Yolanda Gillion

Yolanda Gillion obituary

Yolanda Gillion

Yolanda Gillion Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Trout Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Tonkawa on Aug. 30, 2025.

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Yolanda Gillion, 49, of Lamont, OK, left this life on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Viewing will be between 11:00 am to 4:00 pm with the family present between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm, Friday, September 5, 2025, at Trout Funeral Home Chapel. No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 505 Thunderbird Rd, Tonkawa, OK, 74653.

Yolanda was born on Tuesday, April 27, 1976, in Enid, OK, to Jose "Joe" Lara and Fleta (Simpkins) Frye. She married Wesley Gillion on July 18, 2003, at the Lamont Assembly of God, Lamont, OK. She enjoyed hosting the Lamont Christmas Cocoa and Cookies event with her sister each year. She was also a wonder singer with a beautiful voice. She loved her family and was a major part of their lives.

Yolanda is survived by: her husband, Wesley of the home; children, Keeley Ketchum, Kelsey Casey, Corbin Spletch, Bentley Spletch, Amy Owens, and Colton Gillion; 15 grandchildren; sisters, Maria Parson; Herminia Shelton, Nina Ann Walker; brother, Harold Keith Ent; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, family members, and friends. She is preceded in death by; her son, Dylan Ingraham; parents, Joe Lara, Fleta and Delmer Frye; and sister, Jamie Dawn Difenboch

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