Larry Dean

Bridwell

Larry Dean Bridwell was born March 27, 1949, in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Roy Leon Bridwell and Betty June (Ward) Bridwell, both deceased. Larry passed peacefully into God's eternal gift of life on September 6, 2022, at the Cedar Creek Nursing Home in Norman, Oklahoma, following a short period of rapidly declining health.

Larry graduated from Blanchard High School in 1967 and earned an Associate Degree from Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, in 1969. Following his time in Tishomingo, he sought a degree in Animal Husbandry at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. However, within a short period of time, he decided to return home in order to raise his young family and start a career in farming. Many years later, Larry would serve 21 years as a member of the Federal Land Bank, serve an equal number of years as a member and subsequent mayor of the Cole Town Council and retire from the Cole Fire Department after 20 years of service.

Larry spent the majority of his adult life in the small community of Cole, Oklahoma, where he loved to farm and raise cattle on nearby lands both owned by himself and by others. Those that knew him best, knew that he was most at home in a pair of 'big man' overalls, sitting inside one of his tractors diligently working the land or driving his truck across a terraced pasture checking his cows and looking for newborn calves. Though he often grew crops of wheat and soybeans, his greatest pride was in the sweet alfalfa that he grew in the fields across from his home; alfalfa that he not only grew for himself but quality alfalfa that he sold year after year to farms and ranches both in and out of state. His life's ambition was to be a farmer – a good farmer – and that he was.

Larry is survived by his loving wife, Paula, of 54 years; two daughters, Dawn Reynolds and husband, Kent, of Tuttle, Debrah Brooks and husband, Billy, of Washington and one son, Larry Paul Bridwell and wife, Robbie Kay, of Cole. He is additionally survived by six grandchildren: Bradley, Kaitlyn, Lacey, Sarah, Peyton and Taylor, as well as eight great grandchildren with one more on the way. Finally, he is survived by his sister, Holly Bridwell, of Oklahoma City.

Viewing will be from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday, September 9 ^th , at the Eisenhour Funeral Home, 2500 N. Council Avenue, Blanchard, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 10th at the Blanchard church of Christ, 1220 N. Madison Ave., Blanchard, Oklahoma. Interment will be in the Blanchard Cemetery on N. Council Avenue immediately following the services. Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard. Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.