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William Todd Coldiron © Enid Morning News 07-20-2007 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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William Todd “Ted” Coldiron, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 18, 2007, in Oklahoma City at the age of 96.
Ted Coldiron was a long-time resident, businessman, and civic leader in Enid. He was born April 14, 1911, in Pond Creek, OK to Henry and Clara Coldiron. He grew up in Pond Creek, lived one year in Douglas during middle school, and completed high school in Enid, graduating in 1929. He attended Phillips University where he was a member of Gridiron, before completing college at Oklahoma A&M, graduating in 1934. In Stillwater he met Chloe Lawellin and they married on March 17, 1934. They were married for 62 years at her death in 1996.
Ted Coldiron taught school in Hominy while completing his master’s degree in history at Oklahoma A&M. In 1938, he returned to Enid to open his first clothing store, Coldiron and Davis on the downtown square. From 1938 to 1983, he owned and operated several Coldiron’s clothing stores and fabric stores, as well as C&C variety stores. He closed his final Coldiron’s store in December 1983 and retired. In 1984, he was named Enid Citizen of the Year by the Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce.
During his lifetime, he served as president of the Enid Board of Education, president of the Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the board of Integris Bass Baptist Health Center, and president of Enid Kiwanis Club. He also served on the board of trustees at Oklahoma Baptist University, was a charter member of Oakwood Country Club, and served in many capacities for the Boy Scouts of America and the Salvation Army.
Ted Coldiron also was a farmer in Pond Creek, owning Riverside Ranch. A member of Enid’s downtown merchants association, he pushed for a downtown mall. During his years on the Enid School Board, he was instrumental in building Waller Junior High School and O.T. Autry Vo-Tech School. He was a member of Enid First Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher after joining in 1938. In the late 1980s, during his retirement, he served as church administrator and was an active layman in the Southern Baptist Convention.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and his wife Chloe.
He is survived by two daughters, Retta Jo Kunard of Enid, and Jan Coldiron Smith of Oklahoma City; by four grandsons, C. Dwight Kunard Jr., Kurt Smith, Kyle Smith and Craig Smith; and by seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held by Henninger-Allen Funeral Home at Enid First Baptist Church today, July 20, 2007, at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Enid Cemetery.
Memorials may be made in care of First Baptist Church, Enid, with the funeral home acting as custodian of the funds.
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