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EDWARD CHARLES SPOON SR. OBITUARY Reprinted with Permission © Shawnee News Star
EDWARD CHARLES SPOON SR.
1949 - 2007
Edward Charles Spoon Sr. passed away on Wednesday, February 14, at the Veterans' Medical Center in Oklahoma City.He was born June 27, 1949, in El Paso, Texas, to Albert P. Spoon and Viola Grant Spoon.He was a tribal member of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma.He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1967. In August of the same year, he enlisted in the U. S. Army. He served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. During that time he served with the 1st Aviation Brigade, 135th Assault Helicopter Group. While in Vietnam he was stationed in the Mekong Delta at Xuan Loc and Bear Cat. Upon release from the army, he received the following medals and badges, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960 Device, Aircraft Crewman Badge, two Overseas Bars Expert {M-14} and the Good Conduct Medal.After serving in the U. S. Army, he graduated from Bacone Junior College and later attended Oklahoma Baptist University.He was employed at Tinker Air Force Base for several years as a contract negotiator. Later he served four years as Business Committee Member for the Sac and Fox Nation. He retired due to health problems but continued to remain active in tribal and veterans' group activities. He was a member of the Sac and Fox Nation Veterans' Organization and the Oklahoma City Veterans' Warrior Association with the Veterans' Medical Center.He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Kevin Spoon.Survivors include his son, Edward C. Spoon Jr.; daughters, Lucinda Johnson and Shawna Spoon; niece, Casey Wilson; grandchildren, Geremy and Madison Johnson, all of Shawnee; sisters, Lorena Spoon and brother-in-law, James Pawpa, of Shawnee; Francis Spoon Lewis of Phoenix, Arizona; Marilyn Spoon of Shawnee and Alberta Spoon Bateman of Shawnee; adopted mother, Velma Smith of Pawnee; and numerous other relatives and friends.Tribal rites will be tonight at the Sac and Fox Nation in Stroud.Burial will be 9:00 a.m. Saturday at the Wakolee Cemetery in Shawnee.Published February 16, 2007.
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