Lavonna Nadine (Staley) Lee

Funeral services for Lavonna Nadine (Staley) Lee, 90, of Turley, OK, were held Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Sperry Christian Church in Sperry, OK. Pastor Ryan Bordner officiated. Casket bearers were Randy Corley, Jim Lee III, Daryl Owens, Levi Corley, Andrew Jocoy, Mason Owens, and Matthew Supernaw.

Nadine, as most knew her by, was born August 24, 1935, in Vera, OK, to James Fred Staley and Capitola (Laughery) Staley. She passed away October 2, 2025, in Binger, OK.

Nadine attended Cherokee School and rode her horse 37th St. N. and N. Peoria to school every day. She was a woman of many talents, she worked for Frank W. Murphy Co., Megadine Co., AMPI-Badger Motor Co., was a truck driver at one point, and also worked as a waitress at the Chuckwagon Diner in Sperry for many years. Nadine also worked at a nursing home for 15 years. She roller danced, modeled, and trained horses. She was a member of the Turley Round-Up Club, where she attended and participated in various rodeos over the years. Nadine rode her one and only bull in 1975 at the Pawhuska rodeo. Nadine married at 17 and raised 4 children. She had a wonderful husband, and he was the love of her life. She owned her own bar, at 18. Nadine overcame a lot in her life, including beating colon cancer at such a young age. Her daughter, Lavona Sue, was blind and she was the first blind person to ever set on a grand jury case. Nadine loved gardening and tending to her roses. she loved to bake, and would call Kristen and say, “I made you and the kids some of Granny’s delicious brownies.” They were the best brownies. Kristen loved listening to her Granny Nadine tell stories of her younger years. She loved her grandbabies, and they are so grateful for the time they got to spend with her before she passed. Nadine had a huge heart, and was a sweet, loving, yet tough and feisty woman. There was never a dull moment with Nadine. She always reminded LaDawna to never make deals with God. She always said, “Just do better, and to love the Lord with all your heart!” She loved the Lord and was a long-time member of the Sperry Christian Church for many years. She was one of kind. Nadine was loved by so many and will be greatly missed every day. Until we see you again…

She is survived by her grandchildren, Misty Ingalls and husband, Jason, Randy Corley and wife, Michelle, Daryl Owens and wife, Kylie, Kristen Lee, Jim Lee, III, LaDawna Supernaw, and Matthew Supernaw; 31 great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Lee, I; sons, James Robert Stevens and Jim Lee, II; daughters, Lavona Sue Kendall and Mary "Kathy" Spurgeon; son-in-law, James Spurgeon; granddaughter, Wynema Hutchcraft; grandson, Jeremiah “J.J.” Corley; great-granddaughter, Mya; and her parents, James and Capitola Staley.

Arrangements and services were entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home, Sperry.

Online condolences to the family can be made at johnsonsperry.com.