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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma December 2016 May 3, 1931 ~ December 30, 2016 Eldon Wayne Krehbiel was born on May 3, 1931 on a farm near Hydro, OK to Valentine Christian and Margaret [Pankratz] Krehbiel. He passed away on December 30, 2016 in Oklahoma City at the age of 85. Wayne was known as a leader and innovator in agriculture, and was a member of the Oklahoma Ag Hall of Fame. Wayne graduated from Hydro High School in 1949 and from Oklahoma A&M in 1953. He married Elizabeth Fern Walker on August 15, 1952 in Lacey, OK. Wayne served two years in the US Army before moving onto the farm his grandfather had settled in 1902. In 1956, Wayne bought some anhydrous ammonia from an El Reno ice plant and developed a plowshare to apply the ammonia below the surface. He is believed to be the first farmer in Oklahoma to use anhydrous ammonia in that way. Wayne worked on ag projects in Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan , Senegal, the Canadian Arctic, and traveled to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe as part of a U.S. goodwill tour. He was a member of Oklahoma Farm Bureau and the Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association. Wayne loved Thunder basketball, OSU sports and traveling. He was a devoted member of the Bethel Mennonite Church, where served as a deacon for many years, and keenly involved in Global Disciples, a nondenominational mission group. Wayne was associated with T-L Irrigation for 35 years, and his Southwest Center Pivots sold and serviced systems throughout Oklahoma and north Texas. Wayne was recognized as a Graduate of Distinction in 1991 by the OSU College of Agriculture. Wayne has had a diverse farming operation and continues to serve several organizations including the Oklahoma Crop Improvement Association and the Oklahoma Fruit Growers. He was also a board member for the Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Producers and the American Sheep Industry Association. "It’s not about how much money you can make,” Wayne said. "It's whether it is good for mankind, good for your neighbors. That, to me, is success." " Survivors Include: his wife, Elizabeth Fern Krehbiel of the home Hydro, OK, his son, Randy Krehbiel of Tulsa, OK, his daughter in law, Karen Krehbiel Dodson and husband Terry of Hydro, OK, his grandchildren, Brittany Krehbiel of Hydro, OK, Jay Krehbiel and fiancé Rebecca Morton of Morgantown, WV, and Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton and husband Jacob Burton of Tulsa, OK, his great grandchildren, Addie and James Burton, his siblings, Elmer Krehbiel and wife Mildred of Bryan,TX and Valeta Hutchinson and husband Lester of Weinert, TX, as well as many nieces, nephews, many other relatives, and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Val and Margaret Krehbiel, and his son, Jeffrey Allen Krehbiel. Memorial Donations may be made to Bethel Mennonite Church, 805 Peck Ave., Hydro, OK 73048, or OSU Foundation, 400 S Monroe St, Stillwater, OK 74074Memorial Donations may be made to Bethel Mennonite Church, 805 Peck Ave., Hydro, OK 73048, or OSU Foundation, 400 S Monroe St, Stillwater, OK 74074 Services: Bethel Mennonite Church, Wednesday, 2:00 PM, January 4, 2017 Officiating: Rev. Bob Sprunger Burial: Bethel Mennonite Cemetery, Hydro, OK services entrusted to Turner Funeral Home, Hinton, Oklahoma. |
Hydro Oklahoma November 2019 April 6, 1932 ~ November 24, 2019 Elizabeth Fern Krehbiel was born April 6, 1932 at home on her family’s farm near Lacey, Oklahoma to Ben and Isol [Acre] Walker. She passed away November 24, 2019 in Hydro, Oklahoma at age 87 after suffering a stroke. Fern accepted Jesus Christ as her savior and was baptized March 14, 1945 at the Lacey Methodist Church. She was the fifth of six children and attended Lacey Schools. Fern graduated in the class of 1950 and remained close friends with five others with whom she graduated. After high school, she attended Oklahoma A&M College and studied home economics. Her roommate, Minnie Lou [Ottinger] Bradley, set her up on a blind date with a farm boy from Hydro, Oklahoma, named Wayne. Eldon Wayne and Elizabeth Fern were married August 16, 1952, and shared 64 wonderful years of adventure together before Wayne passed away in 2016. Wayne and Fern moved around the first few years of their marriage while they finished Wayne's military obligation and then settled in on the family farm Wayne was raised on, near Hydro in 1956 and welcomed a son Randall Walker that same year. Fern worked as a homemaker and helped Wayne around the farm and on harvest as they custom cut for farmers all across the plains. In 1963, they brought home another bundle of joy, Jeffery Allen. Fern was active in the National Wool Growers Association Women’s Auxiliary and was the National President from 1989-1990. She and Wayne owned the Hydro Hardware Store for many years and enjoyed traveling and visiting with friends and family. Fern cared for many family members in her home as they aged and took great pride in serving others. She enjoyed entertaining and was a wonderful cook. The door to her home was always open for family and friends – really, the door was never locked. She loved having her grandkids around and later in life, got to experience that same joy with her great-grandchildren. Fern moved away from the farm to assisted living and closed that chapter of her life in 2018. She loved living at Brookdale in Weatherford, and would tell everyone that came to visit how much she loved it there. Fern was preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Isol Walker, her son, Jeffery Allen Krehbiel, her husband, Eldon Wayne Krehbiel, four brothers, Charlie, Harry, Willard and Jack Walker, and one great-nephew, Thad Walker. Those left to cherish memories of Fern are her son, Randy Krehbiel in Tulsa, OK, grandson, Jay Krehbiel and wife Rebecca in Morgantown, WV, granddaughter Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton and husband Jacob Burton, great grandchildren Addie Burton and James Burton in Tulsa, OK, daughter-in-law, Karen [Krehbiel] Dodson, and husband Terry in Hydro, OK, granddaughter Brittany Hukill and husband Logan in Hydro, OK, sister, Nell Fine and husband Bruce in Yale, OK. Services to celebrate Fern's life will be held Monday, December 2, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Bethel Mennonite Church in Hydro, Oklahoma. Burial will be under the direction of Turner Funeral Home at the Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the cemetery fund at Bethel Mennonite Church in Hydro, OK or to the Krehbiel Family Scholarship set up through the Oklahoma State University Foundation. Checks for the scholarship fund may be made payable to the OSU Foundation with "Krehbiel Family Scholarship" listed on the memo line and mailed to the OSU Foundation 400 S. Monroe, Stillwater, OK 74074. Source: Turner Funeral Home, Hinton, Oklahoma. |
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