Richard R. "Dick" Page

A funeral service for Richard R. "Dick" Page has been scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 11, 2016 at Hayhurst Funeral Home Chapel in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Committal service with military honors will follow at Park Grove Cemetery. Richard Roy Page was born on June 12, 1922 in Vanzant, Missouri. He departed this life on April 6, 2016 in Chouteau, Oklahoma at the age of 93. He was born to William and Sylvia Page, both deceased. He had two sisters, Marie Noflett and Norma Miley, both deceased, and one brother, Bill Page, who currently resides in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Richard graduated from Mountain Grove, Missouri High School in May 1941 and soon traveled to San Diego, California to work in the defense industry there. In January 1943, while working at Consolidated Aircraft, he met his lifelong mate of 68 years, Madolene Bell (James) Page, from Oklahoma. They were married six months later on Richard’s 21st birthday, June 12, 1943. Two months after their marriage, Richard enlisted in the U.S. Army to serve in WWII where he was part of the 496th Engineering Outfit in North Africa and Italy. The next October, their oldest son, Lloyd David Page, was born. He was three years old when Richard returned home from WWII. After “V-E Day”, Richard came home on a 45-day leave and then shipped out to Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Being an officer, he was required to remain in active reserve. The Korean War broke out in 1950 and Richard was called up immediately. He served in the 7th Calvary, 45th Division in a recovery company that went to the front lines to retrieve crippled tanks or other equipment that the Army deemed salvageable. He was wounded in action on February 29, 1952, in North Korea. After a long period of hospitalization in Tokyo, Japan and then in Topeka, Kansas , Richard was awarded the Purple Heart for his bravery, service and sacrifice to our country in the U.S. Army. Following the war, Richard and Madolene made their home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where their other two children, Raymond and Loyce were born. As a family, they spent a few years back in Buena Park and Long Beach, California with Richard's aviation career. Eventually, however, they made Broken Arrow their permanent home while raising their children, all three of which graduated Broken Arrow High School. Richard was employed by McDonnell Douglas Aircraft, where he was Director of Industrial Engineering. Richard and Madolene both retired in 1980 and spent their later years enjoying time with family, involvement in their Church and wintering in South Texas. Richard was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and his wife Madolene. He is survived by his three children and their respective spouses, David & Priscilla Page of Chouteau, Oklahoma, Raymond and Cindy Page of Chouteau, Oklahoma, and Loyce & Darin Akerman of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Richard is also survived by five grandchildren and their respective spouses: Terrie & Michael Grant of Jenks, OK, Dana & Jason Stutzman of Chouteau, OK, Chad & Marci Peters of Southlake, TX, Susan & Adam Stutzman of Moore, OK, and Brittany & Matthew Villandry of Chouteau, OK. Additionally Richard is survived by eleven great-grandchildren, Taylor Grant, Alyssa Stutzman, Madelynn Stutzman, Coleton Stutzman, Hayden Stutzman, Morgan Peters, Cohen Villandry, Hattie Peters, Lyla Villandry, Caleb Villandry, and Benjamin Villandry.

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Richard R. "Dick" Page

June 12, 1922 - April 6, 2016