Minnie Lee Vann

Minnie Lee Vann was born on November 18th, 1950 in Tahlequah, Ok, the daughter of Jimmie and Charlotte (Osage) Keener Sr. She grew up with a brother, Jimmie and a sister, Alice, attended school in Hulbert and then attended classes to become a Certified Nurses Aide. This would be her life’s work she did for 20 years. She was the proud mother of three sons and two daughters, Sam, Mark, Mike, Lisa and Molly. She was a kind, loving woman with a servants heart and a sense of duty that meant she was there every day she was scheduled because she knew they needed her. When she had a little free time, you can bet it was spent with the children and grandchildren she adored. She loved to go to the kitchen and cook a big meal for them all to share. Holidays were always a lot of fun. She loved to do special things for the family. They would gather and spend the day laughing, joking and having fun. She loved to curl up on the couch and watch old westerns, Law and Order, Supernatural, Smallville and Christmas Disney movies. She kept her mind sharp with crosswords, and other activity books. She loved to hear the old gospel songs in Cherokee, and was a Baptist by faith. The Lord called this wonderful mother and grandmother home from her labors on Monday, May 17th, 2021 in Tahlequah, OK. She was 71 years old and will be greatly missed.

She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Mom and Dad, and several Aunts and Uncles.

Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Sam Vann and wife Kristi, Mike Vann, Mark Vann and wife Jodie, Lisa Vann and husband Carl, and Molly Vann-Hendricks and husband Presley, all of Tahlequah. She leaves one brother Jimmie Keener Jr and wife Tina and sister Alice keener all of Tahlequah, OK. She will live on in her grandchildren, John Henry Sanders, Danny Ray Sanders, Joseph Edward Sanders, Samantha Vann, Jacob Vann, Sam Vann III, Savannah Vann, Goxie Vann, Samanthia Vann, Christopher Vann, Summer Vann, Cherokee Hendricks, and Lakota Hendricks, Kadence Vann and Jase Vann, Adam Tyler Vann and Ethan Anthony Vann. She also has six adored great grandchildren, Ketaeyah, Atreus, Brian, Rebecca, Dakota, and Mikala Sanders, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends and loved ones.

Funeral services for Minnie lee Vann will be held on Monday, May 24th, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Reed-Culver Chapel with Pastor Sam Keener officiating. Pallbearers for Minnie include Mark Vann, Joseph Sanders, Mike Vann, Presley Hendricks, Chris Vann, Sam Vann and Matt Keener. Her honorary pallbearers include Danny Sanders, Carl Vann, and Samantha Vann. The family will have a visitation on Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Reed-Culver Funeral Chapel. She will be laid to rest at Swimmer Cemetery with the family she loved so much. Online condolences for her family may be left at www.reedculver.com.