Services for Gavin Darr Jensen, 88, of Crowder will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Gary Brandt will officiate. Burial will follow at Maxwell Cemetery.
Mr. Jensen died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at his home. He was born June 21, 1929 in Omaha, Nebraska.
He married Gwendolyn Golden on May 10, 1975. Mr. Jensen served in the U.S. Army for four years during the Korean War, and was a retired employee of the U.S. Postal Service where he also served as a Union President, and was also a member of the Eufaula VFW. He was an avid fisherman and loved his family and friends.
Survivors include his wife, Gwendolyn of the home; one sister, Yvonne Fuller of Omaha, NE; two nephews, Bill Jensen and Jim Jensen; one grandson, Danny Milstead; step-daughter, Brenda Koontz; step-daughter-in-law, Debbie Tilley; brothers and sisters-in-law, David Golden and wife Virginia; Margaret Beck and husband Les; Jean Farmer and husband Deryl, and Glen Golden and wife Marlene, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kimberly Milstead, and a step-son Jeff Tilley.
Bearers will be Bill Richards, Auston Rodgers, Kevin Farmer, Michael Summers, Stephen Farmer, and Arturo Trado. Honorary bearers will be Les Beck, Glen Golden, and David Farmer.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
