Rev. Troy Dean Tanksleary was born February 12, 1929 in Panama, Oklahoma, the son of Albert Preston Tanksleary and Clara Georgia (Gulley) Tanksleary.
He married Elizabeth Louise (Campbell) Tanksleary on January 24, 1948 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
Rev. Tanksleary passed this life on November 4, 2010 in Muldrow, Oklahoma after having attained the age of 81 years, 8 months and 22 days.

Survivors are:
wife: Liz of the home
1 daughter: Tonia Reed of Muldrow, Ok.
1 son:
Gary Tanksleary and fiancee Beverly Flynn of Ft. Smith, Ar.
2 granddaughters:
Kena and husband Jeff Schroeder of Stillwater, Ok.
and Jessica and husband Duston Pickle of Yukon, Oklahoma
1 grandson: Zachary Reed of Muldrow, Ok
1 great grandson: Haydn Schroeder of Stillwater, Ok.
1 sister and brother in law:
Betty and Pete Dobing of Pocola, Ok.
1 brother and sister in law:
Donald and Tina Tanksleary of Pocola, Ok.
1 sister in law: Billie Ann Campbell of Arkoma, Ok.
special friends: J.C. and Barbara Cartwright
and Larry and Sharon Brown
several nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends

He was preceded in death by his parents,
2 sisters: Lenora Lasiter and Lorena Carlton,
2 brothers: Gene and Wendell Tanksleary,
father in law and mother in law: Jessie and Lucy Campbell,
brother in law: Sam Campbell, and son in law: Ferrell Reed

Funeral service was Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 10 am at
Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Muldrow, Oklahoma with burial at U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas with Rev. Kenneth Gibson, Rev. Eddie Reichert officiating.
Special prayer was by: Jerry Jordan.
Pallbearers were Kenny Lynch, Alan Gibson, Tommy Palmer, Zachary Reed,Ralph Erwin and Vernon Kerr.

Honorary Pallbearers were Pastors of the American Baptist Association and Members of Bruton Lodge #30.



Agent Funeral Home, Sallisaw, Oklahoma.