Cover for Randlett Parker, Sr.'s Obituary

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Randlett Parker,

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Sr.

Sep 6, 1919 — Mar 28, 2012

Obituary

Funeral service for Randlett Parker, Sr., 92, Lawton, will be at 2:00 pm Saturday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Terry Marsh, Minister, officiating. Mr. Parker died Wednesday, March 28 at his home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A prayer service will be held at 7 P.M. on Friday evening at the Comanche Nation Elderly Center at 11th and H Avenue in Lawton with Wallace Coffey officiating. He was born September 6, 1919, in Lawton, Oklahoma to Richard Pahkekumah and Ruth Tooahvonie. His mother Ruth died in 1920, and his father Richard died in 1924 leaving Mr. Parker an orphan in the care of his Grandmother. He lived and began his education at the Fort Sill Indian School until he was adopted by his Aunt Topay, wife of Quanah Parker, and whom he called his mother. Randlett was graduated from Cache High School where he met and married Ellen Porter. He and Ellen lived on the "Papa Jack" Howenstine ranch where Randlett was a "cowboy". In the looming showdown of the coming WWII, Randlett went to work for Beechcraft Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas, working in the new aircraft industry which was crying for aircraft mechanics and technicians. When WWII began, Randlett served as a bomber flight crewman in the Army Air Corp. After the war, he worked as an aircraft mechanic at North American Aviation in Grand Prairie, Texas, returning to Cache in 1947 to farm. After a divorce from Ellen, Randlett began a 38 year career in Civil Service at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, working in aircraft maintenance with both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. He remarried in 1953 to Maxine Files. Randlett retired in 1980, and pursued his love for the game of golf on a full-time basis. Mr. Parker was a member of the Comanche Tribe, where he was instrumental in the formation of the Comanche Housing Authority. He served as Chairman for 5 years and successfully constructed over 100 Comanche family homes. Randlett was one of the three remaining grandsons of Quanah Parker. Mr. Parker's life encompassed a rich history of Oklahoma and reflected the successful transition of individual Comanches from the prairie to the space age. Survivors include five children, Randlett Parker Jr, and his wife Gloria, Houston, Texas, Ramona Weidner, Tampa, Florida, Michael Parker, Lawton, Tommy Parker, Lawton, and Steven Parker and his wife Janet, Elgin, Oklahoma; 9 grandchildren, Cara Dennler and husband Herman, Pismo Beach, California, Tony Vilano and wife Cynthia, Stafford, Texas, Daniel Parker, Austin, Texas, Steven Vilano, Houston, Texas, Christina Vilano, Pearland, Texas, Mary Anna Woeppel, Salt Lake City, Utah, Jimmie Parker, Lawton, Danny Parker, Lawton, and Roderick Zotigh; and twelve great grandchildren. Two wives, his parents, and a sister, Rachael preceded him in death.

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