Roger McCracken

Roger Dale McCracken, 46 year-old, longtime Maud resident passed from this life Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. He was born March 19, 1963 in Oklahoma City to parents Doyle Ray McCracken and Sue (Cripps) McCracken.rnrnRoger attended Maud Public Schools and then worked as a forklift operator for ?Blue Bell Jean Company? in Seminole. He was affiliated with the Holiness Church and loved to work on lawn mowers and loved to make other people happy. Roger never seemed to meet a stranger and always greeted everyone with a handshake and a friendly smile.rnrnRoger leaves to cherish his memory, his parents, Doyle and Sue McCracken of Maud, Oklahoma; two sons, Christopher Dale Heffley of Tecumseh, Oklahoma and Joshua McCracken of Holdenville, Oklahoma; two daughters, Dalelynn Heffley of Shawnee, Oklahoma and Teisha McCracken of Holdenville, Oklahoma; five brothers and sisters-in-law, Terry and his wife Terry McCracken, Danny and his wife B.J. McCracken, Johnny and his wife Sherry McCracken all of Maud, Oklahoma, Barry and his wife Melody McCracken of Shawnee, Oklahoma and Sam and his wife Cathy McCracken of Fittstown, Oklahoma; one sister and brother-in-law, Sandra and her husband Glenn Harris of Saint Louis, Oklahoma; a special loving friend, Judy Cloud of Maud, Oklahoma; six grandchildren; he is also survived by a number of nieces, nephews and a host of other family and dear friends.rnrnHe is preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents and by one nephew, Tyler McCracken.rnrnGraveside services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 8, 2009 at Cummings Cemetery in Maud, Oklahoma. Rev. Carl Upton will officiate the service assisted by Sister Linda Upton.rnrnCasket Bearers will be: Terry McCracken, Barry McCracken, Danny McCracken, Sam McCracken,Terry McCracken, Jr. and Bobby McCracken.rnrnServices are under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home in Maud, Oklahoma.rn Funeral Information: June 7, 2009, 10:00 AM