Patsy Carol

Raper

Patsy Carol (Stevens) Raper, 86, of Blanchard, died Wednesday, December 4, 2019, in Norman. The daughter of Rephord Hubert Stevens and Jennie "Ruth" (Ellis) Stevens, she was born January 9, 1933, in Oklahoma City.

She graduated from Mustang High School in 1951. Patsy married Don Raper on January 26, 1951, in Oklahoma City. She was a long-time member of the Cole First Baptist Church and a member of the Teamsters Local Union No. 886. She worked as a bookkeeper for many years and later owned and operated Don Raper Trucking with her husband. She and Don also raised and trained racehorses for a number of years. In her spare time, Patsy enjoyed playing cards, working jigsaw puzzles, reading, and watching the Oklahoma City Thunder. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Don Raper; two sisters, Joan McGrew and Martha Sue Simpson.

Patsy is survived by two sons, David Raper and his wife, Treva, of Moore and Danny Raper and his wife, Anna, of Granite City, Illinois; two daughters, Diane Bailey of Blanchard and Donna Porter of Blanchard; six grandchildren, Justin Gabehart and his wife, Maggie, of Marshall, Wiley Gabehart and his wife, Lynae, of Norman, Derek Porter and his wife, Pam, of Blanchard, Dalton Porter of Blanchard, Dee Raper and his wife, Josie, of Blanchard, and Joe Raper of Blanchard; eight great grandchildren, Levi, Vivien, Shane, Molly, Natalie, Anthony, Addison, and Coit; one sister, Jane Moen and her husband, Russ, of Mustang; and many other loved ones and friends.

Funeral service for Patsy will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, December 7, 2019, at the Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel in Blanchard. Burial will follow in the Blanchard Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard. Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.