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Longtime Oklahoma City Musician Jim Matheny Dies at 80
James Edward Matheny an Oklahoma City native and band leader passed away November 4 2012. He mentored hundreds of students in Texas high schools and directed church choirs after earning degrees at Oklahoma City University and Westminster Choir College. He and Connie celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2004 and his diverse career included work with the Oklahoma City Symphony Marshall High School and the Brazo Valley Chorale. He also pursued stained glass furniture making and fundraising product ventures after retirement.
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James Edward
Jim) Matheny
Oklahoma City
Jesse Wilson Matheny
Naomi Laverna Doty
Alexander
Jess
Roosevelt Junior High
Central High School
CHS
Army Reserve Band
Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra
Oklahoma City University
OCU
Connie
John and
Helen Kemp
First Presbyterian Church
Cecil Lapp
St. Luke's Methodist Church
Eighth Street Methodist Church
Capitol Hill Methodist Church
Sharp and Nichols Music
Westminster Choir College
Princeton
N.J
Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein
Nassau St
Hightstown
Hammonton
Jim
Texas
Marshall HS
Allen Academy
Bryan
Consolidated HS
College Station
First Presbyterian
Roswell
Community Singers
Brazos Valley Chorale
Bryan College Station
Tudor Rose Vocal Ensemble
Perecomus Recorder Ensemble
Auckland
New Zealand
Impact Confections
Descant Recorder
Oklahoma
Hiram A. Doty
Nancy
Kingfisher County
NW 23Rd Street
Doty’s
Wesley Methodist Church
Michael
Doug
Paul
Jennifer
Jonathan
Evelyne
Jillian Cole
Peter
Amy
Mark
Mackenzie
Mikayla
Silas Lunsford
Cordelia
Kathy Leasure
Judy Myers
Bob Wheeler
Barbara Parker
Suzanne Jobe
Mary Jane Lawdon
Nancy Bell
Jesse Heald
David Doty
Jan Brown
Mitchell Leasure
Brady Leasure
Lucas
Chelsea Myers
Jessica Myers
25Th St