Funeral service for Gerald D. Gravlee, age 89, of Chattanooga, Oklahoma will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 4, 2018 at the Gerald Gravlee Center in Chattanooga with Joe Ivey officiating. Burial will follow in the Chattanooga Cemetery under the direction of Jackson Funeral Home of Frederick. Mr. Gravlee passed away on October 1, 2018 at Lawton hospital.

Gerald Donovan Gravlee was born on July 17, 1929 in Mountain Park, Oklahoma to John Eldon and Sarah (Helwer) Gravlee. He graduated from Clinton High School in 1948. He then attended Southwestern Oklahoma State College in Weatherford. Gerald began his teaching career at Chattanooga as the Industrial Arts teacher and later returned to Southwestern where he received his BS degree in Industrial Arts. He continued his career also as Junior High Math teacher and Principal until 1965 when he became High School Principal. He continued in that position until 1991 when he retired. He later became a College Counselor for Scholarships at Chattanooga and Grandfield Public Schools. He loved woodworking, OU football and gardening. Gerald also enjoyed fishing and quail hunting. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Chattanooga.

He is survived by one daughter, Connie Jensen and her husband Buzz of Norman, Oklahoma; one son, Jerry Gravlee and his wife Carol of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one sister, Ginger Schreiner of Carrolton, Texas; grandchildren, Chris Jensen and his wife Kellie, Lisa Edge and her husband Josh, Devin Inhofe and her husband Bow, Brett Holding and his wife Tonya and Heather Steeley and her husband Dustin; great-grandchildren, Blake, Lauren and Sarah Jensen, Luke and Cole Edge, Brodie and Bryce Inhofe, Alex, Jake and Will Holding and Brystol Steeley.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife Carlene Gravlee.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Gerald Gravlee Scholarship Fund in memory of Gerald Gravlee.

Visitation will be held Wednesday evening, October 3, 2018 from 6 until 8 at the funeral home.


Jackson Funeral Home
921 West Gladstone
Frederick, Oklahoma

580-335-7447