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David Overacker Family

David A Overacker 1870 - 1954

Hestella Overacker 1878 - 1956

David Overacker                                         Hestella Overacker

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Death

Roy Overacker

Roy Overacker, 83, native area resident and an interior and exterior decorator in the Barnsdall community for many years, died at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday at Pawhuska.

Graveside funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in New Ethel Reece Cemetery with the Rev. Joe Davolt officiating. Committal prayers and internment will be under the direction of Arnold Moore-Barnsdall Funeral Service.

Mr. Overacker will lie in state in Arnold Moore-Barnsdall Funeral Home, where friends may call for their visitation until he is moved for graveside rites on Saturday morning.

Mr. Overacker was born on Feb. 21, 1910, at Ochelata, Washington County, one of 12 children, to Howard David and Hestella (Griffith) Overacker. He was reared and received his education in Washington County and attended Tyner School at Ochelata. He was later associated with religious track ministry. He was active as an interior and exterior decorator until he retired in 1977. Since that time, the Overackers have continued to make their retirement in Barnsdall. He was a member of the First Baptized Holiness Church of Barnsdall.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ruby (Foster) Overacker, of the home; four sons: Donald "Don" Overacker of Conroe, Texas, Stephen "Steve" Overacker of Conroe, Texas, Gregory "Greg" Overacker of Tahlequah and Terry Overacker of Fridley, Minn.; a daughter, Nancy Reeves, of Barnsdall; 20 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three sisters: Mrs. Charles (Beulah) Castleman of Ochelata, Mrs. Dolly Tennant of Bartlesville and Mrs. Mary Ford of Bartlesville; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by five sisters: Mrs. Pearl Henshall, Mrs. May Virden, Mrs. Sarah Thomas, Mrs. Rosie Newport and Mrs. Allie Newport; and three brothers: Joe Overacker, Walter Overacker and Tom Overacker.