Earl Clayton Bain died May 26, 2018 at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Hospital in Muskogee at the age of 90.
Earl was born Aug. 9, 1928 in Southard, Okla., to Karl Clayton and Alta Mae (Kirkum) Bain. He married Phyllis M. Saunders Dec. 29, 1950.
He left school early to serve in the U.S Army. After being wounded in the military he learned leather working at the VA hospital and rehabilitation center in Okmulgee. He went on to be the instructor of the Shoe, Boot and Saddle program at OSU Tech in Okmulgee for 28 years.
Earl is preceded in death by his parents, his son Karl Bain and two brothers Ronald Bain and Glen Bain.
He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years Phyllis M. Bain; sons: Steve Bain of Henryetta, Kary Bain of Henryetta and Trent Bain of Okmulgee; grandchildren: Michael, Michelle, Stormy, Mason, Dustin, Jennifer, Kailee, Kyle and Mandy Bain, Karen and Christopher Zeust and Brandon Bain: siblings: Aline and Mike Brown of Blackwell, Becky and Henry Oliva of Oklahoma City and Annabelle Reed of Oklahoma City as well as numerous other relatives, students and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Burkhart Funeral Service of Clayton. Interment will follow at A.L. Stephens Cemetery under the direction of Burkhart Funeral Service of Clayton.