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Newton Franklin "Buster" Drinnon |
© Cheyenne Star |
Submitted by: Wanda Purcell |
Funeral services for Buster Drinnon were conducted Wednesday, January 13,
1998 at 2:00 p.m. from the Martin Funeral Chapel of Elk City with Dolan
Ivey officiating. Burial was followed in the Red Hill Cemetery, Hammon,
Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the of the Martin Funeral Home of Elk
City.
Buster Drinnon was born July 20, 1922 at Treadway, Tennessee to H. B.
Harvey Brownlow and Laura Ester Seals Drinnon and passed away Monday,
January 11, 1999 at the age of 72.
Buster and 11 siblings moved with their
parents from Tennessee to Oklahoma in 1928. In 1937, he returned to
Tennessee on vacation with his mother and stayed for two years with his Uncle
Tyler and Aunt Minnie. While there, Buster joined the Friendship Baptist
Church in Treadway.
He returned to western Oklahoma where he attended
Hammon, Kiowa and Chapel Hill Schools.
On September 18, 1940 he
volunteered for one year in the National Guard and before the year ended his
unit was mobilized into the Army, 45th Division with Headquarters Battery
lst Battalion 158 Field Artillery. He received an honorable discharge on
October 25, 1941.
Buster was married to Myrtle A. Hunter on November 4,
1941 at Rev. Ross's home.
On December 14, 1942, he was drafted back in the
Army and served until October 27, 1945 serving in the Headquarters Battery
183rd Field Artillery and the 3rd Army in Europe. He was in four major
battles including the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Good Conduct
Medal, Croix de Guerre Division #332 Pro France Goverment, American
Defense Service Ribbon and 4 Bronze Service Stars. He received his second
honorable discharge on October 27, 1945.
He returned to Hammon where he
and Myrtle raised their six children, Laura, Franklin, Bedford, Bobby,
Belinda and Janice.
Buster worked as an independent and custom farmer and
retired from farming in 1987. He was also the City Marshall of Hammon from
1952 until 1963.
He took great pride in his volunteer work at the Red
Hill Cemetery which he began in 1950 and continued until his death. His
volunteering didn't end with his work at the cemetery.
He spent hours
delivering food from his home not just on the holidays but anytime someone
was in need. His children can't remember a time when he couldn't manage to
squeeze one more person at the table for a meal or one more bed on the
floor.
Nothing made him happier than to have his nieces, nephews and
grandchildren stay with he and his wife Myrtle in their home. He always
left his door open for anyone that might stop by or need a place to live.
Everyone knew there was never a bad time to stop by, Buster always
welcomed them.
Buster enjoyed fishing alone or with others. He treasured
the hours he spent fishing with his sons, grandsons and great grandsons
especially the older ones since they were able to participate more.
Buster's other hobbies included playing dominoes and cards with family and
friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Bedford Lee; one
brother, Oscar; and one sister, Flora.
Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Drinnon of the Elk City home; five
children, Laura and Lloyd Copenbarger of Villa Park, California; Franklin and
Peggy Drinnon of Elk City; Bobby and Gwen Drinnon of Sayre; Balinda and
Barry Moskowitz of Norman; and Janice and Tom Conway of Cheyenne; seventeen
grandchildren and twenty six great grandchildren; two brothers, Floyd Drinnon of
Hammon and T.C. Drinnon of Pampa, Texas; and seven sisters, Eula Burton of Ceres,
California; Willie Jones of Altus; Della Johnson of Dixon, California; Virginia Creach of
Oklahoma City; Minnie Ruth Hillman of Burns, Oregon; Juanita Dixon of Elk
City and Laura Alice Brannon of Whitesboro, Oklahoma; as well as several nieces, nephews and
many friends.
The family requests memorial in Buster's name be made to the
Perpetual Care Fund of the Red Hill Cemetery of Hammon.
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