Fairrell Elaine (Locust) Varnell Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ms. Fairrell Elaine (Locust) Varnell 83 of Porum, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was born August 20, 1933 in Porum to Franklin and Bertha (Conover) Locust. She grew up at Porum and graduated from Porum High School with the Class of 1952. Fairrell worked at Coburn Optical for 16 years before her health forced her retirement. She was a Sunday School Teacher at Porum First Baptist and very active in church activities and choir. She loved watching her grandchildren play sports, loved music, she was always willing to help others and was a true prayer warrior. Fairrell is survived by her two daughters, Janie Mendenhall and husband Jim of Porum, Debra Hyslop and husband Lonnie of Porum; her brother, Curtis Locust Sr. of Porum; her four grandchildren, Tina Ross, Jamie Hyslop, Jessie Smith, Brooke Tripp; great grandchildren, Tennisee Purdom, Jeremiah Head, Jessie, Eava, Jackson, Aalieghyah and Delilah Smith, Josey and Wyley Ross, Memphis, Keegan and Xander Tripp, Gabriel and Asa Hyslop. She is preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Bertha Locust; three sisters, Dorothy Gray, Quadie Locust, Ahnawak Gray; two nephews, Thomas Allen, Frank Gray; a niece, Pamela Sheets; a brother, George Locust. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Porum First Baptist Church with Reverend Daniel Henson officiating. Pallbearers include Jamie Hyslop, Jessie Smith, Jeremiah Head, Trampas Tripp, Todd Ross, Travis Purdom. Burial will follow immediately to Cramp Cemetery under the direction of King & Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler.

Fairrell Elaine (Locust) Varnell

August 20, 1933 - October 2, 2016