Bill Leroy Sartin
Bill Leroy Sartin of Ponca City, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 16, 2019, in the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City at the age of 85 years.
Bill Leroy Sartin was born on March 7, 1933, in Blackwell to Benjamin Harrison and Wilma Lucille (Hamlett) Sartin. He grew up in Blackwell and attended Blackwell Public Schools, graduating in 1950. Following his education he worked for the Hazel-Atlas Glass Plant in Blackwell. He entered the United States Army on May 20, 1953, and served during the Korean Conflict. Following his discharge he married Bessie Sue Parker on Feb. 25, 1956, in they made Blackwell their home. He worked for Midwest Dairy in Ponca City as a delivery driver before working for the Acme Foundry and Blackwell Zinc Company. He then began a twelve year career working in the Conoco Refinery in Ponca City and retired in 1976. He was a member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars. He enjoyed hunting, especially coon hunting, trapping mink, raccoon and beaver and selling their pelts. He also enjoyed fishing and making his own jigs and poles. Other hobbies included gardening, metal detecting, gun collecting, bird watching and various family gatherings.
He is survived by his wife of sixty-two years, Sue Sartin, of Ponca City; two daughters, Denise Loveall and husband Mike, of Fulshear, Texas; and Cindy Cox and husband Bart, of Blackwell; a son, Ben Sartin and wife Jackie, of Ft. Collins, Colo.; a sister, Brenda Hudson and husband Gene, of Wichita, Kan.; twelve grandchildren, Erik Sartin and wife Nikki, of Ft. Collins, Colo.; Chris Sartin and wife Anna, of Temple, Texas; Stephen Sartin, of San Antonio, Texas; Hannah Sartin, of Breckenridge, Texas; Sadie Stotts and husband Ethan, of Bartlesville; Nathan Sartin and wife Tracy of Jacksonville, Fla.; Micah Sartin and wife Ashlea, of Stillwater; Grant Loveall and wife Yani, of Bartlesville; Parker Loveall, of Bartlesville; Kara Custar and husband Jeremiah, of Durham, N. C.; Rusty Cox and wife Alexa, of Wichita, Kan.; and Amy Collins and husband Sam, of Blackwell; and twelve great-grandchildren, Elise, Joseph, Cosette and Mary Nell, of Ft. Collins, Colo.; Luke and Laurel Sartin, of Temple, Texas; Malachi and Zoe Custer, of Durham, N. C.; and Jonathan Cox, of Wichita, Kan.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, William Gregory“Billy” Sartin.
Services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 18th in the Immanuel Baptist Church in Blackwell with Rev. Matt Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Blackwell Cemetery with military rites performed by the United States Army.
Casket bearers will be Erik Sartin, Chris Sartin, Grant Loveall, Parker Loveall, Rusty Cox and Micah Sartin. Serving as honorary casket bearers will be Stephen Sartin and Nathan Sartin.
A memorial has been established in his honor with Immanuel Baptist Church Benevolence Fund in c/o Roberts and Son Funeral Home, 120 W. Padon, Blackwell, Oklahoma 74631.
On-line condolences can be made at www.robertsandsonfh.com
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