Loy Don Elmore

Loy Don Elmore

Loy Don Elmore was born October 1, 1940 in Lovell, Oklahoma and passed away peacefully on October 19, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Loy Don attended Marshall schools for all 12 years. In high school, he played baseball, football and basketball. After high school, Loy Don loved to play men’s league slow pitch softball. Loy Don married the love of his life on May 12, 1961 in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Loy Don and Fern made their forever home in Lovell, Oklahoma in May 1963.

He was a bricklayer by trade and bricked hundreds of homes throughout central and northern Oklahoma. He gave back to his community as well as the community of Pond Creek updating the dugouts for the softball field and built the Guthrie dog pound. Loy Don was firmly focused on his family and their activities. It was rare not to see and hear him “advising” from the stands of softball and baseball games and lending a helping hand. He never showed up to a game without an ice chest full of Gatorade for all. Loy Don and Fern spent many years laboring on their farm and helping many friends and neighbors at their farms. Loy Don spent many hours fishing and hunting in the woods of Oklahoma and in the mountains of southeastern Colorado.

Loy Don is survived by his wife of 65 years, Fern (Shafer) Elmore; son, Donnie Elmore and wife, Glenna; daughter, Tammy (Elmore) Wooden and husband, Jimmy; four granddaughters, Jamie Howard and husband, Justin, Jennifer Wooden, Jessica Frech and husband, Darin, and Emily Elmore; and one grandson, Joseph Elmore. He is also survived by three great-granddaughters, Paicee, Sutton and Devri; one greatgrandson, Braxton; two sisters, Barbra Nealis and Connie Tarrant and husband, Loren; one brother, Bill Elmore and wife, Vicky; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Mary Aileen; sisters, Vonda, Francis, Sharon and four brothers-in-law.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM, Friday, October 23, 2026 at First Christian Church, Crescent with interment following at Oakview Cemetery in Crescent. Services were under the direction of Smith-Gallo Funeral Home, 220 North 1st Street, Guthrie, Oklahoma 73044.

Friends may sign the online guestbook at www.smithgallo.com.

Published in the Guthrie News Leader - October 28, 2026