MILBURN — Funeral services for Fred Cleveland Roden Jr., 67, Milburn, will be 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at Connerville First Baptist Church in Connerville. Interment will follow at Connerville Cemetery in Connerville. Officiating will be the Rev. David Browning. Chickasaw Honor Guard will perform military honors.
Mr. Roden died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born May 3, 1942 in Ada to Fred Cleveland Roden Sr. and Letha Virginia Richmond Roden.
He married Linita Jo Evans on May 4, 1964, at Morris Memorial Baptist Church in Latta.
Mr. Roden was born and raised in Ada, he attended Ada Public Schools while growing up, and he graduated from OSU Tech in Okmulgee with an associate's degree in drafting. He worked as a senior drafter in oilfield refineries and retired Jan. 1, 2007 after many years of service. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was associated with the Connerville First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife: Linita Roden of the home; one son, Rodney Roden, Guthrie; two daughters, Tonya Roden, Burlington, Colo., and Julie Thomas, Vinita; five brothers: Jerry Roden, Rockwall, Texas, Kenneth Roden, Jacksonville, Fla., Ronald Roden, Wichita, Kan., Paul Roden, Oklahoma City, and Joe Roden, Irving, Texas; three sisters, Carolyn Pannell, Cedar Hills, Texas, Virginia Sue Hankins, Duncanville, Texas, and Mary Pruett, Pauls Valley; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Virginia Roden; one daughter, Laurie Roden; and one brother, John Walter Roden.
Bearers are Jerry, Kenneth, Ronald, Paul, and Joe Roden and Joshua Stone.
