The Rev. Arty Hearod, 75, of Holdenville, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at his home. Born June 18, 1940, in Gerty, he was the son of Joe Arty Hearod & Stella (Miller) Hearod. He was brought up and attended schools in Gerty, and was a 1958 graduate of Gerty High School. He moved with his family to California, where they lived a few years and worked on various farms. He returned to Holdenville and worked several years on the Ramsey Ranch, moved to Choctaw for a few years and in 1969 moved back to Holdenville, his home for the past 46 years. He married Marguerite Hicks on Dec. 17, 1971, in Sand Springs. They lived in Holdenville, where he drove a school bus and worked for the R.H. Ramsey Lumber Company from 1971 until the store closed in the 1980s. One week following their wedding, he became pastor of Lone Grove Free Will Baptist Church in Scipio, their shared calling until his wife preceded him in death on Jan. 13, 2016. He was a leader in establishing the Kiamichi Free Will Baptist Association. He loved visiting with church family. His favorite things were farming and gardening, and he loved cows. His greatest love was his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marguerite; his parents, Joe and Stella Hearod; one son, Paul Hearod; granddaughter Koby Fiero; grandson, Cliff Rogers; parents-in-law, Oscar and Opal Hicks, and nephew, Wayne Hearod. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. today at Lone Grove Free Will Baptist Church in Scipio with the Rev. Jim Lawrence officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Fisher Funeral Home of Holdenville.
The Rev. Arty Hearod, 75, of Holdenville, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at his home. Born June 18, 1940, in Gerty, he was the son of Joe Arty Hearod & Stella (Miller) Hearod. He was brought up and attended schools in Gerty, and was a 1958 graduate of Gerty High School. He moved with his family to California, where they lived a few years and worked on various farms. He returned to Holdenville and worked several years on the Ramsey Ranch, moved to Choctaw for a few years and in 1969 moved back to Holdenville, his home for the past 46 years. He married Marguerite Hicks on Dec. 17, 1971, in Sand Springs. They lived in Holdenville, where he drove a school bus and worked for the R.H. Ramsey Lumber Company from 1971 until the store closed in the 1980s. One week following their wedding, he became pastor of Lone Grove Free Will Baptist Church in Scipio, their shared calling until his wife preceded him in death on Jan. 13, 2016. He was a leader in establishing the Kiamichi Free Will Baptist Association. He loved visiting with church family. His favorite things were farming and gardening, and he loved cows. His greatest love was his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marguerite; his parents, Joe and Stella Hearod; one son, Paul Hearod; granddaughter Koby Fiero; grandson, Cliff Rogers; parents-in-law, Oscar and Opal Hicks, and nephew, Wayne Hearod. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. today at Lone Grove Free Will Baptist Church in Scipio with the Rev. Jim Lawrence officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Fisher Funeral Home of Holdenville.
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