OBITUARY NAME: ROWLAND LOUIS GABBART, AGE 75 , A LIFELONG DAISY AREA RESIDENT BORN OCTOBER 29, 1933 TO LOUIS EARL "TED" GABBART AND MARY JOSEPHINE "JOSIE" ROWLAND GABBART AT DAISY, OK, THE HOMEPLACE PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009 AT OKLAHOMA CITY, OK AGE : 75 YEARS 2 MONTHS 9 DAYS EDUCATION: ROWLAND ATTENDED GRADE SCHOOL AT PLEASANT VALLEY AND GRADUATED FROM STRINGTOWN. HE WENT TO EOSU AT WILBURTON AND GOT HIS MASTERS IN EDUCATION FROM SOUTHEASTERN IN DURANT. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER AND COACHAT ATOKA MIDDLE SCHOOL; PRINCIPAL AT LANE FOR 3 YEARS FOR A TOTAL OF 29 YEARS. HE WAS ALSO A RANCHER MARRIED: ROWLAND MARRIED JO-ANN PITTS ON MAY 28, 1958 AT STRINGTOWN, OK CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS A LIFELONG MEMBER OF MCGEE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH. ALSO A MEMBER OF RETIRED TEACHERS, ATOKA CHAPTER AND OEA RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOC. HE ENJOYED FISHING AND HUNTING, AUCTIONS, FLEA MARKETS AND WATCHING FOOTBALL; AND PLAYING AND SPENDING TIME WITH HIS GRANDCHILDREN. SURVIVED BY WIFE: JO-ANN OF THE HOME 3 SONS: DENNIS GABBART OF FT. WALTON BEACH, FL BILLY GABBART AND WIFE BRENDA OF STRINGTOWN, OK TEDDY GABBART AND WIFE AMY OF DURANT, OK 5 GRANDCHILDREN: AMANDA GABBART OF STRINGTOWN, OK MATT GABBART OF STRINGTOWN, OK ASHTON GABBART OF DURANT, OK ALEXIS GABBART OF DURANT, OK ADYSON GABBART OF DURANT, OK BROTHER: DANNY GABBART AND WIFE PAT OF ATOKA, OK SISTERS: KAY HEARD OF STRINGTOWN, OK SHIRLEY CHOULES OF BRANSON, MO SISTERS IN LAW: JANICE PITTS OF CHOUTEAU, OK MILDRED PITTS OF MOORE, OK ALONG WITH NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS, OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: TED AND JOSIE GABBART 4 SISTERS: KLELLA GARSIDE, BETTY JO BRACKETT, NORMA ANN BRACKETT, VIRGINIA LEE GABBART ********************************************************************************************************************* DATE OF SERVICES: ` MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: MCGEE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH INTERMENT: MOUNTAIN HOME CEMETERY OFFICIATING: REV FRANK COUCH ASSISTING: REV BOB MUNCY CASKETBEARERS: CHRIS KELLOGG, OWEN KELLOGG, CLAY WYRICK, GLENN WYRICK, BERT NOAK, RONNIE PITTS HONORARYCASKETBEARERS: MCGEE VALLEY MEN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY E-MAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. FAMILY NIGHT, SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 6 ~ 8 SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK