Fred Randolph Cheatwood's Obituary
OBITUARY AND TRIBUTE TO FRED R. CHEATWOODFRED R. CHEATWOOD WAS BORN IN MAUD, OKLAHOMA ON JANUARY 2, 1932 AND WAS CALLED TO HIS HEAVENLY HOME ON FEBRUARY 21, 2017. HE LIVED 85 YEARS, 1 MONTH AND 19 DAYS. HIS PARENTS LECILLE AND MAGGIE CHEATWOOD, HIS BROTHERS PETE AND BOB CHEATWOOD AND HIS SISTER JUANITA SATTERFIELD ALL PRECEDED HIM IN DEATH. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 59 YEARS SUE ANN (COX) CHEATWOOD OF BROKEN ARROW, HIS DAUGHTERS TERI BRUNSON(BOB), BROKEN ARROW AND TAMMY CHEATWOOD STEWART OF BROKEN ARROW. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS 2 SONS, RANDY(JOY) CHEATWOOD OF BROKEN ARROW AND RICK CHEATWOOD OF ALBERTA, ALABAMA. HIS SURVIVORS ALSO INCLUDE HIS GRAND CHILDREN, LUCAS (COURTNEY) CHEATWOOD, OF JOPLIN, MISSOURI, CHASE CHEATWOOD (AMANDA) CHEATWOOD OF SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA AND SARAH FAITH CHEATWOOD OF BROKEN ARROW. IN ADDITION HIS GRANDKIDS ALSO INCLUDED TINA ZERBE(DALE) AND APRIL WALTER(SCOTT) AND 9 GREAT-GRANDKIDS. HIS SURVIVORS ALSO INCLUDE HIS 93 YEAR OLD AUNT, LAVON CHEATWOOD; BROTHER AND SISTER-IN LAWS AND NIECES AND NEPHEWS IN OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.HIS MILITARY SERVICE CONSISTED OF 4 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FROM 1951-1955. HE WAS STATIONED IN ALASKA AS WELL AS LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA.HE WAS EMPLOYED BY BOEING AND MCDONALD DOUGLAS AND RETIRED FROM DOUGLAS IN 1994. HE AND HIS WIFE WERE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO TEXAS AND WERE CONSIDERED WINTER TEXANS FOR SEVEN YEARS.WITH HIS LOVE OF SPORTS, HE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS A CARING COACH OF BASEBALL, SOFTBALL AND BASKETBALL OF ALL FOUR OF HIS CHILDREN. HE WAS AN AVID SAINT LOUIS CARDINAL BASEBALL FAN AS WELL AS AN OU FOOTBALL FAN.HE WAS A LIFE-MEMBER OF VFW POST 10887 AND A FAITHFUL MEMBER OF FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH IN BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA.HIS STORY-TELLING WILL BE REMEMBERED BY ALL AS FUN-LOVING AND HUMOROUS. HE WAS A VERY COLORFUL MAN WHOSE HUMOR WAS EXPRESSED BY THE STORIES HE TOLD. HE WILL BE MISSED AND REMEMBERED AS A CARING AND KIND GENEROUS INDIVIDUAL WHO LOVED PEOPLE AND THEY LOVED HIM RIGHT BACK.SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT FLORAL HAVEN FUNERAL HOME AT 6500 S 129TH E AVE, BROKEN ARROW, OK ON FEBRUARY 27, 2017 AT 10 AM. VIEWING WILL BE ON FEBRUARY 26TH FOR FRIENDS TO MEET WITH FAMILY FROM 2:30 PM TO 8:00 PM.
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