Wesley Jean Duffield Sr, or Wes to his friends and family (or big Wes as his son recalls), was born on April 12th, 1954, in Tahlequah, Ok, the son of Jessie “Pete” and Imogene Lavena (Hensley) Duffield. He was raised with eight brothers and three sisters. When he was younger, he enjoyed being around family, cutting up and going fishing or hunting. Later he worked as a cowboy on a ranch and then in a furniture factory. During his employment in a furniture factory in 1997, he received a certificate of achievement for production and quality standards as well as good work habits, positive attitude, and pride in workmanship by his supervisor. In 1985 he participated in a run against child abuse and neglect. He enjoyed working with horses, from riding and breaking them, to working with the leather to make saddles and belts, he was always ready to create something beautiful for the saddles. He enjoyed the rodeo and would watch whenever he got the chance. He was ornery and had a wicked sense of humor, he liked to tease. Wes was the proud father of a son, Wesley, Jr. (Wes or Wessy) Life was not always easy for Wes. He passed from this life on March 2nd, 2021 in Hominy, OK after attaining the age of 66 years old.
He is preceded in death by his grandparents, his mother and father, a brother, Bobby Duffield, one sister, Brenda Duffield, and one brother-in-law, John Blackburn.
Those left to cherish his memory include his son, Wesley Gene Duffield Jr of Newalla, OK, and his brothers and sisters, Floyd Duffield and wife Nancy of Dewey, OK, Lloyd Duffield and wife Connie of Tahlequah, OK, Jimmie Duffield of Tahlequah, OK, Darryl Duffield of Tahlequah, OK, Gary Duffield of Bartlesville, OK, Kenneth Stark and wife Tami of Tahlequah, OK, Eddie Stark and wife Shannon of Grove, OK, Retha Trammel and husband Walter of Bartlesville, OK, and Barbara Blackburn of Tahlequah, OK. He also leaves two grandchildren, Kynzie Duffield and Lane Duffield of Newalla, OK as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends and loved ones too numerous to mention.
Funeral services for Wesley Jean Duffield Sr. will be held on Friday, March 12th, 2021, at 1:00 PM at Reed-Culver Chapel with Reverend Paul Starkey officiating. The family will receive visitors on Thursday, March 11th, 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Reed-Culver Chapel. Wes will be laid to rest at Ross Cemetery in Park Hill, OK. Online condolences for Wes’s family may be left at www.reedculver.com.
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