Stanley Eugene Willcox

Stanley Eugene Willcox, 73, a longtime Miami resident passed away on Friday, October 11, 2024 at St. John Hospital in Tulsa Oklahoma after a brief illness. He was born on November 4, 1950 in Pawhuska Oklahoma to Leroy Americus and Pauline (Miller) Willcox. Stan graduated from Pauls Valley high school. He started working with Lone Star Gas in Sulphur, Oklahoma and moved to Miami to work for Oklahoma Natural Gas as a welder. After a long career of over 40 years with ONG Stan retired as the manager of the Mima office. Following his retirement, Stan worked for Osborn Drug as a delivery man… A job he loved! Stan very much enjoyed making others happy, volunteering with numerous church ministries, foreign exchange kids, Horses Of Hope and harp roadie for Tammy. When asked if he also played a musical instrument his standard reply was "I can carry any instrument she buys!" Stan enjoyed working with metal and welding works of art. He embodied the scripture Micah 6:8. To do what is right, to love, kindness, and walk with humility with your God. Stan’s family stated that he loved rust. He would take metal items and make art out of them by welding items together. He and his wife that he doted over, Tammy (Peery) Willcox, enjoyed their rural home with their animals. Stan enjoyed working outside and of course in his shop building where he and his friends could be seen in their rocking chairs eating peanuts and throwing the shells on the floor. Stan and Tammy enjoy their church family and to many of Tammy‘s piano students Stan was a grandfather figure. Preceding Stan in passing were his mother, Pauline Willcox who passed when Stan was a young boy, his dad Leroy, his mom who raised him, Nadean (Conrad) Willcox , brother Roy Willcox, nephew Doug Willcox and his baby daughter Dena Nichole. Those left to share Stan‘s memory are his loving wife, Tammy Willcox, his sons Christopher Willcox and his wife Katherine Elizabeth of Garner, North Carolina, Ryan Goza and wife Meghan, his sister, Beverly and Brown and her husband Harold of Pauls Valley and brother Harley Willcox and his wife TK of Malakoff Texas and his grandson Riley Allen Willcox, Garner, North Carolina. There will be a time of visitation from 1 PM until 2 PM just before the service on Tuesday there will be a celebration of life on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 2 PM at the First Christian Church in Miami with Minister, Leon Weece and Reverend Gary Rhodes officiating. For those unable to attend, the service will be live on the First Christian Church Facebook page. Services have been placed in the care of Brown funeral home and cremation services in Miami . Friends and family may send the family notes of encouragement by viewing Stan’s tribute page at www.brown–winners.com. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Stan may be made in his honor to Horses Of Hope riding center in Baxter Springs, Kansas, Salvation Army of Miami Oklahoma or First Christian church of Miami.

Stanley Eugene Willcox

November 4, 1950 - October 11, 2024