Richard Lee Larkin peacefully joined Jesus, his loving wife Jackie, and son Rickey on June 17, 2022. Richard was born in Tulsa on January 27, 1937 to Earl & Velma Larkin. He attended school in Mannford until his junior year when his family moved to Olive. While attending school at Olive, he met the love of his life, Jackie Skaggs. After graduating, they were married on October 11, 1957 & to this union, three children were born: Rebecca Lynn, Ricky Lee, and Stephanie Kay. Richard & Jackie joined the Drumright First Free Will Baptist Church shortly after they were married and remained faithful & active till the time of their deaths. Richard was a 50 year member of Pipefitters Local 430 where he worked until his retirement; after which he devoted the rest of his life to full time ranching & being a cowboy. He started breaking horses at the age of 16 and broke his last horse at the age of 72 years. Richard was known for his cowboy skills and people would call from far & wide wanting him to gather their cattle. There wasn’t a cow or bull he couldn’t catch. He had started his own cattle herd as a senior in high school and was still actively involved in raising them. He always said he would have cattle until the day came that he was six feet under. Richard had served on the Creek County Fair Board that was instrumental in purchasing the land for its current location. For his long years of service to the Board, he was inducted into the Creek County “Ring of Honor” in 2018. Richard & Jackie were very involved in their children and grandchildren’s 4H livestock projects and sporting activities. They were always showing their love, encouragement, support and pride in all their activities. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son: Rickey; a sister: Barbara; and his beloved wife Jackie.
He is survived by 2 daughters: Becky Bedwell & husband Kelly of Okeene – Stephanie Rose & husband Joe of Olive; Grandchildren: Jeremy – Will & Maci, - Blake, & Kallie; his Great Granddaughter whom he truly adored: Natalie; Sisters-In-Law: Kay Evens & husband Brent of Garber – Norma Pope of Yale – Marie Allen of Claremore – Robbie Levy & husband Scott of Broken Arrow; & numerous other family members & friends.