Otto William

Kuhlman

Otto William Kuhlman, 104, of Tuttle, died Wednesday, November 9, 2021.  The son of Gotlieb Kuhlman and Emma (Koerner) Kuhlman, Otto was born July 14, 1917, in Minco.

Otto was a veteran of World War II.  He was a farmer his whole lifetime, buying his farm that remains in the family in Tuttle in 1950.  Otto was One of Jehovah's Witnesses since 1958.  He was very involved in teaching God's Word to others.

He married Fern Lorene Ralston on September 23, 1942, in Chickasha. Theirs was a true love story.  They met in the cotton field where Fern was working hard picking cotton and Otto offered to empty her full sack for her. She and Otto loved to dance.  Otto was told that dancing was good exercise, and he went so far as to install a wood dance floor at the house so that he and Fern could dance and where he taught all the kids the Two-Step. They also enjoyed music festivals in Mena, Arkansas after retirement.

Otto was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; his two-year old daughter, Patsy Kuhlman; one son, Billy Gene Kuhlman; one daughter-in-law, Kathy Sue Kuhlman; one son-in-law, Marty Merritt; one grandchild, Jeff Fulton; brothers and sisters, Ida Osborn, Martin Kuhlman, Ed Kuhlman, John R. Kuhlman, Tommy Kuhlman, Helen Collins, Leroy Kuhlman, and Joretta Frost.

Survivors include four daughters, Anita McCoy and her husband, John, of Chickasha, Diane Lair and her husband, Tommy, of Tuttle; Shirley Harp and her husband, Garry, of Blanchard, and Sandy Merritt of Tulsa; one son, Jimmy Dewayne Kuhlman of Tuttle; one daughter-in-law, Judy Kuhlman, of San Angelo, Texas; 14 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren and one on-the-way; and many other loved ones and friends.

Graveside service will be reserved for family only due to COVID-19 at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco.  However, a memorial service for Otto Kuhlman will be streamed to family and friends via Zoom Videoconference on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 2:00 P.M.  If you would like to attend, please contact Jeremy Merritt at (405) 689-0162 for meeting login information. Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard.  Online obituary and guestbook will be available at www.eisenhourfh.com.