Thomas Gene Starr, Sr

Thomas Gene Starr Sr, 78, passed away February 11, 2022, at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Lawton, OK, surrounded by family. He was born April 23, 1943, in Lawton, OK to David Starr Sr and Rosie Zotigh Hall. He was an enrolled member of the Kiowa Tribe.
Thomas attended and graduated from Apache High School. He met and married his "honeybuns" Tessie Satepauhoodle on November 9, 1963. They would be celebrating their 59th wedding anniversary this year. They lived in Carnegie, OK and raised 4 children. He loved hiking, fishing, reading and was a great storyteller. Thomas was baptized at the First Baptist Church. He was involved as assistant pastor at the White Church in Carnegie.
Thomas worked as a cook for the military and loved telling stories about the Vietnam war to the grandchildren. He then worked for Caddo County District 3 for 26 years before retiring in 2001. There he made numerous lifelong friends that would still refer to him as "D3 Frybread" his CB radio handle.
He was preceded in death by his parents, David and Rosie, sister, Joy Faye Blackwolf; brothers, Rev. Henry Leon Redbone Sr; Rev. David Starr Jr.; daughter, Anita Rae Keahbone; son-in-law, Mark Keahbone; great-grandaughter, Elise Genevicia Sikes-Morales
Thomas is survived by his wife, Tessie Starr of the home
Children: Deanna Michael and husband, Jerry, Ft Cobb, OK
Allyson Starr, Louisville, KY
Thomas James Starr Jr, Carnegie, OK
Grandchildren: Jerry Wayne Starr, Oklahoma City, OK; Terri Salazar and husband Gustavo, Carnegie, OK; Eric Zackary Michael, Fort Cobb, OK; Melina Nicole Michael, Fort Cobb, OK; Daniel Sikes, Louisville, KY; Louis Sikes and wife, Barbarita, Sellersburg, Indiana; Brianne Gregory, Louisville, Kentucky; Ethan Bearden, Louisville, KY; Thomas Joseph Starr, III, Austin, TX; Aubrianna Reeves, Carnegie, OK
11 great grandchildren
Sisters: Alice Faye Monetathchi, Elgin, OK; Inola Killsfirst and husband, Phillip, Apache, OK; Nellie Fletcher, Apache, OK
1 Brother: Harry Starr Sr., Carnegie, OK
Wake: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Monday, February 14, 2022
Ray and Martha's Funeral Home, Carnegie, OK

Graveside: 11:00 am, Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Carnegie Cemetery, Carnegie, OK

Visitation: 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Sunday, February 13, 2022
9:00 am - 7:00 pm, Monday, February 14, 2022
Ray and Martha's Funeral Home, Carnegie, OK

Under the direction of Ray and Martha's Funeral Home, Carnegie, OK