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Martha Janet "Jan" Hoyt Dameron
October 8, 1942 - September 25th, 2025
Martha Janet "Jan" Hoyt Dameron, 82, of Tulsa, passed away September 25, 2025. Jan was the cherished daughter of Fred L. Hoyt (1887-1956) and Helen Meyers Hoyt (1912-2002). Jan lived a full life marked by family, faith, and friendship.
She was preceded in death by her only child, Stephen Hoyt Miles and her husband, Kyle Dameron, her half-siblings Vivian Hoyt Birdseye (George) and Frederick J. Hoyt. She is survived by her partner, Burt Steinberg, her niece Elizabeth Birdseye Alexander (Stan) and many extended family members. She is lovingly remembered by nieces, nephews, stepchildren, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many lifelong friends.
Jan was a retired Spanish teacher with a Master's Degree in Education. She was a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and active in the Delta Gamma sorority. She was known for her love of knitting, especially the handmade baby blankets she created for each new arrival in her circle. Jan will be remembered for her warmth, humor, and devotion to family and friends. She is reunited with loved ones in heaven and will be dearly missed.
Visitation will be held at Moore Funeral Home on Wednesday Oct 1 from 5pm- 7pm
9350 E 51st St . Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145
Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 pm Thursday Oct 2
Bethany Free Will Baptist Church
100 N. Olive Broken Arrow 74012
Graveside Services will be held at 11:00am Friday, Oct 3
Memorial Park Cemetery
13400 N Kelley Ave . Oklahoma City, OK 73132
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Judy Johnson (Ruby Brown)
an and I go back a long way, starting with Harding. We were active in Westminster Presbyterian church, SS, choir, then OU, where we both pledged Delta Gamma (both our mothers were also). During those times we were casual friends and life happened.. In later years, we reconnected over our Fraternity's annual Founders Day at OU. Jan drove down from Tulsa and I from Dallas, and we had a good time, reliving fun times and connecting with others in school with us. We always spent the weekend in OKC, dining at La Baguette, and attending Westminster on Sunday before returning to our homes. During our time at Harding, I was so envious of Jan because she went to the beauty shop every week to get her hair done!! She told me later that she threw such a fit about shampooing that her mother in desperation turned it over to the beauty shop!!
Jan always said while we were not close friends in the early years, we had so many shared life experiences that we were close in those last years. I miss her very much but know her faith was strong.
Jan's health had deteriorated greatly in the last 5 months, due to a hip replacement which had become infected many years ago. In the last months she was hospitalized with the infection and, without a hip, was immobile. Even so and in pain, she was hopeful that she would recover. In all the years I knew her, she always had a smile on her face and a positive spirit.