November 9, 1929 - February 29, 2024
Otis Lee McCaslin was 94 years old when he passed away in the early morning hours of February 29, 2024. Otis was born to Nellie Susan (Attebery) and William Jackson McCaslin on November 9, 1929 in a log cabin near Wellston, OK. Otis was the ninth of eleven sibling (six boys and five girls). On May 28, 1950, at the Assembly of God parsonage in Cushing, OK, Otis married his wife of nearly 74 years, Edith Agnes Johnson. They lived in the Cushing area and followed oilfield work for a time, but moved permanently to Enid in 1964. He is survived by his wife Agnes and their children: Darrell and Mary McCaslin of Madison, WI; Janice and Fred Buffalo, and Barbara and Jerry Buffalo both of Enid. He is survived by five grand children, thirteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Otis has one surviving sister, Beth Parker of Healton, OK.
In his youth, Otis as well as his several siblings worked for a variety of farming enterprises in the Cushing area. Otis completed the eighth grade, but then started working various jobs to help support the family. He picked cotton, worked grain and hay harvests in Oklahoma and Kansas. He drove teams of horses plowing fields and hauling materials, and had a life long love of working horses. He eventually was working those fields using tractors which led to a love of Farmall tractors. For a short time he worked on the railroad. He found his ultimate vocation in the oilfield industry holding every position associated with work on drilling rigs including driller, tool pusher for several different companies, and finally as drilling supervisor for Logan Drilling Co.from which he retired in 1993.
Otis maintained a deep faith in God, having been strongly influenced by his parents. After his retirement he became a regular attendee at the Enid Free Methodist Church until physical frailty prevented his attendance. He greatly enjoyed listening to and singing the old hymns.
Possibly because of his early history in farming, Otis, until the last few years, planted a large garden, the bounty of which he was known to share with family, friends and neighbors. He often would try to grow plants, just to see if he could. In Otis’s retirement, he pursued his passion for Farmall tractors by rebuilding several antique Farmalls to full functionality. He was fond of collecting antique farm tools and other old implements.
He will be deeply missed by his family and many friends.
Funeral services for Otis McCaslin will be Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 1:00 pm in Anderson-Burris Chapel with Pastor Ron McCaslin officiating. Burial will follow in Enid Cemetery.
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