Ulysses Albert "Slick" Challis

Ulysses Albert "Slick" Challis was born January 18, 1927 in Bridgeport, Oklahoma to Ulysses A. and Mae [Clark] Challis. He passed away July 11, 2006 in Oklahoma City, OK.

Slick attended school in Bridgeport and served in the U.S. Army during WW II.

He was united in marriage September 18, 1947 to Melva [Murphy] Challis. He lived in the Tuttle area for 31 years and then moved to Oklahoma City after Melva passed away in June 2004.

Slick worked as a carpenter all of his life and retired from the carpenters union in 1988. He loved to fish, coon hunt and play cards and dominoes. He loved his family and friends and never met a stranger.

Survivors include: Six children, Pat Shatwell and husband Donald of Tuttle, OK; Troy Challis and wife Cherry of Oklahoma City, OK; Neal Challis and wife Patti of Blanchard, OK; Wayne Challis and wife Rita of Tuttle, OK; Terry Challis and wife Lorane of Bethany, OK; Cheryl Clawson and husband Johnny of Oklahoma City, OK; 15 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; three brothers: Jilly Challis of Bethany, OK, Raymond Challis of Clinton, OK and Roy Challis of Wichita Falls, Texas; five sisters: Helen Townsend of Henrietta, Texas; Florence McGraw of Edmond, OK; Mary Francis West and Ella Mae Allen both of Midwest City, OK and Lenora Anderson of Moore, OK.

Slick was preceded in death by his parents, wife, granddaughter and three siblings. Services were held graveside on July 17, 2006 at 10:30 AM at Hinton, OK, under the direction of Hinton-Turner Funeral Home.