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After the war, Bartlett moved to Tulsa and inherited Keener Oil and Gas Company from his father, David A. Bartlett. He was also involved in [[farming]] and ranching.<ref name=eohc/>
After the war, Bartlett moved to Tulsa and inherited Keener Oil and Gas Company from his father, David A. Bartlett. He was also involved in [[farming]] and ranching.<ref name=eohc/>
Two months after retiring from the U.S. Senate, Bartlett died in Tulsa from complications of [[lung cancer]]. He is interred there at Calvary Cemetery.In 1990, he was inducted into the Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame.<re>{{cite web|url=http://www.okcareertech.org/about/foundation/hall-of-fame/inductees/governor-dewey-bartlett|title=Gov. Dewey Bartle|publisher=Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame|accessed April 22, 2014}}</ref> In 2006, the U.S. Congress named the Post Office in Tulsa in his memory.
Two months after retiring from the U.S. Senate, Bartlett died in Tulsa from complications of [[lung cancer]]. He is interred there at Calvary Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6876731/dewey-follet-bartlett|title=Dewey Follet Bartlett|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref> In 1990, he was inducted into the Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame.<re>{{cite web|url=http://www.okcareertech.org/about/foundation/hall-of-fame/inductees/governor-dewey-bartlett|title=Gov. Dewey Bartle|publisher=Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame|accessed April 22, 2014}}</ref> In 2006, the U.S. Congress named the Post Office in Tulsa in his memory.
The Bartletts had three children, Dewey, Jr., Joan Chilton Bartlett Atkinson, and Michael H. Bartlett.<ref name=eohc/> The junior Bartlett (born 1947), served as mayor of Tulsa from 2009 until his defeat for a third term in 2016 by fellow Republican George Theron "G. T." Bynum IV (born 1977), then a city councilor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newson6.com/story/32330974/gt-bynum-defeats-incumbent-bartlett-|title=G.T. Bynum defeats incument Bartlett|publisher=Channel 6 (Tulsa)|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref>
The Bartletts had three children, Dewey, Jr., Joan Chilton Bartlett Atkinson, and Michael H. Bartlett.<ref name=eohc/> The junior Bartlett (born 1947), served as mayor of Tulsa from 2009 until his defeat for a third term in 2016 by fellow Republican George Theron "G. T." Bynum IV (born 1977), then a city councilor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newson6.com/story/32330974/gt-bynum-defeats-incumbent-bartlett-|title=G.T. Bynum defeats incument Bartlett|publisher=Channel 6 (Tulsa)|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref>