Thomas Mcguire

Guymon, Oklahoma - Thomas B. McGuire, 87, retired Guymon Fire Chief, passed away Thursday night, December 11th, 2008 at the Dunaway Manor.

The son of Edna (Dunkerson) and Silas McGuire, he was born August 2, 1921 near Sallisaw, Oklahoma. As a World War II and Korean War Veteran, Tom served in the United States Army. He was united in marriage to Edna V. Thurmon on June 17, 1946 in Oklahoma City and the McGuires moved to Guymon and made their home here. Tom worked in the oilfield and was the Chief of the Guymon Fire Department for many years, retiring in 1980.

Survivors include his beloved wife of 62 years, Edna McGuire; two sisters, Maxine Watson, and Ida Mahone of Colorado Springs, Colorado; daughter-in-law, Donia Brown Anderson of Ft. Collins, CO; sister-in-law, Fay Harmon of Texas; and special friends, Delilah and Dow King and their family, of Guymon.

He was preceded in death by his son, Barry Joe McGuire; one sister and three brothers.

Funeral services will be Monday afternoon, December 15th at 2:00 P.M. at the Henson-Novak Funeral Chapel, 501 NW Fifth Street, Guymon, with Rev. Odie Nunley, officiating. Interment will follow in Elmhurst Cemetery.

Visitation will be Saturday, 4:00-8:00 P.M., Sunday from 1:00-8:00 P.M. Memorials may be given to the Guymon Fire Department, c/o Henson-Novak Funeral Directors, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942.