Poteau Daily News
Poteau, LeFlore County, Oklahoma
February 10, 2005

Oma Lee Metzker Reynolds, 78, of Arkoma, Okla., passed away Feb. 18, 2005, at Fort Smith, Ark. She was born Sept. 11, 1926, at Poteau, Okla. She was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Edgar and Ocie Belle ; a brother, Carl Ward; sisters, Lula Belle McLaughlin and Linda Armstrong.

Survivors include her husband, A.J. Reynolds of the home; children Shirley and Willie Young of Pocola, Karol and Bob Traw Connie and Paul Keith, Patsy Johnson, Eddie and Rhonda Metzker, Danny Metzker and Vickie Lane, all of Arkoma, John and Wilma Metzker of Heavener, Barbara and Jeff Dunn of Idabel and Mike and robin Metzker of Checotah; siblings, Sonny Ward of Fort Gibson, Wynema Francis of Shady Point and Betty Campbell of Joplin, Mo.; 24 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, at Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with Rev. Jim Cook officiating. Interment will follow in Oakland Cemetery at Poteau under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.

Pallbearers will be Daniel Clay Metzker, Jody Akers, Ryan Dunn, David Graham, Alan Lane, Scott Williams, Tyson Traw, Clay Metzker, Alan Lynn Metzker, Kevin Metzker. Honorary pallbearers will be Michael Metzker, Bret Traw, Ricky Dupire and Jerry Jacobs.