George Thomas Hull, 93, of Durant passed away on June 23, 2024. He was born in Matoy, Okla., to Dock and Nana Hull on March 21, 1931. He married Margie Faye Anderson in Oklahoma City on March 24, 1978.
As a young man George could be found on the basketball court. He was #88 on the Matoy boys basketball team when they won the district championship in 1951. After high school, George served in the U.S. Army as an artillery gunner from 1952-1954 as far away as Japan during the Korean War. He enjoyed a long career with the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company first as a lineman restoring service to many area communities and later as a switchman in Oklahoma City. George was happiest hunting in the woods or fishing in the lakes and rivers of Matoy and beyond. After retirement, George and Margie enjoyed camping in their RV and visiting friends. He enjoyed trail rides with his mules and raising hunting dogs. The Matoy community salutes one of its most loquacious story tellers and wishes George happy trails.
Preceding him in death are wife, Margie Hull; parents, Dock and Nana Hull; brothers, Travis Hull and wife Lillian and Jude Hull and wife Jeanne; and son, Steven Hoover.
He is survived by daughters, Twyla Brown and husband Don of Keller, Texas, Georgina Hennen of Denison, Texas, Lynn McCauley and husband Michael of Yukon, Okla., and daughter-in-law, Brenda Hoover of Piedmont, Okla.; grandchildren: Jarrod Hennen, Adin Bailey and husband Justin, Alysse Griffith, Darrin McCauley and wife Teri, Clint McCauley and wife Amanda, Kyle Hoover and Erica, and Austin Hoover; great-grandchildren: Jude Hennen, Barrett Bailey, Harlan Bailey, Joseph Fuentes, Taylor McCauley, Lloyd McCauley and Helen, Madisyn McCauley and Tucker, Wyatt McCauley, Paisley Hoover, Paxton Hoover, Zayden Hoover; great-great grandchildren: Mia Fuentes, and Andrew Fuentes; sister-in-law, Yvonne Anderson; nephews, Glynn Hull and wife Patricia, Lewis Hull and wife Sissy, and niece Beth Ann Coombs; great-niece, Mary Homer and husband Willie and great-nephews, Mark Hughes, Brent Hull and wife Jennifer, Greg Hull and wife Kerry.
A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Durant with Pastor Darel Bunch officiating.
Services are under the direction of Holmes-Coffey-Murray Funeral Home.
www.holmescoffeymurray.com