BLANCHARD, MCCLAIN CO, OK

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James Darold Dye, 78, of Blanchard, died Saturday, October 22, 2016, at his home. The son of J.D. Dye and Lela Evelyn (Testerman) Dye, he was born January 16, 1938 in Foster, Oklahoma.

He served in the Army National Guard for 8 ½ years. He worked as a pipefitter and retired from General Motors after 27 years of service. Darold married Rita Frances (Davis) Hurst on July 22, 1988 in Oklahoma City. He was a member of the Del City Bass Club and the UAW. He enjoyed training horses, calf roping, and raising game chickens. Darold loved the outdoors and spent countless hours training bird dogs, hunting quail and pheasant, training champion coon dogs, coon hunting, and fishing. His greatest enjoyment came from spending time with his family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Lynn Dye; and a brother, Charles Dye.

Darold is survived by his wife, Rita Dye, of Blanchard; one daughter, Kelly Ecker and her husband, Dan, of Blanchard; one son, Randy Hurst of Texas; seven grandchildren, Tiffany Campos and her husband, Luis, of Bethany, Whitney Hurst and Gerardo Rendon of Oklahoma City, Lacey Hurst of Bethany, Kelsi Gentry of Edmond, Rylee Hurst of Texas, Jaelee Hurst of Texas, and Mickinlee Hurst of Texas; five great grandchildren, Cruz, Cristian, Jazlyn, Briahna, and Dayana; one sister, Nita Kelly of Texas; a sister-in-law, Barbara Dye, of Newcastle; and many other loved ones and friends.

Memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, October 28, 2016, at the Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel in Blanchard. Memorial donations may be made in Darold’s name to the Elevate Church Building Fund, 10600 S. Pennsylvania Ave, Ste. 16 PMB 332, Oklahoma City, OK 73170-4257. Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard. Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.