Obituary
Laman Pope of Surprise, AZ passed away Nov. 7th, 2015 at the age of 86, surrounded by his family.
Laman was born Feb. 27th 1929 in McAlester, OK to Elsie & Laman Pope. Laman had 4 siblings, Raymond, Gilbert, Marie, & Chester. Upon his mother’s death, Laman & his siblings were sent to The Sequoyah Orphan Training School in Tahlequah, OK. After 10 years at Sequoyah, Laman joined the US Navy.
In 1952 Laman married Donna Mae Dishno, in Hartford, WI. They had 3 children, Mary, Jeff, & Rhonda. They celebrated 63 years together.
Laman held various jobs; oil field worker, ambulance driver, mortuary clerk, canning factory, Midas muffler, until finally finding his calling in the aerospace industry working for Garrett AiResearch/Allied Signal for 21 years.
After retiring, Laman enjoyed traveling, bowling, watching sports, gardening, & spending time with his family.
We will never know another man like Laman. We were blessed for 86 years.
Preceded in death by his sister Marie Scharpf, and brothers, Gilbert, Chester, and Raymond Pope.
Survivors: Wife; Donna Pope of the home. Children: Mary Lynn Weynand (Mike) of Neosho, WI, Laman Jeffery Pope III (Linda) of Prescott Valley, AZ & Rhonda Kim Kleinsteiber (Bill) of Surprise, AZ. Grandchildren: Angela, Michelle, Michael, Jelynn, Serena, Alyx-Marie, & Koaly. Great-grandchildren: Jacqueline, Kimberly, Emma, Johnny, Austin, Tanner & Ava. His cherished cousin”Dutch” & all of his nieces & nephews that meant so much to him!
A Celebration of his life will be held Friday, November 13, 2015 at Regency Mortuary at 2 pm.
Lunch following at 17634 W. Spur Dr., Surprise, AZ 85387.
*There will be a service in McAlester, OK at a later date.*
Events
02:00 PM
Sun City, AZ 85351