A Celebration of Life Service for Orval Lee Freese age 91 of Covington will be 10:00 am Wednesday at the Covington United Methodist Church with Rev. Dawn Richards and Rev. Tommy Donaldson officiating. Burial will follow in the Covington Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening 5:00 to 6:00 pm at the funeral home.
Orval was born December 17, 1924 on their farm near Lucien, OK and he passed away October 15, 2016 at the Commons Methodist Care Center. He grew up in the Billings/Lucien community attending school in Billings and graduating from Garber High School in 1942. He married Mary Ann Kimmell on April 30, 1948 in Garber. He farmed all his life northeast of Covington. They moved to Enid in 2011.
He was member of the Covington United Methodist Church and a member of Young Farmers.
He is survived by his wife Mary Ann of the home, three sons: Dwight Lee and wife Paula of Duncan, OK, Larry Dean and wife Vicky of Kearney, MO, and Lynn Byron and wife Lori of Scott City, KS, 7 grandchildren, Katy and husband Mike Carpenter, John, Asher, Lindsey Freese, Lesley and husband James Skinner, Logan and Lane Freese, 2 great grandchildren Landon and Ava Carpenter, and sister Peggy and husband Bill Bandy several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister and a brother and sister-in-law.
Memorials may be made to Covington United Methodist Church or Tri-County Senior Citizens with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodians of the funds.
Condolences may be made online and the service may be viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com .
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