Class of 1951
1951 Maroon Spotlight
Donald Timmons
Football 47-49, D.E. 50-51.
1951 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Donald Francis Timmons, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Timmons of 1015 Grove street, plans to work in a furniture store after graduation from Perry high school. He has attended Perry schools four years and is a member of the Distributive Education club. Donald, who says he does not plan to attend college participated in football from 1946 through 1948.
Donald Francis Timmons
March 23, 1932 – January 30, 2009
Donald Francis Timmons passed away January 30, 2009, in his hometown of Perry, Oklahoma.
Donald was born on March 23, 1932, in Perry, Oklahoma.
In 1957, he married Sharon Leneta Powell, also of Perry. They lived briefly in Midwest City, where Donald worked at Tinker Air Force Base as a civilian mechanic.
They subsequently moved to Salinas, California, where he worked for the Nestle Company until 1979. Don and Sharon returned to Perry that year, and Don began working for OG&E until his retirement in August 1994.
Sharon passed away December 11, 2006.
Survivors; Sons Curtis L. Timmons of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and Donald Paul Timmons of Salinas, California; daughters Lesli McAlister and Kristen West, both of Salinas, California; sister Inez Timmons of Perry; and brother Sherman Timmons of Portland, Oregon; two granddaughters; five grandsons; one great grandson; and one great granddaughter.
Memorial services for Donald Francis Timmons, age 76, of Perry, OK, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 5, 2009, at the Perry Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Barron officiating.