Carolyn Ruth

Proctor

Carolyn Ruth Proctor, 80, of Oklahoma City, died Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Oklahoma City.  The daughter of Bruce Oliver (Moose) Miller and Mable Ruth (Simpson) Miller, Carolyn was born on June 16, 1941, in Fletcher, Oklahoma.

Carolyn graduated from Oklahoma City's Capitol Hill High School in 1959 and, within a few of years, managed a home with a blended family, which seemed to be her calling in life throughout several decades. Carolyn and her husband had several Dairy Queens in Ardmore, Oklahoma, before opening Lynn's Burger Spot in Madill, Oklahoma, which she owned and operated for many years. She later became a Licensed Practical Nurse gaining her first experience as a nursing student by helping many during the OKC Murrah Building Bombing and later as an LPN treating the many injured in the May 3rd Tornado.  Her service and dedication to others throughout the decades revealed her compassionate and generous spirit.  Carolyn was a Christian woman and greatly loved her family and friends.  Her many hobbies included dancing, fishing, traveling, watching the Wheel of Fortune, playing scrabble and chess.  She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Cecil Proctor; two brothers, John Miller and Lowell "Butch" Miller; and a sister, Veda James.

Carolyn is survived by two sons, Richard LaMascus and wife, Peggy, of Hereford, Texas, and Michael Proctor and wife, Mary, of Madill, Oklahoma,  a daughter, Madison Ellen Rains and husband, Bill, of Edmond, Oklahoma; five grandchildren, Tyler LaMascus, Sarah LaMascus, Eric LaMascus, Victoria Ford, and Marshall Proctor; four great-grandchildren, Christian, Natalie, Preslee, and Olivia; two sisters, Joyce Kutej and Kathy Miller, both of Oklahoma City; numerous nieces and nephews; and many other loved ones and friends.

Memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, September 18, 2021, at the Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel in Blanchard.  Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard.  Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.