Earl Jean

Myers

Earl Jean Myers, 82, was born on July 28, 1944, to Earl Manford and Goldie Jewel Myers in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He grew up in northern Oklahoma and graduated from Deer Creek-Lamont High School. He passed away on September 26, 2026, in Norman, Oklahoma.

Earl married Shirley in 1980, and for 46 years they were best friends and partners in life. They worked hard, raised a family, traveled, laughed, and made room for adventure wherever they found it.

For Earl, life was something to be explored, and he rarely wanted to explore it alone. He was always ready to see what was around the next bend, with his family in tow. He loved jeeping, finding new places, and being near the water. Summers often began with a trip to Padre Island, and family adventures took them to the Grand Canyon, Disney World, the Hershey Chocolate Factory, and many places in between. He had a knack for reading maps and finding his way. Earl understood that the places we go eventually become the stories we tell-- like doing the chicken dance at Garcia’s in Mexico.

That same spirit of adventure shaped Earl's work. He served his country in the United States Air Force in the 60’s and later earned his doctorate from Oklahoma State University. Education was more than a career for him; it was his way of serving others. He began as an English teacher at Ponca Military Academy and went on to serve as a counselor in Edmond, a principal in Cashion, a counselor for ten years in Wiley, Texas, and superintendent for schools in Keyes, Apache, Jones, and Newcastle. After retirement, he went to work for Blanchard Public Schools as Transportation Director and then drove school buses and genuinely loved getting students where they needed to go.

Wherever Earl worked, he had a heart for young people. He believed in what they could become, sometimes before they believed it themselves. He encouraged them, challenged them, and expected them to work hard. His influence reached far beyond the schools he served. Earl knew that education was not simply about teaching a subject, managing a school district, or driving a bus; it is about helping people discover what they are capable of.

Earl leaves behind much more than a list of accomplishments. He leaves behind the people he encouraged, students he influenced, children he challenged and loved, places that became family memories, and stories that will continue to be told. His life was marked by service, curiosity, hard work, adventure, and an abiding love for his family.

He was a husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, teacher, coach, counselor, superintendent, bus driver, veteran, inventor, storyteller, and friend. He worked hard, played hard, served others, explored wherever he could, and brought the people he loved along with him.

Earl is preceded in death by his parents Earl and Goldie Myers; sister Martha Wear; and brother-in-law Glenn Pool.

He is survived by his wife Shirley Myers of the home; children Ken Myers of Norman, Jason and Shanna Miller of Luther, and Amy Rollin of Blanchard; sister Sarah Myers-Pool of Oklahoma City; grandchildren Taylor and Nick Ray, Morgan and Toni Myers, Faith Miller and Bryton Cunningham, Kaiya Rollin, and Zane Rollin; great grandchild Elsie Anne Cunningham; and nephew Tristan Osborn.

Viewing will be held Wednesday, September 30, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home, with family present to greet friends from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 1, 2026, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Blanchard. Burial will follow at Marlow Cemetery (905 North Ash Street Marlow, Oklahoma, 73055).