Eugene R. Cowell

December 6, 1938 – March 8, 2007

Gene “Packy” Cowell, 68, of Perry, Oklahoma, and died Thursday, March 8, 2007 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Enid, Oklahoma.

Born December 6, 1938, at Perry, Oklahoma, he was the son of Floyd Clarence and Dorothy Eugenia (Lancaster) Cowell. Packy served his country with the Oklahoma National Guard and had worked as an oilfield tool pusher.

He and Margie Busse were married on April 28, 2001, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Packy enjoyed traveling, fishing and buying and selling merchandise. He also enjoyed spending time with family and friends, visiting with folks and telling jokes at the local coffee shop. Packy particularly enjoyed giving people “a hard time.”

In addition to his wife, Margie, Packy is survived by one son, Brett Frye, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; one daughter, Terri Fuller and her husband, Dean, of Tonkawa, Oklahoma; two grandsons, Ryan Frye, of Tonkawa, and Jake Frye, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; one brother, Dennis Cowell, of Perry, Oklahoma; one sister, Sherry Schweer, of Perry, Oklahoma; one niece, Shelby Johnston, of Newkirk, Oklahoma; and one nephew, Trent Voss, of Newkirk, Oklahoma.

His parents preceded him in death.

Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 12, 2007, at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, northwest of Perry. Rev. Martin Foster will officiate. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.