Louis Trapp

Tahlequah, OK- A Celebration of the life of Louis Jacob Trapp will be conducted on Monday, March, 25, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Reed-Culver Funeral Chapel with Brother Jerry Gatewood officiating. He will be laid to rest at Blue Springs Cemetery next to his wife, Glynda Coop-Trapp. Online condolences for his family may be left at www.reedculver.com.

Louis Jacob Trapp was born on February 2nd, 1936 in Los Angeles, Ca, the son of Louis and Minnie Hazel (Lacey) Trapp-Elder. The family resided in Los Angeles, CA, then moved to Tahlequah, OK when Louis was nine years old. Circumstances were not always favorable and Louis stayed with his father until he graduated from Tahlequah High School. He attended Diesel Mechanic school and got his certification in Chicago. Louis became a Machinist, opening the Tahlequah Machine Shop in 1963, located in the old depot in Tahlequah. He married Glynda Coop in Tahlequah, OK on September 14th, 1956, and raised a family of three sons and one daughter, Denise, Conrad, Bobby and Stephen. One hobby made him the happiest, playing all kinds of music, singing and playing his guitar. He played with some of the greats: Bluegrass Music with Bill Monroe, Lester Flatts, The Illinois River Folks, and with Uncle Dick Hutchins. He backed up Jana Jae and appeared in “Where The Red Fern Grows”. Every Tuesday Night, was music night, at his home. He loved being with family at Robbers Cave for Family Reunions. Later on, after the death of his first wife, he met Charline Deloris Patterson while at church. The first time he met her, he said “I’m going to marry her.”, and so he did just that on July 20th, 2014 at the Proctor Baptist Church in Proctor, OK, where he became a member. He was a loving husband, a father and grandfather. His health began to fade and Louis was called home to be with the Lord on March 16th, 2024 at the home of his daughter, Jamie Blessman, surrounded by the family he adored. He was 88 years old and will be greatly missed.

He is preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Frank and Ora Lacey, and paternal grandparents, Robert and Rosa Lee (Tinker) Trapp. He also joins his mother and father, his first wife Glynda Coop Trapp, two sisters, Ora Cochran and Hazel Sue Presley, and a great granddaughter, Phaedra Haywood.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of the home, Deloris Trapp and family, his children, Denise Stovall and husband Chris of Richland, MO, Dr. Conrad Trapp and wife Debbie of Broken Arrow, OK, Bobby Trapp of Tahlequah, and Stephen Trapp and wife Sharon of Tulsa, OK. He leaves his brothers and sisters, Audrey Janice Pineda and husband Frank of Visalia, CA, Mary Stice and husband Ron of Broken Arrow, OK, Eric Trapp and wife Janice of Pumpkin Hollow, OK, Paul Trapp and wife Peggy of Hulbert, OK, Loretta McMillan and husband Steve of Hulbert, OK, and Bob Coop and wife Peggy of Cookson, OK. 11 grandchildren, Devin Trapp and wife Klaria of Phoenix, Rachael Blake and husband Jimmy of broken Arrow, OK, Will Trapp and wife Meghan of Broken Arrow, OK, Thomas Trapp and wife Kim of Tahlequah, Charlie Ross, Sierra Trapp of Bentonville, AR, Jacob Trapp and wife Allie of Tulsa, OK, Aiden Trapp of Tulsa, OK, Stephen trap of Tulsa, OK, Angelina Brown and husband Jon of Belville, IL, and Jennifer Mitchusson of Texas. He also leaves two great grandchildren as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends and loved ones too numerous to mention.