Gary Whiteman's Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Alva Wesleyan Church, 302 Church St., Alva.
Gary Ray Whiteman III was born December 4, 1995, in Enid, Oklahoma, and passed away peacefully on November 1, 2024, after an 8-year battle with renal disease. Gary was a walking miracle, an example of a life covered by God's mercy and revived daily through the love of Christ expressed to him from all of the loved ones along his journey. If you ever expressed love to Gary along his way, Thank You.
Gary was a kid at heart but knew no fear when it came to adventure. He loved fishing and hunting. You could always count on him to bring back treasured trinkets and rabbit tails, frequently filling up his mom's bathtub with turtles and fish.
He was a talented football player, beginning his career as undefeated league champions in kindergarten and completed that journey with the silver ball at state finals in 2011.
Gary graduated from Jones High School in 2014. He earned his welding certification from Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center before entering the workforce as a welder.
Gary is survived by his mom and stepdad, Julie and Joey Melton of Alva; dad and stepmom Gary and Rasheen Whiteman of Jones; sisters Summer Whiteman, April Schultz and Josie Melton; paternal grandmother Sandra "Inkle" Blair, Aunt Cassie and Uncle Mike Jones, Aunt Carla and Uncle Bill Sanborn; cousins William, Emily, Jacob and Colton Sanborn of Cherokee, Oklahoma; Derek, Logan, Landon, Caleb, Hannah, Emma and Gracie Jones of Tecumseh, Oklahoma; Khristen, Cheyenne and Levi Logan of Kansas City, Kansas; nephews Mykel and Nykoda Conley; bonus siblings Constance and Jacqelyn Melton, Leah, Tony, and Sally Schultz, Kendra and Lana Kennedy; and lifelong friends Twister Smith and Jesse Taylor.
Gary was preceded in death by paternal grandfather Gary Ray Whiteman, maternal grandparents Carolyn and Robert Furrow, aunt Sally Logan and cousin Nickolas Sanborn.
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