Elden J. Jarvis

August 30, 1929 - February 13, 2021

Elden J. Jarvis, longtime Okmulgee resident, died Saturday, February 13, 2021 in Okmulgee at 91 years of age. Elden was born August 30, 1929 in Atoka, Oklahoma to Walter L. and Laura L. (Wright) Jarvis. He married Emmi L. Hofsess in Landshut, Germany on May 15, 1952. Elden served in the United States Army, beginning on July 20, 1948 and receiving and honorable discharge on September 10, 1952. He enjoyed raising cattle and farming and was retired from Campbell Specialty Company. Elden was a member of the Okmulgee Elks Lodge 1822, VFW Post 1189, the German-American Society of Tulsa and Trinity Lutheran Church of Okmulgee.