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Ouida “Chubby” “Granny” Washburn was born December 20, 1927, to Grover and Ouida Parsons in Tecumseh, OK. She was quickly nicknamed Chubby by her Daddy and was known by this nickname by all her family and friends for the rest of her life. She went to heaven on December 3, 2021, surrounded and supported by her family.
She grew up in Tecumseh and attend Tecumseh schools. She was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church. On September 26, 1945, she married Walter Washburn in Shawnee, OK. They were married until Walter’s death in 1995. Together they owned and worked the Washburn dairy farm all their married life. She loved working in her yard, growing beautiful irises and day lillies, was avid rock hound and antique collector. She enjoyed going to the casinos with her special sisters-in-law Bernice and Janeen for many years. Her greatest joy was her family. To all her grandchildren she was Granny and she loved to spoil them.
She was proceeded in death by her husband Walter, her parents, brother and sisters-in-law Carroll, Georgie and Dorotha Jean Parsons, sisters and brothers-in-law Erma Lee and Raymond Moore, Charlene and Dwight Roberson, Marlene and Bill Powell, sister Maxine Sullivan and sister-in-law Corrina Parsons.
She is survived by her brother Buck Parsons of Tecumseh; daughter and son-in-law Linda and Charles Gambrell; son and daughter-in-law Gary and Sharon Washburn; grandchildren Tammy and Jeff Murray, Mark and Jennifer Gambrell, Mandy and Waylon Ash all of Shawnee, OK and Stefanie Washburn of Norman, OK; seven great-grandchildren Chase, Chelsi, Dayton, Shelbi, Jordan, Hannah and Stroud; seven great great grandchildren, Easton, Creed, Caden, Grady, Hollis, Gatlin and Magnolia; and numerous other in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins and many very special friends.
Visitation will begin on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Larry Sparks officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.