Willie Lee Salyer, passed away in Blanchard, Oklahoma, on February 12, 2014. Willie was born in Eakly, OK during a blizzard on January 6, 1930 to Orvie and Exa Bashem Salyer.
The doctor was delayed when he wrecked his car on his way to the delivery. Willie's mother died shortly after his birth.
Although his grandparents Bert and Nellie Salyer had 12 children of their own Willie became one of the "kids".
Willie attended school in Binger. He played baseball, served as FFA president and held other offices graduating in 1948,
He later served several years on the Binger School Board.
After high school, he obtained a business degree from Oklahoma City University in 1952.
Willie helped Bert with farming and raising Hereford cattle but is probably best known for managing Salyer Lake. It was a recreational area known for swimming, fishing, picnicking, hiking and camping. It was enjoyed by many from the 1930s through the 1970s.
He was owner and operator of the Anadarko Farm Center, Elevator and John Deere Dealership.
He served the community on the hospital board, Board of Directors for APEX and as a member of IOOF, Lions Club and former President of the Anadarko Chamber of Commerce.
He also served as a member of the 45th Division of the Army National Guard.
Willie loved people, life, and was always willing to serve in any way to help make the world a better place to live. Willie lived with his wife Jeanne (Polanski) until recently in the two-story house he was raised in located across from Salyer Lake.
To quote him from an article he submitted in 2006 for a book "it was a great place to grow up and it is a great place to live out my golden years".
Willie was preceded in death by his parents, Orvie and Exa, grandparents who raised him, Bert and Nellie, and "siblings," John R., Raymond, Zelda, B.M. Jr., Opal, Alfred, Atwell, Ines, Delbert, Melba, Dale and infant sister, Iris.
He is survived by wife Jeanne and numerous cousins. Memorial Services will be Saturday, 2:00 PM, Cogar United Methodist Church, Cogar, OK, 2-15-2014.
Officiating: Rev. George Rowe, Mr. John Paul Buzbee, Mr. John Garland.
Services entrusted to Turner Funeral Home, Hinton, Oklahoma, condolences may be sent to the family at [email protected].
Published in The Oklahoman on Feb. 14, 2014
Willie Lee Salyer, passed away in Blanchard, Oklahoma, on February 12, 2014. Willie was born in Eakly, OK during a blizzard on January 6, 1930 to Orvie and Exa Bashem Salyer.
The doctor was delayed when he wrecked his car on his way to the delivery. Willie's mother died shortly after his birth.
Although his grandparents Bert and Nellie Salyer had 12 children of their own Willie became one of the "kids".
Willie attended school in Binger. He played baseball, served as FFA president and held other offices graduating in 1948,
He later served several years on the Binger School Board.
After high school, he obtained a business degree from Oklahoma City University in 1952.
Willie helped Bert with farming and raising Hereford cattle but is probably best known for managing Salyer Lake. It was a recreational area known for swimming, fishing, picnicking, hiking and camping. It was enjoyed by many from the 1930s through the 1970s.
He was owner and operator of the Anadarko Farm Center, Elevator and John Deere Dealership.
He served the community on the hospital board, Board of Directors for APEX and as a member of IOOF, Lions Club and former President of the Anadarko Chamber of Commerce.
He also served as a member of the 45th Division of the Army National Guard.
Willie loved people, life, and was always willing to serve in any way to help make the world a better place to live. Willie lived with his wife Jeanne (Polanski) until recently in the two-story house he was raised in located across from Salyer Lake.
To quote him from an article he submitted in 2006 for a book "it was a great place to grow up and it is a great place to live out my golden years".
Willie was preceded in death by his parents, Orvie and Exa, grandparents who raised him, Bert and Nellie, and "siblings," John R., Raymond, Zelda, B.M. Jr., Opal, Alfred, Atwell, Ines, Delbert, Melba, Dale and infant sister, Iris.
He is survived by wife Jeanne and numerous cousins. Memorial Services will be Saturday, 2:00 PM, Cogar United Methodist Church, Cogar, OK, 2-15-2014.
Officiating: Rev. George Rowe, Mr. John Paul Buzbee, Mr. John Garland.
Services entrusted to Turner Funeral Home, Hinton, Oklahoma, condolences may be sent to the family at [email protected].
Published in The Oklahoman on Feb. 14, 2014
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