Peet Foran

Peet Foran, age 73 and a resident of Sasakwa, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Mesa View Regional Hospital in Mesquite, Nevada. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa, Oklahoma.  Jimmy Freeman will officiate.  Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemtery.  Pallbearers are Kerry Davis, Steven Nail, George Nail, Chris Layne, David Scroggins, Bryan Yandell, Kenny Davis, Jason Scroggins, and Kevin Davis.  Honorary Pallbearers are H. G. Leach, Ron Johnson, Charlie Sanders, Gary King, Minor Thompson, Larry Paul, and Bill Rains.  The family will gather for a family night from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday night at the funeral home. Peet was born on June 8, 1939 in Konawa, Oklahoma to Floyd Foran and Flossie (Blakemore) Foran.  Peet was raised in the Vamoosa area.  He attended Friendship and Vamoosa schools for eleven and one half years.  He was honorably discharged after serving his country for four years, Peet was a veteran of the U. S. Marines.  He married Bette J. Davis on April 22, 1961 in Orange, California.  They lived in California for two years.  They also lived in Spaulding, Holdenville, and Sasakwa, Oklahoma areas for the remainder of his life.  He also worked as a heavy equipment diesel mechanic, truck driver, raised cattle, and worked in the drilling and oilfield industry.  Peet also loved to hunt and fish. He is survived by his wife of fifty-one years, Bette J. Foran of the home; 1 daughter, Kristi Gum and husband, Gary of Coffeyville, Kansas; two sons, Floyd Lee Foran and wife, Laura of Sheridan, Wyoming, and Robert Douglas Foran of Delta, Utah; two sisters, Ruby Nail of Maud, Oklahoma, and Dorothy Paxton and husband, Larry of Seminole, Oklahoma; 12 grandchildren, Casey Yandell and husband, Bryan of Wetumka, Oklahoma, Amanda Layne and husband, Chris of Holdenville, Adam Foran of Holdenville, Holly Lamb and husband, Mark of Stillwater, Rachel Wilson of Tecumseh, Erin Wilson and Jesse Babb of Holdenville, Julie Wilson of Seminole, Michael Foran of Seminole, Christian Foran of Fittstown, Oklahoma, Kayli Foran of S. Whitley, Indiana, Garret Gum and wife, Whitney of Guthrie, Oklahoma, and Slade Gum of Waynoka, Oklahoma; nine great grandchildren, Tyson, Rylan, Alexxis, and Mattie Layne of Holdenville, Oklahoma, Payton Foran of Wetumka, Oklahoma, Taylor Yandell of  Wetumka, Emerson Neuenschwander of Ossian, Indiana, Seth Yandell of Wetumka, and Brittany Yandell of Seminole and one great-great grandchild, Jaden Childress of Seminole; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Flossie Foran; one sister, Geraldine Foran; five brothers, Albert, Joseph, Floyd, Denver, and Jack Foran. Funeral Information: January 26, 2013, 2:00 PM Swearingen Funeral Home located at 217 N. Broadway, Konawa, OK 74849