July 25, 1938 - May 22, 2024
Graveside service for Gene Catlett, 85 of Hennessey will be Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 11:00 am in Holdenville Cemetery. Arrangements are by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory, Enid.
Gene was born on July 25, 1938 in Blue Mountain, Arkansas to Freddie Franklin and Jessie Odelia (Nunn) Catlett and died May 22, 2024 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma with his family by his side.
He moved to Oklahoma at the age of 3 and graduated from Wewoka High School. Gene worked various jobs including the railroad and oilfield. He met Yvonne Virginia Elliott in 1968 and they married June 6, 1968. They made their home in Hennessey and had two children. When he wasn’t working, Gene enjoyed spending time with family, hunting, fishing and camping. In 1987, he started his own company, K & K Tank Truck, hauling saltwater. After selling the company, he was a contract pumper until 2019, when he retired.
He was preceded in death by his wife, parents and brother-in-law, Bob Clawson.
Gene is survived by his children, Kevin and wife, Stormy Catlett and Kim Catlett; grandchildren, Brylee, Bricelyn and wife, Lyndi, Dustin and wife, Julie and Jesse; great grandchildren, Serenity and Emery; sisters, Dollie “Dot” Clawson, and Geraldine “Jerry” and husband, Jack Chancellor; other relatives and friends.
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