Obit of Deerly, Lester E. - Pushmataha County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Teresa Young 10 Apr 2002 Return to Pushmataha County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/pushmataha/pushmataha.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== "Push County Times", March 27, 2002, Page 6. LESTER E. DEERLY SERVICES HELD Lester E. Deerly was born July 29, 1927 in Shell Lake, Wisconsin and passed away on March 16, 2002 in Paris, Texas at 74 years of age. Mr. Deerly was a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers. He was an accomplished electrician, carpenter, mechanic, plumber, and inventor. In his spare time he enjoyed reading, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents: Edward and Ida Mariana Deerly and several brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife Barbara (Ward) Deerly of the home; one son: Edward V. Deerly; one daughter: Pamela J. Loree and husband Cliff of Corona, California; one step-daughter: Tammy M. Smith of Broken Bow, Oklahoma; one step-son: Robert W. Ward and wife Victoria; 2 brothers: Keneth Deerly of Chicago, Illinois and Melvin Deerly and wife Marilyn of Shell Lake, Wisconsin; one sister: Jenny Kastan of Chicago, Illinois; 4 granddaughters; 3 step-grandsons; and 1 great-granddaughter. Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. at the Mills & Coffey Chapel with Reverend Darrel Heath officiating. Serving as pallbearers were: Ed Deerly, Michael Stapels, Russel Roberts, Brian Bell, Robert Ward, David Loree, and Michael Fletcher. Honorary pallbearers included: Raymond Branch, Fred Ward, Mary Deerly, and Cliff Hartley. He was laid to rest at the Broken Bow Cemetery under the direction of Mills & Coffey Funeral Home of Antlers, Oklahoma. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Pushmataha County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/pushmataha/pushmataha.html