George C. Speer

George C. Speer George C. Speer, age 82, resident of Bartlesville passed from this life on Sunday February 12, 2012. Memorial services will be held at 10:00AM Thursday February 16, 2012 at Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Paul Rummage of the Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be in the Nowata Re-Located Cemetery directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. A memorial has been established and those who wish may send their contributions to Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church, 5111 S.E. Nowata Road, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 74006. Mr. Speer was born February 23, 1929 to Novy Webster Speer and Ether (Wheeler) Speer in Pryor, OK, where he attended elementary school. He then graduated in 1948 from the Alluwe high school. George married his high school sweetheart Arvona Lucille (Mickey) Stookey in 1949. George was employed by Guy Belt Buick Co in Bartlesville OK, as an auto mechanic after his graduation until he enlisted in the Air Force January 20, 1952. He graduated with the Lackland Air Force Base Squadron 3706, Flight 122 San Antonio, TX in September 1952 as an aircraft mechanic. He was stationed in Georgia and then in North Carolina where he received an Honorable Discharge January 21, 1956 from Pope AFB, Fort Bragg. He started working for Philips 66 on February 1, 1956 as an airplane mechanic for the Philips 66 corporate airplanes. While employed for Phillips 66, George was proud to have been part of the team that brought and hung Billy Parker’s 1912 Pusher airplane in its current display in the Woolaroc Museum. He retired after 29 years of service on October 1, 1985. George loved music. He practiced playing the violin and the steel guitar. He also had various hobbies, one of which was redesigning and rebuilding various vehicles, including a pickup camper, a boat with a Corvair engine as an inboard/outboard unit, converting a trailer camper into a self propelled motor home utilizing an Oldsmobile Toronto car front end, and a fifth-wheel camper with tow vehicle. George and the family took many family vacations touring the United States in the camper he built and spent many summer weekends at the lake on toys that he built. He is preceded in death by his parents Novy and Ether Speer; Brother JB Speer; Brother Samuel Speer; Sister Hazel (Johnnie) Hudson; and Grandson Matthew Speer. He is survived by his wife of 62 Years, Mrs Arvona (Mickey) Speer; Son David Speer and wife Debbie; Daughter Sandy Adams and husband Don; Son Doyle Speer and partner Terri; Brother Donald Speer and wife Ruby; all of Bartlesville, OK; Sister Phyllis Adams and husband Bud of Altus, OK; five grandchildren, Melessa Moseley, Micheal Speer, Brandon Adams, Kelsie Adams, and Riley Speer; two great-grandchildren; Turner Mosley and Hunter Speer and several nieces and nephews. PDF Printable Version

George C. Speer

February 23, 1929 - February 12, 2012