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- Earl Edward Brassfield, 80, of Stillwater, died on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, in Stillwater. A funeral service will be held at 2 p. m. on Monday at First Christian Church, Stillwater, with the Revs. Owen Cayton and Jim Shields officiating. Strode Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born on Feb. 13, 1929, in Chula, Mo., to Irena Lillis Boyer and Oscar Graves Brassfield. He married Shirley Mae Crow on July 25, 1950 in New Market, Iowa. He attended Northwestern Missouri University, Maryville, Mo., as a business major. While at college, Earl began a career in sales at a shoe store, later managed several department stores in Oklahoma City, then traveled as a sales representative for shoe companies and lastly, managed promotional campaigns for retail stores throughout the country. He retired from a sales career to begin managing property in Shreveport, La., and then Tulsa. He and Shirley retired to Stillwater, where Earl volunteered for area charities, Karmen Korner, Elite Repeat and the Habitat Restore.He was a staff sergeant in the Korean War, and received the United Nations Service Medal, Korean Service Medal and two Bronze Campaign Stars and the Army Occupation Medal (Japan). He is a member of First Christian Church of Stillwater and the Capitol Hill Lions Club of Oklahoma City.He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Bill, Henry, Forrest and Vernon; his sisters, Carrie, Edith, and Cora; and five infant brothers and sisters.He is survived by his wife, Shirley, of Stillwater; a son, John Brassfield and his wife Cheryl of Oklahoma City; and two daughters, Marla Day and her husband Dwight of Manhattan, Kan.; and Karen Lott and her husband Danny of Stillwater. Earl has six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.Memorial contributions may be made in his name to Stillwater Habitat for Humanity, 505 E. 18th, Stillwater, OK 74074; Judith Karman Hospice PO Box 818, Stillwater, OK 74076, or the Korean War Veterans Association in care of Strode Funeral Home. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family and an online obituary may be viewed by visiting www.strodefh.com.
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