Vernon Wayne Meeks, 80
of Wister, OK went to be with his Lord on Saturday, March 16, 2019. He was born April 5, 1938 to Vernon Mutt
& Bessie Iva Meeks. Wayne was a
lifelong resident of Wister. He was an
auctioneer, livestock dealer & rancher.
In 1970 Wayne built Poor Boy
Livestock Auction & ran it until 1997.
He bought & ran the Antlers Livestock Market in Antlers, OK from 1977-1980. He managed the Mena Livestock Auction in
Mena, AR from August 2003 to mid-2007.
Wayne sold many baby calves, roping steers & stocker-feeder cattle
to cattlemen all over OK, ARK, Texas,
Colorado and Kansas. He raised bucking
bulls & sold them to rodeo stock contractors. Wayne was preceded in death by his parents;
daughter, Sue Williams of Johnstown, CO; 5 brothers, Kenneth, Carrol, Gerald
& Melvin Meeks & Claude Smith all of Wister; 1 sister, Yvonne Dassler
of Wister, OK; grandson, Justin Ward; great granddaughter, McKenzie Ward.
He is survived by his wife, Linda of the home; daughters,
Terri Shipman of Glendale, OK, Cissy & Wayne Ward of Wister, OK, Sharla
& Ray Green of LeFlore, OK; son, Johnny Nathaniel “Nicky” Meeks of Poteau,
OK; 1 brother, Mack Smith of Wister, OK;
1 adopted daughter, Nikki Montoya of CO;
17 grandchildren, Lance Creach of Severance, CO, Cody Burns & Carly Burns
of Gilbert, AZ, Lindsey Heiser & Brosan Heiser of Johnstown, CO, Chad &
Brandi Meeks of Monroe, Brad & Audra Meeks of Franklin, TN, Boddie Meeks
& Taylor Meeks, Dustin Ward all of Heavener, Tanner Ward & Makayla Ward,
Chad & Melissa Lucas, Shayla Meeks & Cowboy Meeks all of Wister, Evanie
Guerrero & Zeke Akers of Glendale; 15 great grandchildren, Paschense,
Dartyn Meeks & Kelsey Meeks of
Monroe, Darcee Meeks, Kember Knight & Trey Knight of Wister, Hailey Burns of
Gilbert, AZ, Jacob, Caleb, Gunner, Brayden & Rustin of Franklin, TN, Justin Ward Jr. of Poteau, OK, Ella
Ward of LeFlore, Dallie Lucas & the
newest great Cash Ward of Wister; many other family members and a host of
friends.
Wayne will be remembered by his trade mark “A White Shirt”. He only wore white shirts whether he was
having a sale, working cattle, going to church or just going somewhere. He didn’t own a colored shirt.
Services will be 2 pm, Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Bethel Baptist Church, Wister, OK with Rev. Lynn Bullard & Cody McDaniel officiating.
Burial will follow at Ellis Chapel Cemetery.
The family will be at the funeral
home on Monday evening from 6-8 pm to visit with relatives & friends.
1 comment:
Sorry to hear about the passing of Wayne. He was a great friend to my dad(Tommy Cooksey)for many many years work and personal.
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