Mr. Orin D. Poindexter

The funeral service celebrating the life of Orin Poindexter, 96, Enid, will be 2:00 PM, Friday April 15, 2016 with Rev. Gail Edmison officiating at Brown-Cummings Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside services will follow at the Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home. Military Honor Guard will be by Vance Air Force Base Silver Talon Honor Guard

Orin was born May 12, 1919 in Ames, OK to Joseph and Maud H. (Burner) Poindexter. He lived in Ames and attended school there. Orin entered the United States Army where he served during WWII. Following his discharge Orin joined the United States Air Force and served 20 years as a radio repair technician on air planes at Vance Air Force Base. Orin met Rachel Balden and they married Feb. 7 1964 in Enid, she preceded him in death on June 3, 2014.

Orin is survived by daughter, Helen Hoffman and husband Larry of Okeene; two granddaughters, Tiffany Hoffman of Okeene, OK and Rochelle Hoffman of Oklahoma City, OK; sister, Margaret Norris Durant, OK. He was preceded in death by his wife, four sisters and two brothers.

Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Retirement Home, “The Commons” with Brown-Cummings Funeral Home serving as the custodian of the funds.