Sunday, March 17, 2019

Vernon Wayne Meeks


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:

Amanda Cooksey-Wolfenden said...

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.