Huston Parkhurst
Funeral services for Huston “Hoot” Parkhurst, 88, of Arapaho, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Clinton Free Will Baptist Church.
He died Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at Veterans Hospital in Oklahoma City.
Huston Eugene Parkhurst was born June 14, 1927, in Custer City to Melvin Eugene and Nellie Elizabeth (Haggard) Parkhurst.
He attended a small country school called Elm through third grade, and then finished school in Arapaho. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Oct. 20, 1945. He served overseas, and was discharged March 6, 1947, at Fort Dix, N.J. In 1952 he graduated from Southwestern State College with a Bachelor of Science degree in history, and a minor in Spanish and public speaking.
He was owner and operator of Hoot’s Dairy Boy until 1965, where he met Patricia Pearl Hubbart. They were married April 21,, 1961.
After selling the Dairy Boy, Huston sold All-State Insurance and Farmers Insurance. He also was a feed and seed salesman for Moorman’s Manufacturing for a number of years, and was a rural mail carrier for Arapaho. He was a volunteer fireman for 20 years, and belonged to the Arapaho Chamber of Commerce, Arapaho Board of Education, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Arapaho Fireman’s Pension Board, American Legion and the Arapaho Alumni Association.
Huston was a little league baseball coach and cub master for the Cub Scouts for a number of years. He enjoyed bartering, raising thoroughbreds and gardening.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Parkhurst, of the home; his three children, Clendon Parkhurst and his wife, Mary Lynn, of Elk City, Terra Martin and her husband, Charles, of Owasso, Chad Parkhurst and his wife, Tonia, of Elk City; seven grandchildren, Erika Breedlove and her husband, Cache, of Edmond, Ryan Perez of Edmond, Bryan Perez and his wife, Amber, of Elk City, Grayson Parkhurst of Elk City, Garret Parkhurst of Norman, Leah Parkhurst of Elk City, and Cade Parkhurst of Clinton; three great-grandchildren, Crue and Hayes Breedlove of Edmond, and Zander Perez of Elk City; and his sister, Joan Reinard of Clinton.
The family has suggested those wanting to give a memorial contribution do so to the Arapaho Volunteer Fire Department.
Funeral services will be officiated by Rev. Charles Murphy. Burial will conclude in the Butler Cemetery with military honors under the direction of Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.