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Billy L. Harrison departed this life on April 24, 2021 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Billy was born to Virgil and Lala (Lucas) Harrison, December 11, 1928 in Checotah, Oklahoma.
Billy attended Checotah Public Schools. He enlisted in the Army in 1946 serving until his retirement in 1966.During his time in the Army, Billy received multiple letters of commendation as Battalion Supply Sergeant. He was able to visit several foreign countries during his enlistment. His last duty station was Alaska. He also worked for Otasco for many years after leaving the Army. He married Kay F. Ragsdale in Muskogee, Oklahoma on March 7, 1969. They were married 46 years until her passing in 2015. Billy enjoyed fishing, hunting and especially gardening.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil Harrison and Lala Olmstead and stepfather Earl Olmstead; wife, Kay; son, David Wayne McFarland; daughter, Deanna Harrison; brother, Burl Harrison and sisters, Kay Harrison, Nadine Harden and Gloria Hunt. Billy is survived by sons, Tim Harrison and wife Sandy, Tommy McFarland and wife Sandy; daughter, Angela Lawson; stepdaughters, Linda Brassfield and husband Randy and Dee Scocos; and brothers, John Max Harrison, Jack Harrison and wife Barbara.
Visitation will be held at the Hunn Funeral Home, 211 W. Okmulgee Ave., Checotah, OK 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, April 27th. A funeral service honoring Billy's life will be held in the Checotah Chapel, Hunn Funeral Home, Checotah, Oklahoma 1:00 pm, Wednesday, April 28th. Interment will follow the funeral service at the graveside in the Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Friends may leave condolences on the website: www.hunnfuneralservice.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Hunn Funeral Home, Checotah, Oklahoma.
Kay Francis Harrison, 78, of Muskogee, died January 13, 2014, with her family by her side. She was born to the late Jesse Mack and Martha Ragsdale, September 18, 1936, in Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma. Kay was the youngest of seven children and attended school at Ft. Gibson.
She married young and gave birth to four children. When she married Bill Harrison on March 7, 1969 she gained three more.
Kay retired from Corning Glass in Muskogee after more than 33 years of employment. She and Bill were married for over 45 years. Kay was a talented needle worker. She enjoyed camping and fishing, winters on the Gulf of Mexico, playing games, and visits with her family.
We will miss her love, her feisty personality, her strength and courage. Kay was sincerely loved and respected by her family and friends.
Kay was preceded in death by her dear son, David Wayne McFarland, her parents Mack & Martha Ragsdale, sisters Annabelle Williams, Margaret Gragg, and Imogene Luellen; Brother Harold Ragsdale, and great-granddaughter Julia Quantie.
She is survived by her husband Bill Harrison, sister Doloris Herzog and brother Rowe Dean Ragsdale both of Ft. Gibson, daughter Linda Brassfield and husband Randy of Warner, daughter Dee Scocos of Muskogee, son Tommy McFarland and wife Sandy of Pryor, son Tim Harrison and wife Sandy of Muskogee, daughter Angela Lawson and husband Paul of Tahlequah, daughter Deanna Harrison of Sacramento, CA, fourteen grandchildren, twenty-three great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandson.
A celebration of Kay’s life will be 1 p.m., January 16, 2015, at Bradley Belltower Chapel with the Rev. Randy Bradley officiating. Burial will follow in Greenhill Cemetery. The family has entrusted Bradley Family Funeral Service with the arrangements. Friends may send condolences to the family at www.bradleyfuneralservice.com
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