Lester Poynor

Services honoring the life of Lester Gene Poynor will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Hayhurst Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Park Grove Cemetery, Broken Arrow, OK. Viewing will be at the funeral home on Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Lester was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on February 10, 1933 to Otis and Vivian (Crawford) Poynor. Lester passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019 at the age of 86. Lester attended elementary school in Tulsa and Broken Arrow before graduating from Broken Arrow High School with the class of 1951. While in high school Lester was active in many activities, including school plays and the band and he also lettered in both football and basketball. In the fall of 1951 Lester enrolled at Oklahoma State University, where he was a member of the marching band. While in high school he served in the Naval Reserve in Tulsa and Stillwater. In January of 1952 Lester was called to active duty and served on the Admiral’s Staff aboard the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier. After his service in the Navy, Lester attended the University of Tulsa on the GI Bill and graduating in May 1957. During college Lester was a member of Sigma Phi fraternity and the Oklahoma Air Force National Guard in Muskogee and Tulsa. On April 4, 1952 Lester married the love of his life and high school sweetheart, Jean Blythe. Lester was a wonderful husband and father. He adored his family and loved spending time with them. Lester began work with Montgomery Ward in 1959 as management trainee in Ponca City, OK, Hutchinson, KS, Chanute, KS, and Mexico, MO before returning to Broken Arrow in 1963 and going to work for Shell Oil Company Credit Card Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as a customer service representative, Internal Auditor, Programmer and Analyst before his retirement in 1987. Lester retired to live on Beaver Lake in Arkansas in 1989. He was a member of the Holiday Island Golf Club, Eureka Springs Elk, VFW and American Legion. Lester was a volunteer Fire Fighter for the Grass Knob Volunteer Fire Department, where he served as Assistant Fire Chief and Business Manager for the department. He was also the state licensed water commissioner for the Sylvan Shores Subdivision for many years. Lester returned to Broken Arrow in 2006. He enjoyed playing Pickle Ball and swimming at the Boys’ Club. He liked to attend performances at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center. Lester was also a member of the BA Elks, and volunteered at the BA Historical Museum and Northside Christian Church where he was a member and where he was baptized. Lester enjoyed many outdoor activities including deer hunting with rifle, muzzle load and bow. He also loved fishing, tennis, golf, scuba diving and taxidermy. Lester earned his pilot’s license for small aircrafts. He also attended rattle snake hunts in western Oklahoma. Lester is survived by, Wife, Jean Poynor, Broken Arrow, OK Children, Judy Jack and David, Palm Coast, FL Connie Adams, Broken Arrow, OK Grandchildren, Kristy Knapp (Dave), Steven Adams (Adrianne), Amy Adams Great Grandchildren, Sophie Knapp, Ella Knapp, Henry Francis Adams Sisters, Betty Oglesby, Tulsa, OK Several nieces, nephews and cousins.

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Lester Poynor

February 10, 1933 - March 4, 2019