William Robert Strong

1934 - 2024  (90 years)

• Name	William Robert Strong
  Birth	20 Feb 1934	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Mar 2024	Yukon, Canadian County, Oklahoma
  Notes	(Research):Bill attended Oklahoma A&M at the same time his brother Charles was there. He served in the Army from 1957 to 1978. He was a Major, and in Military Intelligence. He was stationed in Germany for many years. After his retirement, he became a regional sales manager for Motor Manual. Obituary William "Bill" Robert Strong passed away on March 4, 2024. Bill was the second child of Homer Strong and Anna Laura Payne born in Duncan, Oklahoma on February 20, 1934. As the second son of seven children, he had four brothers and two sisters. Bill gained a love of music and singing from his father who sang in a Barbershop quartet throughout his childhood. He received a scholarship in music to Oklahoma State University in 1953 and helped to create the singing group called The Four Chi's as a part of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He met the love of his life Betty Wehunt on a blind date at the University. He was drafted into the Army after college in late 1957. During boot camp he married Betty in Colorado Springs on February 22, 1958. He spent 20 years in the Army and then had a 20-year career with Hearst Publishing. He enjoyed traveling, and both of his careers provided plenty of it. They lived in Europe several times and transferred to six different states while in the military. He also traveled all over the states for his job at Hearst while based in Oklahoma. Bill was a class clown who loved one liners and corny "Dad jokes" which always made us laugh. He also had a lifelong love of dancing. No matter where we lived, he would find a restaurant with a dance floor and would dance with mom while the kids ate. He loved going out on a family vacation. While his children were young, they either went camping, boating, sailing or drove cross country to visit out-of-state relatives every summer. Later in life he and his wife would take 2 vacations a year traveling either to Europe or visiting their children across the nation. When Bill retired, he bought a home in Texas and spent his later years "snow birding" from Oklahoma to Texas with a few trips to see his children in the US or friends in England. He was diagnosed with cancer over 10 years ago. His cancer resurfaced in 2019 and then again last year in 2023. The last reoccurrence eventually took his life after nearly a year of chemotherapy. Bill is survived by his brother Thomas Strong (wife Vicki) and his brother Paul David Strong; his son, Richard Strong; his son, John Strong (wife Kim and son Benjamin); his son, Stanley Strong (wife Ginger and daughters Kennedy, Brooklyn and Rayanna); his son, Gregory Strong (wife Cecille and son Maximillian). Obituary published on Legacy.com by YANDA & SON FUNERAL HOME - YUKON on Mar. 12, 2024.
  Person ID	I138	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Homer Richard Strong,   b. 29 Feb 1908, Junction City, Comanche County, Oklahoma d. 19 Sep 1990, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Anna Laura Payne,   b. 23 Oct 1913, Arthur, Parks Township, Stephens County, Oklahoma d. 15 Sep 2004, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1932	Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma
  	Marriage Record No. 10 Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma Between H.R. Strong, age 23 of Duncan, Oklahoma and Anna Laura Payne age 18 of Duncan, Oklahoma. Married by J.H. Harper, County Judge in the presence of Geo. Taber of Waurika, Oklahoma and H.B. Longest of Waurika, Oklahoma
  Documents		Payne, Anna Laura marriage to Homer Strong Marriage license issued in Jefferson County, Oklahoma
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty Alice Wehunt,   b. 4 Mar 1935, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma d. 29 Apr 2013, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1958	Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
  	The Ada Evening News Friday, June 13, 1958 Page 7 Courtesy Compliments Bride Who Will Join Her Husband Soon in Baltimore, Maryland Mrs. Betty Wehunt Strong, who was a member of the Denver, Colorado, public school faculty this past term, will leave soon for Baltimore, Maryland. She will join her husband who is stationed at Fort ???. A postnuptial shower was given Monday evening in Fellowship Hall of the Calvary Baptist Church, Sulphur, to honor her. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Raymond Danner, Mrs. Oscar Huffines, Mrs. Kyle Sheegog, Mrs. Louis Schepp, Mrs. C. H. Abernathy, Mrs. J. D. Niblack, Mrs. Jack Donald, Mrs. L. O. Warren, Mrs. Arnold Aaron, Mrs. Carl Goddard, Mrs. S. T Peak, Mrs. C. E. Yates, and Mrs. Roy Howeth. Mrs. Robert Blackburn registered the guests. The honoree, assisted by her mother, Mrs. A. R. Wehunt, and her mother-in-law, Mrs. H. R. Strong, Duncan, opened the gifts. Mrs. Pat Kubik, Duncan, cousin of the bridegroom, assisted with the ribbons. Gifts were registered by Mrs. Thurman Brogin. The tea table was laid with a white linen cloth, centered with a three tiered white cake. A pair of crystal candelabra holding pink tapers and a crystal punch bowl complemented the table appointments. Mrs. Donald Farr, Oklahoma City, served the punch. The guest list included?..Viola Weaver, Mrs. Eldon Pickrell, Mrs. Carl Ables, Mrs. Barl Russell, Mrs. Richard Stark, and Myrtis Gentry, all of Duncan?Mrs. Geoge Wehunt and Mrs. Lowell Wehunt, Okemah?.(approximately 100 to 150 additional names omitted from this transcription).
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Documents		Strong, Bill and Betty (Wehunt) ca 2006 Christmas Greetings, 2006, from the "Mighty Strong" family
  Family ID	F136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2013

  
  

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  Birth - 20 Feb 1934 - Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Marriage - 22 Feb 1958 - Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Death - 4 Mar 2024 - Yukon, Canadian County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Strong, Bill ca 1935 This picture was taken of Bill Strong, when he was just a toddler, in Duncan, Oklahoma. A cotton gin can be seen in the background.
  		Strong, Walter Winfield ca 1936, with his first four grandchildren Charles Strong (l), Donald Weaver, and Bill Strong (r), with Walter Winfield Strong, who is holding his newest grandson, John Ralph Strong.
  		Strong, Homer ca 1939 with sons Bill, John, and Charles Homer poses with his three oldest children around 1939 in Duncan, Oklahoma. The boys, from left to right, are Bill, John and Charles.
  		Strong, John Ralph, Charles Richard, and William Robert, ca 1940 The three oldest sons of Homer Strong around 1940. John is on the left, Charles in the center, and Bill on the right
  		Strong, Bill ca 1941 This photo of Bill was probably taken in the early 1940's, also in Duncan.
  		Strong, Bill ca 1942 This school age portrait of Bill hung on his parent's wall for many years.
  		Strong, Bill ca 1950's with his future wife, Betty Wehunt Bill Strong and Betty Wehunt met while both students at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater in the 1950's.
  		_Strong, Bill Husband of Betty Wehunt Bill was a graduate of OSU and Career Military Officer.
  		Strong, Homer ca 1962 with family and friends On sofa, seated, L to R: Cecil Lewis, Bob Strong, Donald Joe Weaver, Homer Strong, Leroy Weaver, and Jack Strong. Standing behind Jack are Tommy Lewis (left) and Barney Strong. Seated on the floor is Charles Strong, and seated on a footstool to his right is his brother Bill. This picture was taken in the home of Homer and Anna Laura Strong in Duncan.
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  		Strong Reunion, Fourth of July, 1984, Duncan, Oklahoma Brothers John, Bill and Charles Strong
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  		Strong, Anna Laura with her children ca 1994 This photo was taken at a picnic in Johnson City, Texas around 1993 or 1994. Roonie had been widowed for several years, and Theresa was undergoing treatment for the cancer that would soon take her life. Back Row: Bill, Caroline, Theresa, John. Front Row: Anna Laura "Ronnie", Charles
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