Arley (Uncle Pete) Bond

Arley Bond (Uncle Pete), 86, of Stigler, passed away Friday, October 13, 2023 in Haskell Regional Hospital with his family by his side. He was born September 20, 1937 in Stigler to Dave and Lora (Poe) Bond. Arley met a young woman that stole his heart while they were attending school. They met one day when Wanda was walking home from school. Arley came by driving his brother’s hot rod, a 1950, 4 door coupe. He threw mud all over her new coat by running through a mud hole. His brother Lenard (Stud) set them up on a date after that happened. But just look at what happened! Marriage! Arley Bond and Wanda (Ritch) were married on October 25, 1956. Arley had many different jobs while growing up in Stigler. He worked picking cotton for .25 cents a day in the bottom land. He worked at Earl Poe’s Gas Station on Main Street. Earl Poe had 2 stations in town. Earl was his first cousin. He started working for Burl Moore at the Pool Hall across from today’s City Hall Office. He started there because Burrow Moore became Post Master. In the 1960’s he worked for Fotch Royston at Stigler Lumber Yard. Today that is where our Fire Dept.is located. During this time Arley and Wanda decided to open a business of their own. In 1966, B&B Trading Post & Bait Shop was the first business they owned. They would go to Auctions at night and on the weekend for their trading Post. In 1968 he started to work for Purdue Housing. He was a house inspector driving everywhere. He was also building cabinets in his garage at home. He then went to building cabinets for Purdue alongside his cousin Albert Blevins (Sonny). They were located where Rosewood was located. Arley and Wanda opened up B & B Cabinet Shop on North main and later City Gun & Pawn. Arley loved to work with wood and really loved talking about guns and hunting. This is where Mitchell’s Grocery was located. They even opened up a Game Room where Miss M’s is today. This was a clean environment for young kids to play pool, play video games, darts, listen to music on the Juke Box. Arley and Wanda finally retired in June 2021. Arley and Wanda belonged to the Pentecostal Church which they helped build the new church in 1961. They have now changed the name to Rive of Life Church. Arley loved the Lord with all of his heart. He was a great Christian man, (who read his Bible all the time and he always had it with him). A great person, provider, husband, father, grandfather uncle, and everyone knew him. He was a strong-willed Christian man with an impressive work ethic. Arley loved his family and adored his grandchildren He was a man who always had to be busy doing something. Oh, he loved his feather friends, his chickens. Arley is survived by, a daughter & son-in-law, Catherine and Randall Underwood of Stigler, OK.; a son and daughter-in-law, Billy & Patricia Bond of Muskogee, OK.; a grandson Robert White of Stigler, OK.; a granddaughter & husband, Jennifer & Christopher Kimbrell, of Broken Arrow, OK.; a brother in his eyes & wife, David & Martha Bond of Stigler, OK.; a first cousin, Raymond of Idaho; 25 nieces & nephews; Marilyn (Bond) Davis of Florida, Sandra (Bond) De Romanis of Bixby, OK., Edith (Bond) Vich of OKC. OK., Patricia Bond of OKC. OK., Edna (Livsey) DeVries of Bakersfield, CA., Carl Livsey of Bakersfield, CA., Rickie (Laughlin) Dixon of Tulsa, OK., George Worsham of Arizona, Ed Worsham of Stigler, David Franklin Bond of Stigler, Kenneth Gwen Bond of Wilburton, Lora June (Bond) Mayhall of McCurtain, OK. Woodrow Bond, of Gans, OK., Virginia Rae (Bond) Jordan of Bokoshe, OK., Elsie Elizabeth (Bond) Oliver of Bokoshe, Ben Franklin Bond of McCurtain, Freddy Jon Bond, Bob B. Bond of McCurtain, OK., Beverly (Bond) Hooker of Stigler, OK., Lillie Jo (Bond) Amos of Blocker, OK., Carl Lee Bond of McAlester, Lenard Franklin Bond of Bokoshe, OK., Norma Ruth Bond of Corona, CA., Kay Frances Bond of Corona, CA., James David Bond of Corona, CA.; a host of great & great-great nieces & nephews; a half sister-in-law, Towanna Kerklin of Stigler; 2 half brothers-in-law, Otis Ritch of Stigler and David Ritch of Las Vegas, Nevada. Arley is preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Wanda (Ritch) Bond; his parents, King David & Lora (Poe) Bond; material grandparents, Cornelius & Elizabeth (Hendrick) Poe; paternal grandparents, John Henry & Elcy Quincy (Hook) Bond; his siblings, Inis & Iner Bond, Maggie Elizabeth (Bond) Laughlin, Karl Jimmie (Bond) Chance, May (Bond) Livsey, Woodrow Bond, Lenard Franklin Bond, Haskell Junior Bond, Fay (Bond) Winans Chance,; nephews, Donnie Bond, Leonard Earl “Bud” Bond, Earl Livsey, Leon Worsham, Thomas James Bond; Nieces, Shirley (Livsey) Christian, Barbara (Worsham) Stout; Mother in law, Betty Agnes Harrell; Father in law, Earl Ritch. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at the River of Life Pentecostal Church with Pastor Jack Sloan officiating. The Eulogist will be Reverend Blake Bailey. Pallbearers will be David Bond Jr, Bobby Bond, Joey Bond, Linton Gorman, Garrison Stinson, Ryan Stinson; Honorary Pallbearers will be David Bond and Randall Blevins Burial will follow at Garland Cemetery under the direction of King & Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler.

Arley (Uncle Pete) Bond

September 20, 1937 - October 13, 2023