Carl Dean Celsor, 80, of Sentinel, Oklahoma, passed away on May 29, 2017. He was born on June 10, 1936 to Carl and Mahdeen (Gold) Celsor in Sentinel, Oklahoma. He attended Sentinel High School and graduated in 1954.
He married the love of his life, Vickie Jan (Farris) Celsor, in 1957 at the Sentinel First Baptist Church, where they both were members. They had four children, Carl Scott, Ron Farris, Joe Bill and Samuel Raymond and in 1976, they gained two more children, Shelly Dawn Stowers and Gunar Eugene Stowers. Carl Dean and Jan spent their entire lives in the community of Sentinel. Carl Dean was a devoted husband to Jan and father to his children. Carl Dean followed in his father's footsteps and began farming at an early age. He worked tirelessly to provide for his family and his work ethic was something to be revered. When it came to farming, he was a wealth of information, and he gladly imparted this knowledge to his children and grandchildren. Carl Dean was his family's patriarch; he loved his family and mentored, shaped and guided them, his qualities are mirrored in his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed watching Oklahoma sports, and later in life, traveling with Jan and their family and friends and visiting his sons at the farm.
Carl Dean is preceded in death by his parents and wife.
Carl Dean's survivors include his six children:
Carl Scott Celsor and wife Pauline, of Yukon, OK
Ron Farris Celsor and wife Sheila, of Sentinel, OK
Shelly Dawn Miller, of Lewisville, TX
Joe Bill Celsor and wife Joy, of Sentinel, OK
Gunar Eugene Stowers and wife Bliss, of Winston-Salem, NC
Samuel Raymond Celsor and partner Kassie Bourland, of Sentinel, OK
11 grandchildren: Chelsea Celsor Smith and husband Brady, of Oklahoma City, OK Brittney Elyse Sites and husband Cade, of Sentinel, OK
Denton Dean Celsor and wife Melissa, of Sentinel, OK
Brody Farris Celsor and wife Lauren, of Sentinel, OK
McKenna Sage Celsor and Fiancé Hunter Kliewer, of Dill City, OK Samantha Brooks Miller, of Lewisville, TX
Jett Thomas Miller, of Lewisville, TX
Christopher Lake Celsor, of Beijing, China
Olivia Drue Celsor, of Yukon, OK
Gage Thomas Stowers, of Winston-Salem, NC
Aubrey Rae Stowers, of Winston-Salem, NC.
6 great grandchildren: Elliot Lowry Smith
Vivian Elaine Smith
Wilder Farris Celsor
Anson Cade Sites
Natalie Jo Celsor
Adeline Ann Kliewer
Sister: Trudy Celsor
Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 31, 2017
First Baptist Church
Sentinel, Oklahoma
Interment: Sentinel Cemetery
Under the direction of Ray and Martha's Funeral Home, Sentinel