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Submitted: 8/5/24 • Approved: 8/5/24 • Last Updated: 8/8/24 • R1540732-G1540731-S3
Oliver
March 1, 1925 - June 2, 2016
O.D Frederick, Jr., 91, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, June 02, 2016 in a local nursing home.
He was born on March 1, 1925 in Southard, Oklahoma to Oliver D. and Maggie (Wilder) Frederick. He was one of seven children and was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
He began his career as a disc jockey in Mena, AR. In 1959 he went to work for the Federal Aviation Agency as an electronic technician in Fort Smith. He retired in 1986. He had a talent for gardening and growing flowers. He could make any flower, plant, tree or vegetable grow. His favorite plant was the orchid, and he grew them for several years and won the orchid award from the city of Fort Smith. He was a Ham operator and loved competing in contests to see how many people he could contact in one weekend. He was also a huge Arkansas Razorback and Dallas Cowboy fan. He loved Shelties and always had one or two at his home.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years Mona Epperson Frederick.
Funeral services will be 2:00PM, Monday, June 6, 2016 at Ocker-Putman Funeral Home Chapel of Fort Smith, Arkansas, burial at Woodlawn will be private.
He is survived by three daughters Susan Schmitz and her husband Rick of Fort Smith, AR, Patty Favre and her husband Dan of Muldrow, OK and Cathy Sanders and her husband Keith of Springdale, AR and two grandchildren Danielle Favre of Ketchikan, Alaska and Nick Favre of Muldrow, OK.
Mona
November 12, 1927 - November 17, 2008
Mona Frederick, 81 of Fort Smith died Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, in Fort Smith. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Services are 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20 at Ocker-Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
She is survived by her husband, Oliver of the home; three daughters, Susan Schmitz and her husband, Rick of Fort Smith, Patricia Favre and her husband, Dan of Barling, and Catherine Sanders and her husband, Keith of Springdale; a sister, Mildred Parsons of Mena; and two grandchildren, Danielle and Nicholas Favre of Barling.
Pallbearers will be Keith Sanders, Dan Favre, Rick Schmitz and Stan, John and David Parsons.
Photo courtesy of Frances Allen Titsworth
Contributed on 8/5/24 by Billsully060
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