Norma Jean Cheek, age 90, born in Byng, OK to John Herbert and Jewel Ester (Hobbs) Winters Feb. 7, 1928, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Dec. 21, 2018. Norma grew up in Byng and attended school there. She acquired a passion for basketball and this carried throughout her life. Her competitive nature and drive helped her earn a scholarship to Connors State College in Warner, OK where she met the love of her life, George A. Cheek Jr. whom she married in 1947. They ended up moving to Midwest City to start a new life after college. She attended Central State University and achieved her Master’s Degree in Education.
She raised two boys; George and Mike, taught 1st grade and coached basketball for 36 years at Traub Elementary, was the tennis coach at Carl Albert High School for 10 years and an avid tennis player in her own right. She took a lot of pride in being a member of Sooner Baptist Church of Midwest City where she taught Sunday School since the Sixties. She was preceded in death by her husband George A Cheek Jr., son Dr. George A. Cheek III, and her brother Roy L. Winters. She is survived by her devoted dog Sammie, son Michael Cheek, sister Peggy Oakley, brother Kenneth Winters, grandchildren; Shanie Cain, Preston Cheek, Kelly Mills, Chris Cheek, Jordan Potter, Didre Park, Jamie Purkeypile and spouses. Also surviving are her great-grandchildren, Braden Cain, Gunner Cain, Ellie Cheek, Milo Cheek, Audre Mills, Kate Mills and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018 at Bill Eisenhour Northeast Chapel, 8805 NE 23rd St., OKC, OK with burial to follow at Arlington Memory Gardens, Midwest City, OK.
