1929 - 2024
In his youth, Otis as well as his several siblings worked for a variety of farming enterprises in the Cushing area. Otis completed the eighth grade, but then started working various jobs to help support the family. He picked cotton, worked grain and hay harvests in Oklahoma and Kansas. He drove teams of horses plowing fields and hauling materials, and had a life long love of working horses. He eventually was working those fields using tractors which led to a love of Farmall tractors. For a short time he worked on the railroad. He found his ultimate vocation in the oilfield industry holding every position associated with work on drilling rigs including driller, tool pusher for several different companies, and finally as drilling supervisor for Logan Drilling Co.from which he retired in 1993.
Otis maintained a deep faith in God, having been strongly influenced by his parents. After his retirement he became a regular attendee at the Enid Free Methodist Church until physical frailty prevented his attendance. He greatly enjoyed listening to and singing the old hymns.
Possibly because of his early history in farming, Otis, until the last few years, planted a large garden, the bounty of which he was known to share with family, friends and neighbors. He often would try to grow plants, just to see if he could. In Otis’s retirement, he pursued his passion for Farmall tractors by rebuilding several antique Farmalls to full functionality. He was fond of collecting antique farm tools and other old implements.
He will be deeply missed by his family and many friends.
Funeral services for Otis McCaslin will be Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 1:00 pm in Anderson-Burris Chapel with Pastor Ron McCaslin officiating. Burial will follow in Enid Cemetery.
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