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On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, Sally R. Farley, loving life companion, mom, and granny, peacefully passed away at the age of 84.
Sally was born on January 10, 1938 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Richard and Olena Fowler. She was their only child. Sally graduated from Bartlesville College High School in 1956. She attended Oklahoma State University from 1957-59, and was always proud to say she was a sister of the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority.
Many in Bartlesville knew Sally as the Director of Operation Eagle, the Indian education program, at Tri County Technology Center from 1974-2000.
She was an inspiration of how to make friends and collaborate with peers. In 1999, Sally became the first woman in the history of the Delaware Tribe of Indians to be appointed by the Delaware Tribal Council to the position of Assistant Chief. Sally served on the Tribal Council in the 1990s and 2000s. She also served as a Tribal Judge in early 2000s. She enjoyed traveling to the annual National Congress of American Indians conferences and making friends with other tribal leaders from across the country.
We will miss the laughter Sally/Mom/Granny/Miss Sally brought into our lives. She had a big smile and one-of-kind laugh. She told jokes and made friends easily. Sally had friends from all walks of life. She had an impressive vocabulary from being a voracious reader. At Halloween, she dressed as a witch and scared Trick-or-Treaters brave enough to approach the door. She had a passion for Indian education, and did big and little things to help Tri County Tech students achieve their dreams.
Sally is survived by her companion Denny Blair of Bartlesville, her sons Phillip of Fredericksburg, VA and Jason with wife Betsy of Humble, TX, her 11 grandkids, Zachary and Peter of Chesapeake, VA, Emma, Elizabeth and Allison of Williamsburg, VA, Bryan of Stillwater, Alex of Yukon, Erica of Edmond, Stephen Jr of Winter Park, FL., Abigail of Lafayette, LA and Anna of Hammond, LA, and one great grandson, Beau of Yukon. Her son Stephen of Sawyer preceded her in death in October 2021.
Family and friends will host a Celebration of Life on October 15 at 4 to 6 p.m. at the Delaware Tribe of Indians Community Center in Bartlesville. In lieu of flowers, consider donating to the The Journey Home in Bartlesville. www.thejourneyhomeok.org/donate
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Delaware Tribe of Indians Community Center
October 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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