NAME: FERMAN RICHARD MAYO, AGE 73, A LIFETIME ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT (OTHER THAN MILITARY SERVICE). BORN: MARCH 7, 1934 AT ATOKA, OK TO HENRY FERMAN PETE AND OPHELIA (GRAY) MAYO. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2007 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 73 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 17 DAYS. EDUCATION: FERMAN ATTENDED SCHOOL AT BETHANY, IN ATOKA COUNTY AND THE ATOKA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: NAOMI HARMON. BETTY (ALVEY) FRAZIER ON JULY 30, 1982 IN ATOKA, OK. OCCUPATION: FERMAN SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FOR 32 YEARS AND SERVED OVERSEAS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. AFTER RETIRING FROM THE SERVICE, HE BECAME A RANCHER SPECIALIZING IN QUARTER HORSES. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE BLACKJACK BAPTIST CHURCH. FERMAN WAS A LIFE MEMBER OF THE D.A.V. CHAPTER 60. HE WAS ALSO A SELF-TAUGHT MUSICIAN WHO PLAYED THE GUITAR, FIDDLE, MANDOLIN, PIANO AND OTHERS. SURVIVED BY WIFE: BETTY MAYO OF THE HOME AT HARMONY. CHILDREN: LEAH DEWITT AND HUSBAND STEVE OF ALASKA. HENRY MAYO AND WIFE JENNIFER OF ARIZONA. MARY FRAZIER OF BENTLEY, OK. BOBBIE JO GLOVER AND HUSBAND RAY OF MONROE, OK. 11 GRANDCHILDREN AND 3 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTER: ELSIE MOONEY OF TEXAS. BROTHER: TOM MAYO AND WIFE DONNA OF HARMONY, OK. VERY SPECIAL FRIENDS: JACK AND PRISCILLA MARLEY OF STRINGTOWN, OK. TED GRIFFITH OF COLEMAN, OK. RALPH WELLS OF BENNINGTON, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: HENRY FERMAN PETE AND OPHELIA MAYO.

DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2007 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BLACKJACK BAPTIST CHURCH. INTERMENT: BENTLEY CEMETERY. OFFICIATING: REV. GENE SLUDER. ASSISTING: ARVEL HALL. CASKETBEARERS: HARLEY SMITH, CHARLIE KING, CHARLIE BRIDGES, BILL GRANGER, JAMES SMITH, BILL BURDEN, JACK MARLEY, JOHN JACKSON, ALEX BAKER. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: (BLACKJACK MEN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS) CECIL REEVES, FOY CALLICOAT, EARL MOFIELD, MARVIN ISHMAEL, FREDDIE JONES, JERRY HERRING, WILLARD OLSEN, ARVEL HALL. FAMILY NIGHT: 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. MONDAY.