Gayle Douglas Abbott, long time Granite resident , passed from this life on April 11, 2019 in Norman at age 89. He was born on August 30, 1929 in Granite to Fred Abbott and Gladys (Johnson) Abbott.
Gayle attended Granite High School and then joined the United States Army in 1951 and served our Country for two years. After discharge he attended and graduated from OSU Technical College in Okmulgee. He worked for Boeing Aircraft in Rapid City, South Dakota and Wichita, Kansas for a number of years. He then began his career in the postal service and retired after twenty-eight years of service in 1987, with the last eleven years serving as Post Master of Granite.
Gayle married the love of his life Olinda Neumann in 1964 and to this union was one daughter Lori, whom he cherished.
Gayle was a longtime member of the St. Johns Lutheran Church in Granite. He enjoyed quail hunting, bass and walleye fishing and he especially enjoyed his socializing and drinking coffee at the local drug store.
He is survived by his only daughter Lori Schulz and husband David of Norman and treasured grandchildren Stefan and Anna Schulz.
He was preceded in death by his parents Fred and Gladys Abbott, wife Olinda Abbott, sister Ann Rogers and brother Norman Abbott.
Services for Gayle are scheduled for Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 11:00 A.M. at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Granite with Pastor Mark Muenchow and Pastor B.J. Armstrong officiating. Interment will follow at the Lutheran Cemetery in Granite.
Public viewing for Gayle will begin Monday, April 15, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. with the family receiving friends Monday evening between 6:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. at Peoples Cooperative Funeral Home located at 1400 West Main, Lone Wolf, 580-846-9018.
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Gayle attended Granite High School and then joined the United States Army in 1951 and served our Country for two years. After discharge he attended and graduated from OSU Technical College in Okmulgee. He worked for Boeing Aircraft in Rapid City, South Dakota and Wichita, Kansas for a number of years. He then began his career in the postal service and retired after twenty-eight years of service in 1987, with the last eleven years serving as Post Master of Granite.
Gayle married the love of his life Olinda Neumann in 1964 and to this union was one daughter Lori, whom he cherished.
Gayle was a longtime member of the St. Johns Lutheran Church in Granite. He enjoyed quail hunting, bass and walleye fishing and he especially enjoyed his socializing and drinking coffee at the local drug store.
He is survived by his only daughter Lori Schulz and husband David of Norman and treasured grandchildren Stefan and Anna Schulz.
He was preceded in death by his parents Fred and Gladys Abbott, wife Olinda Abbott, sister Ann Rogers and brother Norman Abbott.
Services for Gayle are scheduled for Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 11:00 A.M. at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Granite with Pastor Mark Muenchow and Pastor B.J. Armstrong officiating. Interment will follow at the Lutheran Cemetery in Granite.
Public viewing for Gayle will begin Monday, April 15, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. with the family receiving friends Monday evening between 6:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. at Peoples Cooperative Funeral Home located at 1400 West Main, Lone Wolf, 580-846-9018.
People's Co-Operative Funeral Home
Lone Wolf, OK
Gayle Douglas Abbott, long time Granite resident , passed from this life on April 11, 2019 in Norman at age 89. He was born on August 30, 1929 in Granite to Fred Abbott and Gladys (Johnson) Abbott.
Gayle attended Granite High School and then joined the United States Army in 1951 and served our Country for two years. After discharge he attended and graduated from OSU Technical College in Okmulgee. He worked for Boeing Aircraft in Rapid City, South Dakota and Wichita, Kansas for a number of years. He then began his career in the postal service and retired after twenty-eight years of service in 1987, with the last eleven years serving as Post Master of Granite.
Gayle married the love of his life Olinda Neumann in 1964 and to this union was one daughter Lori, whom he cherished.
Gayle was a longtime member of the St. Johns Lutheran Church in Granite. He enjoyed quail hunting, bass and walleye fishing and he especially enjoyed his socializing and drinking coffee at the local drug store.
He is survived by his only daughter Lori Schulz and husband David of Norman and treasured grandchildren Stefan and Anna Schulz.
He was preceded in death by his parents Fred and Gladys Abbott, wife Olinda Abbott, sister Ann Rogers and brother Norman Abbott.
Services for Gayle are scheduled for Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 11:00 A.M. at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Granite with Pastor Mark Muenchow and Pastor B.J. Armstrong officiating. Interment will follow at the Lutheran Cemetery in Granite.
Public viewing for Gayle will begin Monday, April 15, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. with the family receiving friends Monday evening between 6:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. at Peoples Cooperative Funeral Home located at 1400 West Main, Lone Wolf, 580-846-9018.
People's Co-Operative Funeral Home
Lone Wolf, OK
Gayle attended Granite High School and then joined the United States Army in 1951 and served our Country for two years. After discharge he attended and graduated from OSU Technical College in Okmulgee. He worked for Boeing Aircraft in Rapid City, South Dakota and Wichita, Kansas for a number of years. He then began his career in the postal service and retired after twenty-eight years of service in 1987, with the last eleven years serving as Post Master of Granite.
Gayle married the love of his life Olinda Neumann in 1964 and to this union was one daughter Lori, whom he cherished.
Gayle was a longtime member of the St. Johns Lutheran Church in Granite. He enjoyed quail hunting, bass and walleye fishing and he especially enjoyed his socializing and drinking coffee at the local drug store.
He is survived by his only daughter Lori Schulz and husband David of Norman and treasured grandchildren Stefan and Anna Schulz.
He was preceded in death by his parents Fred and Gladys Abbott, wife Olinda Abbott, sister Ann Rogers and brother Norman Abbott.
Services for Gayle are scheduled for Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 11:00 A.M. at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Granite with Pastor Mark Muenchow and Pastor B.J. Armstrong officiating. Interment will follow at the Lutheran Cemetery in Granite.
Public viewing for Gayle will begin Monday, April 15, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. with the family receiving friends Monday evening between 6:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. at Peoples Cooperative Funeral Home located at 1400 West Main, Lone Wolf, 580-846-9018.
People's Co-Operative Funeral Home
Lone Wolf, OK
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