|
| |
George W. Springer, 90 year old Woodward resident, died Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in the Alliance Health of Woodward. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2018 in the Elmwood Cemetery with Reverend Jeff Barros officiating.
George William Springer was born May 14, 1927 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to William and Alma (Meek) Springer. George grew up on the Big V Ranch. He attended Ponca City schools and graduated from Ponca City High School. At the age of 17, he enlisted into the United States Army on July 20, 1944. He served his country during World War II in Japan. George was a Sharpshooter with his M-1 and earned several medals including, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and the Army of Occupation Medal. He was honorably discharged on December 12, 1946 as a Sergeant.
He was united in marriage to Betty Ann Huskey on September 2, 1949 in Ponca City, Oklahoma by the Reverend Charley Shedd. To this union two sons were born, George William Jr. And Timothy Lynn, whom he loved dearly.
He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Betty; two sons, George and wife Tanya of Denton, Texas, Tim and wife Merry of Woodward; special niece, Pat Phillips and her husband Don, daughter Annie and Pats son Michael Masonhall; four granddaughters: Erin, Kyra, Rayna, and Cameron; one grandson Eric; six great-granddaughters; three great-grandsons and one great-great-granddaughter; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, and one brother.
George was a loving husband, father, Pappa and uncle. He will be greatly missed.
Funeral Service
Sunday 22 Apr
2:00 PM
Elmwood Cemetery
2755 Downs Ave.
Woodward, OK 73801
This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma CemeteriesThe information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.