Becky Halcomb went on to the Glory, Jesus promised all believers, the morning of August 6, 2024, in her home at four corners west of Pond Creek, Oklahoma. Jennifer Rebecca Phelps was born January 19, 1971, in Enid, OK and lived her entire life calling Pond Creek home. She was the daughter of Lois May Geil Phelps and Harvey Phelps. February 22, 1997, saw her married to Sammy Joe Halcomb, the love of her life. Sam is the son of the late Sandy and Billy Joe Halcomb. Becky’s maternal grandparents were Florence and Glenn Geil of Enid, OK. Her Paternal grandparents were Harvey and Lena Phelps of Carlinville, Illinois.
Becky graduated from the Pond Creek/Hunter schools as the Valedictorian of her senior class in 1989. She graduated as the top student in the College of Agriculture at Oklahoma State University in 1993. She was a horse woman from the beginning bucked off before she was even born. She and her trainer/mother showed Hunter Jumper horses all over the country, including thirteen appearances at the American Quarter Horse Association World Show in Oklahoma City and the Sun Circuit in Scottsdale, AZ
Upon graduation she went to work for Gene Wilson & Associates, inc. of Pond Creek rising to Corporate President. She traveled all over the central United States doing Photo finish, Video and Winner's Circle photography at horse racetracks. She is well known in the racing community and will be missed by all. Her work at the racetracks was cut short by Colon Cancer shortly after Thanksgiving in 2018. She worked as the Video Director the summer of 2021 for thirty-six race days in Wyoming while taking chemo in Salt Lake City. Thereafter she continued to print winners circle pictures here in Pond Creek with the help of her three amigos Jamie Elson, Liz North, and Teresa Aebi. Their printing days have been described by some as a party of devoted friends. She made numerous short very taxing trips to the racetracks while battling cancer to train new employees and visit old friends.
She was an active member of the Pond Creek Methodist Church her entire life. She was particularly active in the community Food Bank and the distribution of that food. She was an EMT with the Pond Creek EMS until the cancer came. She is survived by brother Harvey George (Bud) Phelps of Irving, Texas, and numerous cousins.
Funeral services for Becky will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, August 9, 2024, at the Methodist Church, Pond Creek, OK, officiated by Pastor Randy Kiel. Interment will follow at the Pond Creek Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Pond Creek Methodist Church, St. Mary’s Cancer Center or Hospice Circle of Love. Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Home, Pond Creek, OK.
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