Fred Lawhorn, 69, former Wagoner County Commissioner and game ranger, died Sunday, January 18, 1969, at his home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Services will be held at 2p.m. Tuesday in the First Christian Church in Wagoner with Reverend Don Roulet, former pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Wagoner now pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Broken Arrow officiating.
Mr. Lawhorn served as County Commissioner for 12 years before becoming a game ranger and prior to his retirement in 1964 had served as a ranger for 17 years. Mr. Lawhorn was honored across the state as a champion for wildlife and the sportsman during his years as a ranger. At the time of his retirement, he was a supervisor for 11 northeastern counties. He had been working as a dispatcher at the Broken Arrow police station the past few years.
Survivors include his widow, Susie; a son, Donald Fred Lawhorn, of the Home; two daughters, Mrs. Linda Sue Harper of Broken Arrow and Mrs. Crystal June Hays of Denver, Colorado; two brothers, James Lawhorn of Okay, and Otto Lawhorn of Wagoner; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Cunningham of Wagoner, Mrs. Myrtle Parnell of Broken Arrow, and Mrs. Maggie Needham, Union City.
Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Wagoner under the direction of Marland Funeral Home. State game rangers will serve as pallbearers.
Obituary provided by Charlotte Stevens Schneider
Mr. Lawhorn served as County Commissioner for 12 years before becoming a game ranger and prior to his retirement in 1964 had served as a ranger for 17 years. Mr. Lawhorn was honored across the state as a champion for wildlife and the sportsman during his years as a ranger. At the time of his retirement, he was a supervisor for 11 northeastern counties. He had been working as a dispatcher at the Broken Arrow police station the past few years.
Survivors include his widow, Susie; a son, Donald Fred Lawhorn, of the Home; two daughters, Mrs. Linda Sue Harper of Broken Arrow and Mrs. Crystal June Hays of Denver, Colorado; two brothers, James Lawhorn of Okay, and Otto Lawhorn of Wagoner; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Cunningham of Wagoner, Mrs. Myrtle Parnell of Broken Arrow, and Mrs. Maggie Needham, Union City.
Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Wagoner under the direction of Marland Funeral Home. State game rangers will serve as pallbearers.
Obituary provided by Charlotte Stevens Schneider
Fred Lawhorn, 69, former Wagoner County Commissioner and game ranger, died Sunday, January 18, 1969, at his home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Services will be held at 2p.m. Tuesday in the First Christian Church in Wagoner with Reverend Don Roulet, former pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Wagoner now pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Broken Arrow officiating.
Mr. Lawhorn served as County Commissioner for 12 years before becoming a game ranger and prior to his retirement in 1964 had served as a ranger for 17 years. Mr. Lawhorn was honored across the state as a champion for wildlife and the sportsman during his years as a ranger. At the time of his retirement, he was a supervisor for 11 northeastern counties. He had been working as a dispatcher at the Broken Arrow police station the past few years.
Survivors include his widow, Susie; a son, Donald Fred Lawhorn, of the Home; two daughters, Mrs. Linda Sue Harper of Broken Arrow and Mrs. Crystal June Hays of Denver, Colorado; two brothers, James Lawhorn of Okay, and Otto Lawhorn of Wagoner; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Cunningham of Wagoner, Mrs. Myrtle Parnell of Broken Arrow, and Mrs. Maggie Needham, Union City.
Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Wagoner under the direction of Marland Funeral Home. State game rangers will serve as pallbearers.
Obituary provided by Charlotte Stevens Schneider
Mr. Lawhorn served as County Commissioner for 12 years before becoming a game ranger and prior to his retirement in 1964 had served as a ranger for 17 years. Mr. Lawhorn was honored across the state as a champion for wildlife and the sportsman during his years as a ranger. At the time of his retirement, he was a supervisor for 11 northeastern counties. He had been working as a dispatcher at the Broken Arrow police station the past few years.
Survivors include his widow, Susie; a son, Donald Fred Lawhorn, of the Home; two daughters, Mrs. Linda Sue Harper of Broken Arrow and Mrs. Crystal June Hays of Denver, Colorado; two brothers, James Lawhorn of Okay, and Otto Lawhorn of Wagoner; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Cunningham of Wagoner, Mrs. Myrtle Parnell of Broken Arrow, and Mrs. Maggie Needham, Union City.
Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Wagoner under the direction of Marland Funeral Home. State game rangers will serve as pallbearers.
Obituary provided by Charlotte Stevens Schneider
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