Harry Earl Littleton

HARRY E. LITTLETON Harry Earl Littleton, 92, resident of rural Barnsdall, died at 12:34 PM on Tuesday in Barnsdall. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday in the Copan United Methodist Church with Pastor Dan Denison and Pastor Curtis Meade officiating. Interment will be in the Sunnyside Cemetery in Caney, Kansas under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory at Bartlesville. A memorial has been established with the Copan United Methodist Church for those who wish to donate, 120 N. Maple, Copan, Oklahoma 74022 Harry was a fun-loving man that liked to get a laugh out of you. He was well known for pulling jokes on his fellow workers at Phillips Petroleum Company of Bartlesville, OK. He was employed at Phillips Petroleum Co as an accountant for 29 years and also worked in E & P for the company. Born on November 19, 1921 at Copan, Oklahoma, Harry and his twin sister Clara , were the 6th & 7th of eight children born to Henry and Maggie Littleton. Harry received his education through high school at Copan, graduating with the class of 1940. While growing up, Harry worked for many different families doing farm work to help put food on the table, He wondered how the widows with a family provided for their children, He loved the town he grew up in. One of his comments was that Copan was “the most beautiful city in the world.” He once served as President of the Copan alumni Association. He attended National Youth of America in Tulsa, Oklahoma (National Defense School in Tulsa, Oklahoma) He went 2 years to Bartlesville Jr. College at College High. He was drafted in to U.S. Army Air Corp August 1942 receiving his basic training in the U.S. Harry served his country in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater, consisting of Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe, Air Offensive Europe. He served 3 years as a mechanic and crew chief, and top & tail gunner on the B-26 known as the “Widow Maker” until he was Honorable Discharged in 1945. After returning from WWII, Harry attended Northeastern State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in accounting with the class of 1950 While working a Phillips Petroleum, Harry met and married his helpmate of 63 years, Naomi Meade. The desire of his heart was to retire and enjoy the outdoors, running their ranch in Osage County. Harry built a number of houses, was proprietor of the Dutchman Bait Shop west of Copan at Hulah Lake, and owned a trampoline center in Independence, Kansas. Harry was a member of the 1950 Phillips 66 basketball team and played on the company softball team for several years. He coached little league baseball and was proud to be a member of the Bill Doenges Injuns American Legion baseball ground crew. Harry was instrumental in starting the wrestling program in Barnsdall and was a loyal fan for many years. At the head of the list for many years, Harry and Naomi attended all the different activities that their 3 sons were involved in, including wrestling, football, baseball, and of course, school. They did not stop attending all of the events but followed their grandchildren during their school years. Harry is survived by his wife Naomi of the home, his 3 sons, Joe Earl Littleton and his wife Sherilyn of Okmulgee, Jim Wiley Littleton and his wife Julie of Barnsdall and Jay Allen Littleton and his wife Marci of Pflugerville, Texas, 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren, He was preceded in death by his parents and 7 brothers and sisters PDF Printable Version

Harry Earl Littleton

November 19, 1921 - October 7, 2014