Gay

Looney

Loretta Gay (Shields) Looney, 92, of Blanchard, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. She passed away due to complications from pneumonia. Loretta was born in Henryetta, Oklahoma on November 11, 1932, to Florence Rebecca (Fair) Shields and Roy Shields. She was the middle of three children. Gay moved around a lot during her childhood but eventually moved to Oklahoma City where she attended  Crooked Oak High School. There she met Gerald "Joe" Looney, her high school sweetheart, whom she was married to for over 50 years. She and Joe have two children, Mike Looney of Blanchard, and Sharon (Looney) Kassler of Weatherford, Texas.

In seventh grade, Gay met Lavonne (Smith)  Craft, a neighbor who lived across the alley from her. She and Lavonne developed an instant friendship that bloomed into a sisterhood of sorts that has lasted almost eight decades. After high school, Joe became an electrician and Gay became the business's bookkeeper and all-around administrative assistant.

In 1971, Gay and her family moved to Blanchard. She was able to retire from her administrative assistant position and join a bowling league. Gay bowled for many, many years, a skill that proved vital in later years when playing corn hole with the very competitive Kassler side of the family. As an empty-nester, Gay began working at the Blanchard Public Library and worked there until she was 80 years old.

More recently, Gay enjoyed going to the Blanchard Senior Citizen's Center where she maintained friendships that she had previously made and developed many new ones.

Gay was a member of First Baptist Church in Blanchard. She is survived by her son, Mike Looney, and his wife, Denise, their children, Deidra and Jordan, and their families. She is also survived by her daughter, Sharon Kassler, her husband, Jimmy, their children, Devon and Katie. She also leaves behind two great granddaughters and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Blanchard Senior Citizen's Center or to First Baptist Church of Blanchard. Funeral service will be at 2:00 P.M., Monday, April 14, 2025 at the Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel in Blanchard.  Burial will be in the Blanchard Cemetery.  Funeral arrangements are being made by Eisenhour Funeral Home in Blanchard.  Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.