Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  RICHARD D. CALLAWAY Jr. 

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RICHARD D. CALLAWAY Jr.

OCNS - August 28, 2002 - Richard D. "Dick" Callaway, Jr., 80, longtime 
resident of Fairfax, Oklahoma, died Monday, August 26, 2002 at the Veterans 
Administration Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 29, at the First 
United Methodist Church in Fairfax with Reverend William Forrest, Pastor 
officiating.   Burial, with military honors, will follow in the Fairfax 
Cemetery under the direction of Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home.

Dick Callaway was born September 26, 1921, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the 
son of Richard Dewitt Callaway, Sr., and Etta Ilena (Evans) Callaway.   
When he was in the first grade, he moved with his family to Fairfax where 
he completed his education.   Shortly after graduating from Fairfax High 
School, Dick entered the U.S. Marine Corps and served during World War II 
from 1942 until 1946.   He reentered the service in 1950 and served in the 
Korean Conflict receiving his honorable discharge in 1954.   During the 
Korean, he was one of the "Chosen Few", receiving numerous medals including 
the Purple Heart.

After his military service, Dick returned home to care for his mother and 
work with his brother-in-law in the farming business.

Dick grew up in the Methodist Church.   He worked with Toys for Tots and 
worked with the Marines giving scholarships.   He loved hunting and fishing 
and was an avid gardener and a great cook.

Survivors include one sister, Clara Leona Tate of Fairfax and many nieces 
and nephews.   Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, 
Nora Ilena Cox.