Granville Burkleo

Granville Ray Burkleo, 92, loving husband, dad, Pawpaw, brother, uncle and friend, passed away on Saturday, October 8th in Covington, Louisiana.
Family and friends are invited to attend funeral services 1:00 PM, Friday, October 14th in the Don Grantham Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Military honors will be provided by the Stephens County Honor Guard.
Granville is survived by his wife of 69 years Lorene Wright Burkleo, daughter Sheila Burkleo Bladsacker and husband Lou Bladsacker, Jr. all of Covington, LA, grandson Roy James DiVincenti, Jr. of Destin, FL and brother Wayne Burkleo of Sparks, NV.
Granville was born in Duncan, OK to the late Charles V. Burkleo and Nancy "Nannie" Fulton Burkleo. He was brother to Wayne Burkleo and the late Charles Theodore Burkleo, Virginia "Virgie" Emerson, Gertrude George, Mamie Merchant, Imogene Harrison and uncle to many loving nieces and nephews.
Granville we be remembered as a kind, gentle, loving Christian man. He was raised by hard working parents on a farm picking cotton as a youngster while his mother churned butter to sell for extra income. He survived the Great Depression. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 as an Aviation Ordnance man 2nd class on the big island of Hawaii. (What an assignment!) Soon afterwards he married the love of his life, Lorene, on October 19, 1947 and on October 4, 1949, their only child, Sheila, was born, whom they raised with much love and support.
Granville worked for Pierce Propane Co. delivering to rural areas of Duncan and then joined Halliburton Co. in 1955. He worked in Duncan, Monahans, TX, and Harvey, LA retiring after 29 years of service. He loved being retired but NEVER stopped working around the house. Everything had to be perfectly painted, cut, trimmed and the rest of his time was making momma happy.
He was a loyal member of First Baptist Church, Covington, LA, greeting folks at the door every Sunday and loved this chance to shake hands with everyone who entered. Seems the "church ladies" always commented on his Sunday attire and that put a big smile on his face and sometimes lipstick on his collar.
WE are grateful for the life and love he shared with us and the example he provided of a kind, honest, caring, humble man who was devoted to his family with true love and integrity.
"We're sure gonna miss him".