Obituary of Chetopa E. Revard

Sedan - Chetopa E. Revard, age 83, of rural Elgin, Kansas passed away Sunday, November 15, 2009 at his residence in rural Elgin, Kansas. He was born November 10, 1926 near Bartlesville, in Osage County, Oklahoma to Manuel E. and Mary B. (Bockius) Revard. He was raised by his grandparents from the age of two. He attended school at the Buck Creek School in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He graduated from Bartlesville Central High School in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He served in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged. He married Evelyn Sumner and they later divorced. After living together since 1967, he and Patricia (Rickman) Waller married on October 23, 2004 in Elgin, Kansas. He worked in construction for Haniford Construction out of Tulsa, Oklahoma until his retirement. He was a member of the Osage Indian Tribe and was very proud of his heritage. He was a member of the VFW Post 6373 of Sedan, Kansas and the Scottish Rite Society, Washington County Chapter of Oklahoma. He loved to hunt raccoons; he enjoyed ultra light airplanes, outside work and telling war stories. He is survived by his wife, Pat Revard of the home in rural Sedan, Kansas; four sons, Gary Revard and wife Norma, Ron Revard and wife Retta, Tony Revard and wife Denise and Brad Revard and wife Michelle, all of Dewey, Oklahoma; four step-children; Diana Maples of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; Duane Waller of Pawhuska, Oklahoma; Debbie and Larry Kirchner of Sedan, Kansas; David and J. Waller of Sedan, Kansas; one half- brother, Charles Tayrien of Okesa, Oklahoma; fifteen grandchildren; twenty-nine great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and a niece, Mary and husband Gene Threadgill of Alma, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2009 and Thursday, November 19, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan, Kansas. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Oak Grove Cemetery in rural Elgin, Kansas with Earl Tresner of Peru, Kansas officiating. Military Rites will be performed by the United States Navy Honor Guard.