Janet Kaye Bear a resident of Muskogee, died April 3, 2024 at the age of 72. She was was born in Dumas, TX Dec. 25, 1951 the daughter of George Carmen Bear and Lucille (Berryhill) Bear as a younger twin sister to Janice.
Janet attended Wilson School of Henryetta graduating in 1970. She attended Bacone College and East Central University majoring in the nursing program and received her baccalaureate degree from Northeastern University in Tahlequah.
She was a registered nurse and worked in several states at various hospitals and clinics. She has worked in the states of Washington, Montana, Virginia, Arizona and Oklahoma.
Preceding her in death are her maternal grandparents, John and Amy (Randall) Berryhill; paternal grandparents, Ben and Nettie (Herrod) Bear; her mother and father, brothers John Buckner, Jr., Jay Buckner, Paul Bear and Timothy Bear; sisters Georgette Bear, Rachel Ramirez and Marcella Jones.
Survivors include her sisters Esther Bell, Shawnee, Janice Bear, Okmulgee, Georgeann DeLaune, Okmulgee and Debbie Bear, Checotah; brothers Michael Bear, Henryetta and Anthony Bear, Butler, MO.
Visitation will be Friday, April 12,, from 12 to 6:00 p.m. at Rogers Funeral Home.
Graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the Bear Family Cemetery at the Forest Creek Mission in the Wilson Community under the direction of the Rogers Funeral Home.