Obituaries

Mr. Alton Gean, Jr. September 12, 1925 - January 6, 2007  Mr. David Alton Gean, Jr. was born September 12, 1925 in West Point, Mississippi, the only child of David Alton Gean, Sr. and Ferrell Juanita Ellis Gean.  He was a graduate of Sallisaw High School and was the first chair coronet player.  He received many honors in band and attended his first year of college at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in Oxford, Ms. where he played in the University band.  Alton enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1943 and graduated from Luke Field at Glendale, Az. in 1945 as a 2nd lieutenant and was a P51 Mustang Fighter pilot.  After WWII, he enrolled at the University of Arkansas and graduated in 1949 with a degree in Business Administration.  He married Nell Smith on December 19, 1948.  They were married and close companions to each other for 58 years.   Alton owned and operated Otasco from 1949 until the present.  He kept the store open where many friends would come and visit during the day. Alton attended his 60th year reunion at Luke Field in Glendale, Az. in 2005.  He was a member of the American Legion, past president of the Lions Club and was a promoter of many civic organizations.  He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church and an avid dedicated golfer.  Mr. Gean passed this life on January 6, 2007 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.   Survivors are: Wife: Nell of the home 1 son and daughter in law: David and Sherry Gean of Sallisaw, Ok. Many cousins and friends   Service Details 2:00 p.m.   Wednesday, January 10, 2007  First United Methodist Church - Sallisaw, Ok.  Sallisaw City Cemetery Viewing 1 - 9 pm Tuesday   Agent Funeral Home - Sallisaw, Ok. Officiating  Dr. David Clewell Pallbearers Shannon Vann  Trad Lattimore   A.O. Campbell   Bill Dodson  Barry Teague  Carl Moss Honorary Pallbearers  Wayne Hawkins E.B. Ford   Quincy Robertson Howard Davidson   Connie Cupp  Don Bickel  John Hightower  Scott Burgess Bob Walden  Leon Long   Howard Johnson Dwight Walkingstick   Louis Walkingstick Gary Crum   Gus Perry  Ben Kiger  James P. Farmer  Dale Wood  Tom Mitchell  Barrett Johnson   Paul Ed Smith