Frank Gouin

Former longtime Duncan, Okla., resident, Frank L. Gouin, age 82, of Oklahoma City, Okla., died Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at his home in Oklahoma City.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 7th, at Wilmont Place Baptist Church, 6440 S. Santa Fe, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73139, with the Rev. Danny Frazee officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Monday, at Duncan Cemetery in Duncan, under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home.The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. He was born Nov. 26, 1927 in Duncan, the son of Walter Frank and Gertrude Hazeltine Gouin. He married Mable Deerdoff on June 2, 2001 in Oklahoma City.Frank was a veteran, serving in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was an independent petroleum geologist and oil producer in the Duncan area since 1955. Also in Duncan, he was a member of the Rotary Club from 1956 to 1993, served on the board of Black Beaver Council of BSA for many years, was a founding member of the Chisholm Trail Breakfast Club and a member of First Presbyterian Church. He was also a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists for 45 years.Survivors include his wife, Mable, of the home; his children: Jane DeBord of Stillwater, Okla.; and Richard H. Gouin and his wife Lucille of Carrollton, Texas; three step-children: Margie Williams and husband Ben of Branson, Missouri; Lynn Medford and wife Becky and Marilyn Adcock and husband Tie, all of Oklahoma City; two sisters: Phyllis G. Kelly of Germantown, Tenn.; and June G. Wood of Norman, Okla.; ten grandchildren: Michael Edward Gouin, Charles Frank DeBord, Jeffrey Gouin, Bennie Williams, Bryan Williams, Brad Williams, Lynsie Medford, Crystal Adcock, Candace Debo and Shelby Adcock; and ten great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Gayle G. Ritch; and a son, Jerry Gouin in 2000. Honorary pallbearers are: C.H. Barnes, Mike Fiorillo, Mike Elliott, Vic Whitney, Charles Jenkins and Ed Rawls. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to: Hospice of Oklahoma County, 4334 NW Expressway, Suite 106, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73116.Online condolences may be made to the family at: www.granthamfuneralhomes.com