John Trenton Harelson

Funeral services for Trent Harelson will be held Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM at the Okemah Panther Dome. Interment will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Okemah.John Trenton "Trent" Harelson was born February 8, 1972 in Okemah, Oklahoma to John and Sherry (Bartlett) Harelson. He passed away, Friday, May 16, 2025 at his home in Okemah at the age of 53.Trent was a 1990 graduate of Okemah High School where he excelled in football and was on the state runner-up team in 1989. He later went on to play collegiate football at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and later won a national championship at East Central University. Trent received a bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology at East Central University. On August 12, 1995, in Okemah, he married Leigh Anne Duncan. Trent worked as a physical therapist technician for 8 years before starting a career with Duncan Tank Truck Company in Okemah. He later went on to become the owner and operator of Duncan Tank Truck Company in 2017. In August of 2024, Trent went to work for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in the oil and gas division. Trent was a man of God and grew up in the First Baptist Church of Okemah where he later became a deacon. He enjoyed traveling and taking family vacations. He loved his family dearly and was most proud of being a father and grandpa. Trent was always tinkering on something outside and could fix anything. He loved hunting and the outdoors. Trent also retired from the Okemah Fire Department after over twenty years of service. He was loved dearly by his family and many friends and will terribly missed.He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Otto and Marie Bartlett, Frank and Madelyn Harelson and Frank and Emma Lou Duncan and his father-in-law, Ronnie Duncan.He is survived by his wife, Leigh Anne Harelson; his parents, John and Sherry Harelson; three daughters, Riley Campbell and husband Matthew, Jacie Graziano and husband Dominic and Abby Harelson and fianc Ryan Bray; one brother, Wade Harelson and wife Misty, one grandchild, Rowan Campbell; brother in law, Fletcher Duncan and wife April; sister in law, Rachel Wyrick and husband Eddie and a host of nieces and nephews.Serving as active pallbearers will be Fletcher Duncan, Eddie Wyrick, Tony Lee, Sean Coale, Chad Haberman, Kevin Rich, Colby Hicks, Craig Hicks, Jim Bill Copeland, Del Lynch, Mikey Roberts and Chance Shields.Honorary pallbearer will be Dale Condict.Services will be under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Okemah, Oklahoma and officiated by Rev. Wade Harelson.
Cemetery
Highland Cemetery
Okemah OK
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Service
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
10:00 AM -
Okemah High School Panther Dome
520 E. Date St.
Okemah OK 74859
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Funeral Home
Parks Brothers Funeral Home
301 N 3rd Street
Okemah OK - 74859
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