eaton, Reba McEntire, and Alice Foran – joined friends and University students and faculty in a special ceremony in the Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Offering remarks on behalf of Higher Education at the event were Chancellor Glen D. Johnson, Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education Chair John Massey, Regional University System of Oklahoma Regent Chair Lake Carpenter, and Southeastern president
Mrs. McEntire, who will celebrate her 90th birthday next month, also offered remarks.
Congratulating Mrs. Jacqueline McEntire on receiving her honorary degree from Southeastern are Regent John Massey, Chair of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; Southeastern president Sean Burrage; Regent Lake Carpenter, Chair of the Regional University System of Oklahoma Board of Regents; and Chancellor Glen D. Johnson.
Mrs. McEntire served five school districts in southeastern Oklahoma for almost 20 years as a teacher, secretary and librarian. She graduated from high school at the age of 16 and became a certified teacher through the Oklahoma State Department of Education at age 18. Mrs. McEntire began teaching grades 1-8 at Tipperary School in 1943 and later taught high school business for one year.
During this time, Mrs. McEntire spent many summers attending Southeastern State College, earning 95 credit hours towards her degree in education. However, the pursuit of her degree was put on hold when she married Clark McEntire and they started a family.
“I would listen to Mama tell stories about catching the Greyhound from Limestone Gap to Durant to attend summer school at Southeastern and then teach students in the fall,’’ Susie McEntire-Eaton said. “That’s wanting to be a people changer. I began searching for a way to honor her hard work and dedication to the field of education. She’s a woman of many talents, gifts, strengths and endearing treasures. And by treasures, I’m speaking purely in human terms.”
In 1962, Mrs. McEntire returned to public education and served as librarian and secretary of Kiowa Schools until 1973 when her middle daughter, Reba, graduated from Kiowa High School and started college at Southeastern. Two of Mrs. McEntire’s daughters earned degrees at Southeastern: Reba earned a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education-Fine Arts at Southeastern in 1976, and Alice earned a Bachelor’s in Education (Home Economics-Social Studies) in 1973.
In addition, Mrs. McEntire’s mother-in-law Alice Hayhurst and niece Rickie Thompson are graduates of Southeastern.
“It is an honor for Southeastern to be involved in recognizing Mrs. McEntire for her lifelong devotion to education,’’ President Burrage said. “It is especially appropriate when you remember that Southeastern was founded to educate teachers and that legacy continues today. Throughout her life, Mrs. McEntire has emphasized the importance of education. She is a true inspiration for all of us at Southeastern.’’
Spouses
Birth Date30 Nov 1927
Birth PlaceGraham, Carter County, Oklahoma
Death Date24 Oct 2014 Age: 86
Death PlaceAtoka, Atoka County, Oklahoma
OccupationProfessional Cowboy and Cattle Rancher
Misc. Notes
Clark was a member of Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association and held card #816. He was World Champion Steer Roper in 1957, 1958, and 1961.
At the age of 19, he won the All-Around title at The Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon. He still holds the record of being the youngest contestant to ever win the All-Around for that rodeo. He was also a member of Texas & Southwest Cattle Raisers Association since 1969.
Steer Roping • Inducted 1979
Clark McEntire, who has three world titles to his credit, has said everything he has accumulated in life has come from professional rodeo. In the early 1950s, McEntire won a car, and with $500 he had saved, he bought 40 acres of land south of Kiowa, Okla. Since then, he has parlayed that stake into 8,000 acres of grazing land and lives a comfortable life. Like most ropers, McEntire attributes much of his success to his roping horse, a brown gelding named Joe. Don McLaughlin, another world champion, said Joe was one of the best steer roping horses of all time. McEntire was born Nov. 30, 1927, in Graham, Okla.
At the age of 19, he won the All-Around title at The Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon. He still holds the record of being the youngest contestant to ever win the All-Around for that rodeo. He was also a member of Texas & Southwest Cattle Raisers Association since 1969.
Steer Roping • Inducted 1979
Clark McEntire, who has three world titles to his credit, has said everything he has accumulated in life has come from professional rodeo. In the early 1950s, McEntire won a car, and with $500 he had saved, he bought 40 acres of land south of Kiowa, Okla. Since then, he has parlayed that stake into 8,000 acres of grazing land and lives a comfortable life. Like most ropers, McEntire attributes much of his success to his roping horse, a brown gelding named Joe. Don McLaughlin, another world champion, said Joe was one of the best steer roping horses of all time. McEntire was born Nov. 30, 1927, in Graham, Okla.
Marr Date17 Mar 1950
Marr PlaceAtoka, Atoka County, Oklahoma
ChildrenReba Nell (1955-)