Juanita Marie Balentine was born April 21, 1930 in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of Rufus and Naomie (Guess) Cox. She passed from this life December 1, 2019 in Midwest City at the age of 89 years. Juanita was a legal secretary but retired after 20 years from the city of Oklahoma City. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edward Balentine; her children, Ricky Malone I, and Sondra Brierton; her grandson, Ricky Malone, II; siblings, Sue Farnsley, Jeanie Rambo and Jimmy Cox. She is survived by her grandchildren, Roderick Malone and Sondra Malone; great-grandchildren, Gianna Malone, Sonnie Roberts and Ember Roberts; daughter-in-law, Sherrie Malone; foster children, Carolyn Every, Marolyn Seymour and Carl Shipman, Elizabeth Shipman, Patricia Durbin; foster grandchildren, Arrah Walker and Amanda Wendel.