George Bailey Wyant

George Bailey Wyant was born October 13, 1931 in Turkey, Texas to Claude and Minnie (Wood) Wyant.  He passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 84.

Mr. Wyant married Ila Mae Eggleston on March 29, 1952 in Lawton, Oklahoma.  They lived and worked in the Oklahoma City area including Newcastle and Edmond.  He owned and operated the Electronic Supply Store in downtown Oklahoma City for many years before retiring in 1980 and moving to Alex, OK and then to Maud, OK in 1982 where they raised cattle.  In 1997, they moved to McAlester, OK to join their daughter Kathy and son-in-law, Bruce.

Ila Mae passed away on June 6, 2007 and in 2010 he moved to Oklahoma City.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Minni Wyant; his wife, Ila Mae; a sister, Armenta Wight; and a brother, Jerry Wyant.

Mr. Wyant is survived by:

His daughter, Dr. Kathy Wyant and her husband, Dr. Bruce O'Brien of Whangarei, New Zealand;

4 grandchildren:  Colin O'Brien and his wife, Jennifer, of Edmond, OK;

Colleen O'Brien of Whangarei, New Zealand;

Ava O'Brien of Wellington, New Zealand;

Ted O'Brien of Austin, TX

Great grandson, Mason O'Brien of Oklahoma City, OK;

Sister, Lois Riggan of Piedmont, OK;

Brother, Billy Ray Wyant and his wife, Shirley, of Chickasha, OK;

And a special friend, Mae McClure of Tulsa, OK.