Benny Ray McReynolds

Benny Ray McReynolds was born on April 26, 1956, to Roy Lee McReynolds and Ruby Lavada (Burgan) McReynolds, in Frederick, Oklahoma. He attended Frederick Schools and graduated from Frederick High School in 1975. He obtained an Associate in Business degree from Western Oklahoma State College in May 1978; an Associate of Arts degree in Corrections from Oklahoma City Community College in December 1978; a Bachelor in Business Administration degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in May 1987; a Master's in Business Administration from Oklahoma City University in December 1991; a Legal Assistant's Certificate from Oklahoma City University in March 1997 and he also attended Rose State College, Seminole Junior State College and the University of Oklahoma. He has been employed by the Department of Corrections at the Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington, Oklahoma since August 1, 1978. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Frederick Lodge 249 and also a member of the Scottish Rite. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Frederick, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy Lee McReynolds, and a sister, Cora Sue Gordley. He is survived by his mother, Ruby Millsap, of Wichita Falls, Texas; three sisters: Frances Fullerton, of Marlow, Oklahoma; Dovie Pace of DeQueen, Arkansas; and Loretta Lyons, of Lawton, Oklahoma; one brother: Johnny McReynolds, of Wichita Falls, Texas, and several nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma, 1930 NW Ferris, Lawton, Oklahoma 73507 or the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, P. O. Box 1146, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101-1146. Orr Gray Gish Funeral Home 580.335.2112