Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  Richard Leroy Halstead

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The Hominy News - Progress
Vol. 34, No. 23
Wednesday, June 5, 2002
Page 5

Richard Leroy Halstead

Richard Leroy Halstead of Hominy, Oklahoma passed away on May 31, 2002 at 
the Talihina Veteran's Center.  Interment will be at the Fort Gibson 
National Cemetery, Tuesday June 4, at 2:00 p.m.

Richard was born September 11, 1915 to L. E. and Mina Halstead in Cushing, 
Oklahoma.  He served his country in the Pacific Theatre during WWII and 
was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He married Mary Frances Dillon on November 20, 1942.  Richard and Mary 
moved their family to Colorado shortly after his returning from the service 
and he worked at the United States Air Force Academy until his retirement 
in 1968.  Richard enjoyed the outdoors, and was an avid fisherman and 
hunter.

Richard is survived by Mary Frances Halstead, his wife of 59 years; three 
sisters, Lois Wright of Colorado, Jesse Mercer of Wisconsin, and Ethel 
Darnell of Oklahoma; eight children, Mary Ellen Smiley of Colorado Springs, 
CO, Loise Hobbs of Enid, OK, Leroy Halstead of New Castle, OK, Robert 
Halstead of Colorado Springs, CO, Bonney Hoover of Ada, OK, Cecil Halstead 
of Willits, CA; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces 
and nephews.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents Louis and Mina Halstead, a 
brother Robert, and an infant daughter.