Cabot Rex Deatherage

Cabot Rex Deatherage, age 95, of Choctaw, OK, was born on August 27, 1919, in Maud, Oklahoma. He was the son of Stephen Boone & Maudie Ann (Morgan) Deatherage. He left this life on Saturday, January 24, 2015, in Choctaw, OK. Rex proudly served in the U. S. Army during WW II. He married Lela Evelyn 'Suzi' Samford on June 2, 1949, in Phoenix, AZ. He was a truck driver for many years. Rex was a member of the Choctaw Church of Christ and he enjoyed gardening, building houses, dairy farming, raising calves and he argued the Bible. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, William Todd Deatherage and seven brothers. Survivors include his wife, Suzi Deatherage, Choctaw, OK; 3 sons & daughter-in-law, Tom Deatherage, Harrah, OK, Cabot Rex Deatherage, Jr., Choctaw, OK, Craig & Cherlynn Deatherage, Oklahoma City, OK; 7 grandchildren,Christina Thompson, Misty Martin, Evelyn Weaver, Steven Deatherage, Donnie Deatherage, Stephanie Chandler and Alicia Breslin; 15 great-grandchildren, Christayla Vessar, Tanis Thompson, Nicholas Martin, Sarah Martin, Alyssa Martin, Declan Weaver, Kyann Weaver, Gavin Weaver, Jared Deatherage, Bailey Deatherage, Rayden Deatherage, Riley Deatherage, Madison Deatherage, Albert Chandler and Degan Breslin and many other relatives and friends. Services will be held 10:00 AM, Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at the Choctaw Church of Christ, Choctaw, OK. Interment will follow at Jamison Cemetery, McLoud, OK. Services are under the direction of Smith~Parks Funeral Service in Harrah, OK.