NAME: CLARENCE RAY "SHORTY/SNOOKEY" FARRELL,AGE 71, A LONGTIME MEAD AND DURANT AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: SEPTEMBER 4, 1935 AT DURANT, OKLAHOMA TO GUY H. AND ADA (SPARKS) FARRELL.

PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2006 AT THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SE OKLAHOMA IN DURANT.

AGE: 71 YEARS 1 MONTH AND 25 DAYS.

EDUCATION: SHORTY ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM DURANT HIGH SCHOOL.

MARRIED: DELORES JEAN SUTTON ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1965 AT DURANT, ok.

OCCUPATION: SHORTY WAS EMPLOYED BY BRICE/DIXICO COmpany OF DALLAS FOR MANY YEARS AS A PRINTER AND SUPERINTENDeNT, RETIRING IN 1994. HE LATER WORKED FOR THE DURANT DAILY DEMOCRAT newsPAPER AND TEXOMA GOLF COURSE. FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS HE WAS A FUNERAL ASSISTANT FOR BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE IN DURANT AND ATOKA.

CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHORTY WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH.

HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U. S. ARMY FROM 1960-1962 AS AN M.P. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE WEST BRYAN COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SHORTY LOVED FISHING AND GOLFING.

survived by

WIFE: JEAN farrell OF THE HOME IN MEAD, ok.

SONS: L. TODD FARRELL AND WIFE TRENA OF MEAD, ok.

GUY H. FARRELL AND WIFE MARY OF KILGORE, TX.

GRANDDAUGHTERS: BRANDI AND BRIANNA FARRELL OF KILGORE, TX.

STEP GRANDDAUGHTERS: THERESE, TONYA, AND NIKKI SMITH OF DURANT, OK.

STEP GREAT GRANDDAUGHTERS: ALEXIS BLANTON AND HAILE SMITH OF DURANT, ok.

STEP GREAT GRANDSON: DE'SHON T. SMITH OF DURANT, OK.

preceded in death by

PARENTS: GUY AND ADA FARRELL.

MOTHER-IN-LAW: FRANCES SUTTON.

BROTHER: BILL FARRELL.

DATE OF SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2006 AT 10:00 AM

PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S funeral CHAPEL ~ DURANT, ok.

iNTERMENT: HIGHLAND CEMETERY ~ DURANT, ok.

OFFICIATING: REV. KERRY GROCE.

ASSISTING: REV. FRED WALDREP.

CASKETBEARERS: TRACEY SUTTON, CHRISTOPHER GEORGE, SCOTTY ALLEN, MIKE CHALK, MICHAEL WALKER, JOEY TURNER.

HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JAMES ERDMANN, BOB AUBREY, P. H. FINLEY, BILL LAIRD, WILLIE GRAY, MIKE GEORGE, JERRY ALLEN, BUTCH TUCKER, BILLY SUTTON, ROY SUTTON.

FAMILY NIGHT: TUESDAY 6:00 TO 8:00 P.M.