OKEMAH, Oklahoma — JoAnn Ruth Gable, 97, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2025, at Heritage Villages in Okemha, Oklahoma. She was born on January 26, 1928, in Great Bend, Kansas, to John “J.L.” and Addie (Collins) Reed.

JoAnn married her high school sweetheart, John Ray Gable, on September 5, 1948, in Wichita, Kansas. They were married for nearly 70 years when he preceded her in death on May 24, 2018.

A dedicated homemaker, JoAnn also played an integral role in her husband’s many successful business ventures, primarily in the oil and gas sector. Their entrepreneurial journey began in 1950 with Gable Water Service in Plainville, Kansas, and continued with Gable Ready Mix in Hill City, Kansas, and Rocky Mountain Drilling Co. in Kimball, Nebraska. During the oil and gas boom of the 1980s, t

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