Minnie Lee Gianantonio

Minnie Lee Gianantonio, 90 yrs. old, from Yukon, Oklahoma passed away peacefully on February 26, 2025, with her son and daughter by her side. Minnie was born on August 14, 1934, in Caddo, Oklahoma to Alvis Beaird and Lula Beaird.

Minnie moved to Yukon with her Husband and two children in 1962. She started working for Whittaker Foods in Yukon, before working for Snyder's IGA, where she retired after 29 years. Minnie loved to bowl. She began bowling at Twilight Bowl in Yukon and bowled with many teams and leagues for years. She belonged to the Women's International Bowling Congress, and The Women's Bowling Association. She also loved helping her husband, Eddie, prepare their prized 1963 Ford Fairlane for the many National car show awards they won. Eddie was a former member of a NASCAR team in the 50's and Minnie loved attending the many NASCAR races with Eddie throughout America.

Minnie is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Eddie Gianantonio, and her beloved grandson, Ryan Dawson, I.

She is survived by her son Rodney Dawson, I, and her daughter, Carolyn Bradley and her husband, Mark Bradley. She is also survived by her grandson and one of her loving caregivers, Rodney Dawson, II; granddaughter, Miranda Nance and her husband, Tim Nance; grandson, Chad Bradley and his wife, Kristen; and grandson, Jordan Bradley and his wife, Kaesha.

Minnie also leaves behind great-grandchildren Mikayla Dawson, Ryan Dawson, II, Maddox Nance, Harlow Nance, Jaxon Bradley, and Bentley Bradley. She is survived by her sisters, Violet Beaird and Pansy Bartley, as well as her daughter-in-law, Terri L. Rushing.

A viewing will be held from 1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Yanda & Son Funeral Home in Yukon, Oklahoma. A funeral service to honor her memory will take place at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, March 3, 2025, at the same location.