Charles Waco Vernon

Charles, “Waco” Vernon, 70, of Westville, Oklahoma, died on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Stillwell Nursing and Rehab in Stillwell, Oklahoma. Waco was born at home in Mayes County, Oklahoma to Angie Bell Littlefield and Charles Lafae Vernon on November 3, 1954. He grew up in the Colcord area where he went to school. He played football there until he graduated from Colcord High School in 1974. After high school, he attended Okmulgee Tech. He obtained a Culinary Arts degree and spent several years working as head chef at Phil's Steakhouse. Being the charmer that he was, it didn't take Waco long to get married. He became a husband and father of two girls at a young age. In the years to come, Waco had several more children of his own, including his name sake. He adopted a few along the way and raised a few more that just needed someone to care for them. He was never really good at being a husband, but there is no question about his commitment to being a dad. He started his oil field career as a roughneck working in Western Oklahoma in the late 70's. It was hard work - It took strenth and grit. He has never been short on grit. This was the perfect job for him. His love of bull riding spilled over to pump jack riding during those days. He returned to Siloam Springs and blessed his coworkers at Franklin Electric with his love for life and crazy antics for many years. If you worked at Franklin during that time, you knew him. He enjoyed socializing and made many good friends. However, the factory life was not for him. He needed the great outdoors. His love for the outdoors and animals led him to Doc Thomas were he worked as a farm hand for many years. Eventually, he returned to the oil field as a Driller for several years until he bacame disabled. As hard as that job was for him, it was harder to leave it behind. Waco lived his last years in Westville, OK. He loved to hunt, fish, raise chickens and go to the rodeo. He enjoyed watching westerns and doing word search in his spare time. Aside from his work careers and hobbies, he will be remembered by many as the big hearted wild man that we all love. His job as son, brother, dad, papa, and friend will always be the most important jobs he ever had. Waco didn't regularly attend church, but if you knew him. The Good Lord was mentioned often. His last major decision on this earth was to accept God as his Lord and Savior. He believed in God and was never afraid of death. He only feared leaving his children behind. Waco was preceded in death by his mother, Angie Bell Rolus; his father, Charles Lafae; his step father, Henry Rolus; three sisters, Virginia Vernon, Jessie Edwards, and Susie Bynum; two brothers, Jimmy Rolus, and Randy Rolus; his nephew, Bobby Jack Snider. He is survived by five daughters, Madlyn Taylor and husband, Chris of Gentry, Arkansas, Jackie Vernon of Westville, Oklahoma, Amanda Payne of Westville, Oklahoma, Sarah Brookshier of Sayre, Oklahoma, and Vicki Blair of Siloam Springs, Arkansas; two sons, Tyler Vernon and wife, Charli of Sulphur Bluff, Texas, and Jackson Vernon of Westville, Oklahoma; seven grandaughters; Kaylynn Jenks of Colcord, Oklahoma, Zoey Collins of Westville, Oklahoma, Brynlee Vernon of Sulphur Bluff, Texas, Olivia Vernon of Sulphur Bluff, Texas, Abigail Vernon of Sulphur Bluff, Texas, Paige Harrell of Sayre, Oklahoma, and Zachara Seyersdahl of Siloam Springs, Arkansas; nine grandsons, Gavin Taylor, of Gentry, Arkansas, Addi Taylor of Gentry, Arkansas, Wyatt Murray of Westville, Oklahoma, Hayden Murray of Westville, Oklahoma, Kelso Andrews of Westville, Oklahoma, Xavier Collins of Westville, Oklahoma, Bowen Vernon of Sulphur Bluff, Texas, Payton Harrell, and Parker Harrell of Sayre, Oklahoma; two sisters, Joanie Harrison of Salina, Oklahoma, and Anna Rolus of Norman, Oklahoma; two brothers, Frankie Rolus of Sayre, Oklahoma, and Charlie Vernon of Stilwell, Oklahoma; countless nieces, nephews and great grandchildren. A visitation is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m, Monday, June 23, 2025, at Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. A gravside service is scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Bell Cemetery in Watts Oklahoma, officated by Bill Collette.

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Charles Waco Vernon

November 3, 1954 - June 13, 2025