Gail Marlene

Pester

Gail Marlene (Ford) Pester, age 79, gained her wings on September 30th, 2026. She was born in Ada, Oklahoma on June 9th, 1947, to Henry Taylor Ford and Stephanie Matt Ford.

She is survived by her husband Gene Pester whom she married on June 9th, 1989, her daughter Danielle Bouldin and her husband Ron, grandson Brett Armstrong Jr. his wife Christin and grandsons Brandon Rickey and Auston Fisher, Great grandchildren Rocky, Micha, Jesse, Emberlyn, Hayden and Asher and her nephews Scott, Bart and Rod Richardson.

Preceded in death by her father Henry, her mother Stephanie, sisters Beverly Fields and Dawn Richardson.

Growing up, she lived in many places including Bristow and Konawa, Oklahoma. Graduating from John Marshall Highschool in 1965.

Gail worked for Western Electric/AT&T/Lucent Technology/Celestica for almost 40 years as a tester until the plant shut down in 2003. During her time there she earned a BA in Sociology from Oklahoma City University. After the closure of her long-time employer, she pursued a nursing degree from Francis Tuttle Votech. Once she received her degree, she worked as a nurse at Veterans Hospital in Oklahoma City and then at Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon. Retiring from this second career after 8 years. Her third career was as an antique dealer. She had several booths throughout the years, but her favorite was her last at Decade’s Revisited, where she had many, many friends.

Traveling was one of her favorite things. Enjoying Party Barge trips all over the United States and Canada with Gene, sister Dawn, sister in laws Donna and Debbie and good friend Lois. Overcoming her fear of heights she also took a trip to Paris and a second trip to London.

Her many hobbies included Scuba diving, taking art classes, oil painting, collecting art, feeding every “stray” animal that showed up at the house, fishing, riding horses and of course going to as many Estate and Garage sales as possible. She also loved selling art at the Cowboy Hall of Fame.

She had a strong faith and was a member of the Blanchard Church of Christ.

In lieu of flowers she requested donations be made to the Blanchard Animal Shelter. Donations can also be made to the American Cancer Society in her name.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 17, 2026, at the Blanchard Church of Christ. Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard. Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.