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Gordon Kay Garriott
Submitted by Ann Weber
©HAIGLER-PIERCE FUNERAL HOME
CANTON, BLAINE CO, OK
(permission granted)
www.haiglerpierce.com
Kay Garriott
(January 29, 1922 - January 19, 2015)
Funeral services for Gordon Kay Garriott, 92, of rural Canton will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 22, 2015 at the Canton Christian Church with Pastor Justin Brodie and Pastor Duane Cowen officating. Interment will follow in Canton Cemetery under the direction of Haigler-Pierce Funeral Home, Canton.
Gordon Kay Garriott was born January 29, 1922 to Carl and Iva (Blanc) Garriott. He departed this life on Monday morning, January 19, 2015 at his home near Eagle City, OK.
Kay's family lived on a farm five miles south and one mile west of Canton, Oklahoma. In June of 1924, he was joined by brother, Kenneth Blane Garriott. In June of 1927, they both were joined by Glen Dewitt, who later died in 1928. Both Kay and Kenneth rode Shetland ponies to Eagle City School, from which they both graduated. Later Kay attended SWOSU for a year, and then decided to farm with his dad, Carl.
In 1943 he and Ruby Gose were married in Enid, Oklahoma. They lived in the little house just west of his parents' house until a new addition to the family, Cherie Ann, arrived in 1947. At that time, they moved into the big two-story house once owned by great-granddad and grandmother Blanc. In 1951, a son, Myron Kay was born. Kay and Ruby continued farming and ranching together for 56 years. They received the Blaine Co. Family Farm of the year in 1984. Kay was very active on the Soil Conservation Board for many years. In November 2000, Ruby passed away after a long battle with cancer and heart problems. Kay enjoyed farming, raising Limousin cattle and growing wheat with his son Myron and grandson Brennan.
Kay's son Myron and wife Becky have three children, Jordan Garriott, Brennan Garriott, and Evin and Matt Swartwood and their children, Luke, Bella, and Evie. Kay's daughter Cherie and husband Ray Dennis Lau have two sons and their wives: Marc and Melissa and Justin and Shawna and their children, Addison and Nolan Lau. Kay is also survived by his brother Kenneth Garriott of Oklahoma City and many nieces, nephews , and dear friends. A large part of Kay's life was serving his church as an elder, singing in the choir, and singing in various quartets. Memorial donations can be made to the Canton Christian Church with funeral home acting as custodian at P.O. Box 36, Canton, OK 73724. Condolences may be offered online at www.haiglerpierce.com.
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