GEORGE WILBERT CASEY OBITUARY Reprinted with Permission © Shawnee News Star
GEORGE WILBERT CASEY
1912 - 2001
Longtime Lincoln County farmer George Wilbert Casey died Saturday in Sulphur at the age of 88.
He was born October 24, 1912, in Lawton, the son of James Marion and Martha Ellen McVey Casey.
After being orphaned as a small child, he was raised by his sister, Wana King.
Casey served in the armed forces, beginning as a horseshoeing instructor from 1936 to 1937 at Fort Sill. In 1956 and 1957 he was in charge of range personnel on Jones Ridge Rifle Range. He served overseas during World War II and the Korean conflict. He retired as a sergeant in the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers after serving twenty years.
He has lived on his farm in Lincoln County for the past forty years.
Preceding him in death were his parents, four sisters and two brothers.
Survivors include his sister, Winifred "Wana" Harper King of Oklahoma City; nieces, Mercedes Cook of Houston and Jackie Goodman of Oklahoma City; nephews, Jim Harper of Oklahoma City and Robert "Bob" Harper of Tulsa as well as other relatives and numerous friends.
Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. today at Oak Park Cemetery of Chandler with the Rev. Thom Chappelle officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Chandler.
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