Floyd D. "Don" Stammer, 82, a longtime resident of Oswego, and his wife, Verona A. Stammer, died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident Sunday, July 10, 2011, near Dewey, Oklahoma.
He was born May 29, 1929, in rural Osage County, Oklahoma, near the Butler Creek community, to Del and Edith (Chew) Stammer. He grew up and attended school in the Bartlesville area where he graduated from College High School.
During the Korean War, he served in the United States Air Force for four years and was stationed in the Aleutian Islands. He and Verona A. Pryce were married on June 24, 1950 in Dewey. While he worked in the pipeline business, they lived in various states across the country and settled in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. In 1972, they moved to Oswego where he worked for Pathfinder Trailers, Atlas Steel Buildings, and was a self-employed contractor until retirement.
He was an active member of the Oswego Christian Church where he had served as elder. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and shooting and especially enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.
Survivors include:
Three Sons – Keith Stammer and wife, Kathy Joplin, MO
Karl Stammer and wife, Pamela Joplin, MO
Kelly Stammer and wife, Linnet Parsons, KS
Eight Grandchildren – Karyn Fry, Keesa Stammer, Aaron Stammer, Andrew Stammer, Elizabeth Cochran, Bryan Stammer, Stephen Stammer and Jeffrey Stammer
Seventeen Great-Grandchildren
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Jule Maskrod, Herald Del Stammer and Joseph Stammer; and two sisters, Joan Lewis and Betty Lewis.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 15, 2011, at the Oswego Christian Church. Burial will be in Oswego Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m., Thursday, at the church.
Memorials are suggested to Oswego Christian Church. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Floyd Donald "Don" Stammer, please visit our flower store.
He was born May 29, 1929, in rural Osage County, Oklahoma, near the Butler Creek community, to Del and Edith (Chew) Stammer. He grew up and attended school in the Bartlesville area where he graduated from College High School.
During the Korean War, he served in the United States Air Force for four years and was stationed in the Aleutian Islands. He and Verona A. Pryce were married on June 24, 1950 in Dewey. While he worked in the pipeline business, they lived in various states across the country and settled in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. In 1972, they moved to Oswego where he worked for Pathfinder Trailers, Atlas Steel Buildings, and was a self-employed contractor until retirement.
He was an active member of the Oswego Christian Church where he had served as elder. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and shooting and especially enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.
Survivors include:
Three Sons – Keith Stammer and wife, Kathy Joplin, MO
Karl Stammer and wife, Pamela Joplin, MO
Kelly Stammer and wife, Linnet Parsons, KS
Eight Grandchildren – Karyn Fry, Keesa Stammer, Aaron Stammer, Andrew Stammer, Elizabeth Cochran, Bryan Stammer, Stephen Stammer and Jeffrey Stammer
Seventeen Great-Grandchildren
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Jule Maskrod, Herald Del Stammer and Joseph Stammer; and two sisters, Joan Lewis and Betty Lewis.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 15, 2011, at the Oswego Christian Church. Burial will be in Oswego Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m., Thursday, at the church.
Memorials are suggested to Oswego Christian Church. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Floyd Donald "Don" Stammer, please visit our flower store.
Guestbook
Visits: 0
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors