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Eli A. "Coach" Mize
7 Sep 1923 – 3 Feb 2012
| Birth | 7 Sep 1923 |
| Death | 3 Feb 2012 |
| Cemetery | Fairlawn Cemetery Elk City , Beckham County , Oklahoma , USA |
| Added by | Karl and Sherry Kueteman on 05 Feb 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84516172 |
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Sept 7, 1923 - Feb 3, 2012 EDMOND Eli A. "Coach" Mize , 88, was born September 7, 1923. He died February 3, 2012. Eli Mize ended his twenty-year battle with cancer as bravely as he lived. He was born near Magazine, Arkansas, to Reverend William F. and Leona Mize. They lived there until he was about six when they moved to the Elk City, OK area, where they farmed in various communities. He graduated from Merritt High School in 1942. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a radar man on the USS Cullman in the Pacific, where he observed from nearby the signing of the peace treaty on the USS Missouri. When he returned, he married Hazel Boyd, then attended and graduated from Southwestern State College in Weatherford to become a teacher and coach. He later earned his Master's Degree in Secondary Administration from Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater. He taught at Merritt, Carter, City View (near Marlow), where he was also principal, then was also junior high principal in Marlow. Later, he moved to Edmond and became a coordinator at Oklahoma State Department of Education, retiring as the section administrator. Eli leaves behind a long legacy of students who love and admire him - students who graduated in 1952 through 1973. "Kids" in their 70s come by to visit him, call him "Coach" with love and respect - and tell stories of how he changed their lives for the better. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; two sisters; his beloved niece; one of his best friends of 42 years; and his loving wife of 61 years, Hazel. He is survived by one sister, Laverne Bowen, of Granite; one daughter, Sandra Stenerson (Charles), of Bremerton, WA; two sons: Boyd (Marella), of Midwest City; Brent (Syndee), of Edmond; eight nieces; seven nephews; eleven grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family would like to give a special thanks to Beverly Starkey, Wayne Burke, and Phil Williams, among others, for all the loving support. In lieu of flowers, it is requested that donations be made to the American Cancer Society , or to the charity of your choice. Services will be held at the Edmond Church of Christ on Monday, February 6, 2012, at 10 a.m. Burial will be held at 3 p.m. at Fairlawn Cemetery in Elk City. Services are under the direction of Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Edmond. Source: The Edmond Sun newspaper; Edmond, Oklahoma; Friday, February 3, 2012 and The Oklahoman newspaper; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Sunday, February 5, 2012. - - - - - Rachel Victoria Mize Finley, born 9/7/1923 in Paris, Arkansas and died April 23, 2003 in Altus, Oklahoma. She was Eli's twin sister. -- Contributor, Betty Dias (49041101) • [email protected] , on date unknown.
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