Obituary

Connie Jo Colbert, 60, of Claremore, Oklahoma passed away on June 16, 2021. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, June 23, 2:00 p.m., at the Foyil High School Gym in Foyil, Oklahoma.

Connie Colbert, beloved mother, and grandmother grew up in Claremore, Oklahoma where she met her first love, James Colbert and from that marriage her son, Bradley Colbert was born in 1981. Shortly after the birth of her son, her husband passed away. Bring a young mother, she turned to family and friends to help her along the way. As life went on, she worked numerous jobs and it wasn’t until she moved to Foyil, Oklahoma and was offered a position at Foyil Public Schools as a custodian that she finally found a career that she truly loved. The school staff, faculty, and students became like family to her, especially since everyone there called her, Ms. Connie. After many years working for the school she retired. She spent the remainder of her life helping her son raise her grandsons and supporting them whether it be a sport event, band concert, or any life even event, she was there with never-ending love and support. She was everything you could have wished for in a mother/grandmother, sister, aunt, or friend. She will be forever loved and missed but never forgotten by anyone she met. She left a lasting touch on all who knew her.  

Connie was preceded in death by her husband, James Colbert, son, Randall Price, Jr., father, Cliff Mapes, mother, Pattye Wilcox, brother, Keith David, and sister, Eva Ramm.

She is survived by her son, Bradley Colbert, grandsons, Skyler Colbert and Peyton Colbert, siblings, Kay Emery, Kim Taylor, Roger Francis, and Charla White, aunt, Lahoma Kessler, David Dial, Sr., nieces and nephews, Tammy McCaskey, Michele Burnett, Bill Emery, Jack Nanney, Donna David, Shaun Daivd, Gary David, Shane Wilcox, Cheyenna Vickers, and numerous great cousins, nieces, and nephews.