Billy Ray Mode

       Billy Ray Mode Sr., 90, of Poteau, OK passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at his home.  Bill was born March 17, 1929 in Proctor, OK to Dewitt Frank & Hattie Belle (Taylor) Mode.  He loved to hunt, crappie fish & read.  He read thousands of books during his lifetime.  Bill was a carpenter/mill wright/ cabinet maker.  He was a veteran of the US Air Force.  He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Genevia Taylor & Mildred Ramirez; brothers, Cleo & Floyd Mode.

        Survivors include his wife, Nona Lou; daughters & husbands, Darlene & Kenneth Thompson, Barbara & Jeff Brown; sons & wives, Billy Ray Jr. & Christy Mode, Joe & Teresa Mode, Paul & Linda Mode, Frank & Carol Mode; sister, Imogene Cartwright; brother Marce Mode; 14 grandchildren,Jeffery and Meygan Mode, Jennifer (Mode) Clark, Courtney (Mode) and Jamie Altstatt, Jessica (Mode) and Dustin Hall, Jamie (Mode) and Brad Grammer, Kaycee (Mode) and Jay Matthews, Zack and Karen Mode, Josh Mode, Colton and Samantha Thompson, Zeb and Hope Brown, Stephanie Brown, Taylor Frizzell, Nikki Mode; 22 great grandchildren; other relatives, loved ones and friends.

           Services will be 2 pm, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at the First Missionary Baptist Church in Howe, OK with Rev. Larry Stacy & Rev. Jerrod Graham officiating.  Interment will follow in Monroe Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Billy More Jr., Joe Mode, Paul Mode, Frank Mode, Kenneth Thompson, Jeff Brown, Jeffery Mode, Zeb Brown.  Honorary pallbearers will be Zac Mode, Josh Mode, Colton Thompson, Jay Matthews, Brad Grammer, Jamie Altstatt and Dustin Hall.

            The family will be at the funeral home  on Monday from 6-8 pm to visit with relatives & friends.