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Loel E. Briggs, one of twelve children, was born April 11, 1925 in Durham, Oklahoma to Eva Lucille (Sadler) and Thurman Earl Briggs. He passed away November 16, 2016 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 91 years, 7 months and 5 days.
Loel grew up in the Durham community and attended schools at Cheyenne. At the age of 17 he joined the United States Navy and was stationed in Japan and Hawaii during World War II. During his service his typing skills were so accelerated that he was typing and sending messages before, during and after the dropping of the atomic bomb. After serving our nation and being honorably discharged in 1946 he returned to Cheyenne to complete his education graduating from Cheyenne High School in 1947. After graduation he furthered his education at Southwestern Oklahoma State University where he received his bachelors degree in music. Loel later obtained his master's degree from Oklahoma Baptist University. He started his 44 year teaching career in Sun City, Kansas and later at Laverne, Okeene and Alva.
During his time at Okeene he won many band contests and awards for his outstanding band performances. After his retirement in Oklahoma he moved to San Antonio, Texas where he began his second band teaching career junior high students until his second retirement in 1980. Loel remained in San Antonio until he moved back to Cheyenne in the late 90's to make his home. He enjoyed caring for his flowers, gardening, traveling, collecting antiques, working on the family museum, being active in the historical society and seeing many sights on his numerous adventures. Above all Loel loved his church and had the gift of a beautiful voice to which he used in choirs and praising the Lord.
He was preceded in death by his parents, 8 brothers and sisters and 1 grandson, Quenton Myatt.
He is survived by his daughter, Teressa Dotter and husband Stephen,
Edmond, OK; son, Dr. Kenney Weinmeister and wife, Tina, Dallas, TX; 4
grandchildren, Dr. Zachary Myatt, Piedmont, OK, Cameron Dotter, Edmond, OK,
Alexandra Weinmeister, Dallas, TX and John Weinmeister, Dallas, TX; 3 great
grandchildren, Gracie Myatt, Grant Myatt and Boston Dotter; 1 brother,
Sherman Briggs and wife, Joy, Las Cruces, NM; 2 sisters, Nadine Davis,
Amarillo, TX and Joan Decker, Nevada; 1 sister-in-law, Addie Briggs, Merced,
CA and a large host of other relatives and friends.
A video keepsake is
available through www.whinerfs.com.
Visitation Saturday, November 19, 2016
9:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Rose
Chapel Funeral Service (Cheyenne)
101 N. 6th Street
Cheyenne, Oklahoma
73628
Visitation Sunday, November 20, 2016
1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Rose Chapel
Funeral Service (Cheyenne)
101 N. 6th Street
Cheyenne, Oklahoma 73628
Funeral Service Monday, November 21, 2016
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cheyenne First Baptist Church
Cheyenne, Oklahoma 73628
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