Dwain Stehr

A Chapel Service for Dwain Stehr 77, Clinton resident will be held 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, June 10, 2014 in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel officiated by Rev. Gary Jones and burial will conclude in the Arapaho Cemetery with military honors and under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee funeral Home. Dwain Oscar Stehr was born November 13, 1936 in Clinton, OPK to Manuel Theodore Stehr and Mabel (Roberts) Stehr and passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014 in the Grace Living Center in Clinton, OK. Dwain was raised in Clinton and graduated from Clinton High School in 1955. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy February 24, 1956 in Oklahoma City, OK. He was trained as a diesel mechanic and was honorably discharged as an E-4 in February 1960. He was married to Sharon Lee in 1964 in Hollis, OK and they made their home in Hollis. He was employed at the Cotton Oil Mill. He later moved back to Clinton and was married to Sharon McMullin where they made their home. He helped the Shepherd family farm and ranch and later he was employed with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation where he retired. He also worked 10 years for the City of Clinton at the Clinton Golf Course and was forced into retirement in 2006 due to failing health. He has been a resident of Altus for the past two years to be near family and had just moved back to Clinton. He was an active and longtime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; and in his younger years he enjoyed coon hunting. He preceded in death by his parents, and three brothers, Albert Lenard Stehr, and Noman Dale Stehr. He is survived by four children, Michael Freeman, of Clinton, Larry Stehr, of Altus, OK, Lisa Zepeda, and her husband, Jesse, of Altus, OK and Rodney Stehr, of Corn, OK, a sister, Nadine Brady, of Clinton, OK He is also survived by four grandchildren, Shara Zepada, San Antonio, TX, Rodney D. Reinschmidt, of Kansas, Jeffery M. Reinschmidt, of Kansas and Agnes J. Seven Star, of Clinton and numerous great grandchildren.