Floyd Dale McCray

Floyd Dale McCray, USAF veteran, and longtime Copan resident, died Tuesday. Floyd was born the son of Homer Lee and Thelma Laverne (Pitts) McCray on Jan. 25, 1931, in Sands Springs, OK. As a young boy, he spent time at the DX Sinclair Service Station in Barnsdall his parents owned and operated. He attended local schools and graduated from Barnsdall High School a year early in 1947. Floyd met Cara Marie Weabe, a.k.a. Corky, at her Uncle Ted’s roller rink, and they were wed Feb. 17, 1952, at Barnsdall First Baptist Church by Rev. Franklin Allee. Floyd enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and their first home was in Gulf Port, MS, while he trained at Keesler AFB. Once trained they transferred to Biggs AFB in El Paso, TX, and finally to Clovis AFB in New Mexico. Once honorably discharged in 1955 they moved to Tulsa for a few years before Floyd took a position with Phillips Petroleum Co. They lived in Bartlesville for three years before transferring to Houston, working at Sweeny Refinery. In 1963 the family moved to Copan where they have remained. Floyd went on to work for Applied Automation before retiring in 1986 as Service Supervisor. Floyd went on to work at Sears for fifteen years in the tool department and was known by many as the Sears Toolman. Like Corky, Floyd’s greatest passion was their children and grandchildren. He never stopped raising his kids and they loved him for keeping them close. The couple enjoyed camping and had many memorable times with family and grandkids on their Grand Lake property. He enjoyed watching birds and squirrels, and fishing. Floyd loved bluegrass and was an avid square dancer and a member of several local clubs over the years. When he wasn’t helping others, he loved to tell them stories, some of which were true. His heart was as big as his warm smile – both will be missed by all who knew him. Floyd is survived by his three daughters, Sheri L. Call and LeRoy, Teresa Lynn Salkil, all of Copan, and Debby J. Smith and Bob of Tulsa; brother James Wayne McCray and Connie of Bartlesville; four grandchildren, Rodney Jackson and Christina, Kenny Prather, Kassy Friedman and Jay, and H.C. Call and Emily; 15 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by Corky; his parents; brother Bobby Lee McCray and granddaughter Sonya Porter. Floyd’s family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at Davis Family Funeral Home, 918-534-3030, 113 S. Osage (Hwy. 75), Dewey. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the New Life Wesleyan Church in Copan or to the Copan Senior Citizens. Funeral services will be held 2 pm, Thurs., Sept. 14, at New Life Wesleyan Church in Copan. Interment will be at the Ethel Reece Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home. Online condolences and remembrances may be shared at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com.

Floyd Dale McCray

January 25, 1931 - September 12, 2017