Harley Dean Holman

Harley Dean Holman passed away peacefully at the age of 71 from a prolonged illness. On Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the company of his immediate family. Harley Dean was born on January 15, 1950, in Okemah, Oklahoma, to Harley Tracy Holman and Inez (Johnson) Holman and was a lifelong resident of Tryon, Oklahoma. Harley Dean enjoyed beekeeping, farming, and fishing. Harley graduated from Tryon High school as the last graduating class of Tryon in 1968. He attended Oklahoma State University for one semester and joined the Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps in 1969. He served at the U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, located in the Philippines, from 1969-1972. Harley was an Armed Forces Shore Patrol service member. When Harley returned home, he was in the Navy Reserves until 1975 with an honorable discharge. After his return, Harley worked alongside his father at Brady Brothers Well Servicing Co. in Cushing, OK. He later apprenticed with Rable Taylor of Cushing as a cabinet maker and carpenter. Harley Dean was united in marriage with Carol Bair on June 15, 1979, and to this union, two children were born, Michael Dean Holman and Susan Renea Holman. While farming, Harley and his family managed a decent size herd with varying types of breeds. However, in the eighties, Harley researched multiple breeds and settled on the Simmental cattle breed. After, marriage Harley worked for twenty-one years with Case Construction Company. When Case closed its doors, he joined his best friend Dusty Lane’s company, Heritage Construction, in the year 2000 until the present. In recent years he enjoyed the hobby of reading westerns, genealogy and he also researched his family line extensively. He is preceded in death by his father and mother; paternal grandparents William Cook Holman and Mary Elizabeth Covey, from Paden; maternal grandparents’ Charles Johnson, and Arizona Johnson, from Tryon and other relatives. Survivors include his wife Carol of the home; his son Michael and wife Emily, of Edmond; his daughter Susan Bean and husband Jerod, of Perkins; his sister Gaile Woods, and husband Bruce, of Holdenville; his brother Charles Holman, and wife Sharon (Flournoy), of Ripley; one aunt Janetta Ray, of Cogar; numerous nieces and nephews; other relatives, and many friends. The Funeral Service honoring his life will begin at 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 10, 2021, at Tryon First Baptist Church, with Pastors Corey Woods and Ron Faulks officiating. Interment will follow at Tryon Cemetery, Tryon, Oklahoma. Visitations will be held from 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM on July 8 and 9, 2021, at Parks Brothers in Chandler, OK. On Friday, July 9th, the family members will be present from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM. Please send Memorial contributions and donations to Harley Holman Cancer Assistance and Funeral Funds or the Payne County bank account named Carol Holman Medical Go Fund Me for Harley. Flowers may be sent to the Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Chandler, OK. Online condolences can be made at www.parksbrothers.net. Care Services provided by Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Chandler, Oklahoma.