Charles "Dick" Loar

Charles (Dick) Loar was born December 9, 1927 in Swink, OK the son of James Elbert Loar, Sr. and Mary Lee (Gilliland) Loar and had lived the majority of his life in Ft. Towson, OK. He departed this life on May 20, 2015 at the age of 87. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 65 years, Teddy Jean Loar and beloved son, Charles D. Loar, Jr., brothers, James Elbert, Robert Lee and Frank Neal Loar. Services for Dick Loar will be held at the Ft. Towson Methodist Church Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. with family visitation from 1:30 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. at the church. Burial to follow in Ft. Towson Cemetery under the direction of Miller & Miller Funeral Home, Hugo; After graduating from Ft. Towson High School, Class of 1945, he joined the U.S. Navy. Dick was proud of his navy service and never tired of telling about his many crossings of the South Pacific aboard the USS Monitor. Following a brief courtship of six dates, he married the love of his life, Teddy Jean Kiser on April 7, 1947 in DeQueen, Arkansas. Dick was employed by El Paso Natural Gas Co. The young couple spent the next five years on a working, traveling pipeliner adventure. Dick and Teddy returned to Ft. Towson to care for his father and assume his fathers rural mail route. He lovingly and carefully carried the mail for over 30 years. In his earlier years, Dick was community and civic minded. For many years he served on the Ft. Towson School Board and Ft. Towson Cemetery Association. He was a member of the Lion's Club and the Ft. Towson Masonic Lodge #303. He enjoyed helping his brother, Neal in the meat market at Loar's Grocery Store in Ft. Towson. Dick took pride in his skill as a gardener as well as the food his garden produced. He also loved raising cattle. Teddy helped him name each member of his herd. Dick loved telling stories about his quail hunting days with his dog Curley. He might also tell you he was one of the best fishermen in Choctaw County. Survivors include: daughter, Jeannie Kay Loar; grandson, Gabriel Dill; granddaughters, Christel Loar, Kenedi Loar; sister, Loy Swink; sisters-in-law Irma Staggs (Jim Staggs) Mary Loar (Neil Carroll) and loving nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Donnie Brents, Neil Carroll, Gabriel Dill, Lee Fossum, Jerry Kitterman and Jon Loar. Honorary Pallbearers will be Jim Staggs, Jim Dill, Brad Bearden and Jim Swink.