Cleophus “Boots” Bray, 85, of Shawnee, Oklahoma on Monday, December 23, 2019 inOklahoma City.
He was born July 15, 1934 in Newalla, Oklahoma to Connis Alexander and Kathryn (Bray) Sypert.
Boots grew up in Newalla, and living most of his life in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
He attended grade school in Stella and high school at Dunbar High School.
He married Bonnie Jean Blakely on September 25, 1959 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
He worked for Taylor Lumber Yard, Leonard Rogers Service Station, at Sylvania, and then worked as a lineman and pipeliner at Arco. Then retired after 20 years in 1992.
Boots enjoyed working on cars, doing yardwork, hunting, known as “a jack of all trades”. He also enjoyed jokes, visiting with friends, and watching sports, an OU and Dallas Cowboy fan.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Kathryn Bray Sypert; father, Connis Alexander; brother, Jerry Sypert; sister, Grace Sypert, and infant sister, Joy Sypert.
His memory is survived by Bonnie Bray of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Allen and Teresa Bray of Shawnee, Oklahoma; daughter, Jeanette Ifemelumna of Midwest City; son, Cleophus Bray, Jr of Shawnee; daughter Kathy Bray of Shawnee; 9 grandchildren, Lakisha, Darla, Allen, Jr., Craig, Brittany, Chelsey, Angelica, Aaliyah, Latia. 11 great grandchildren; sister, Ruth Ashford of San Jose, California; brother, Harry James Sypert of Kansas City Missouri; and numerous nieces nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2019 and 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Cooper Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 30, 2019 at Cooper Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
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