County resident, World War II veteran leaves behind rich legacy

  • In spring 2021, Raymond Stover stands in front of the barn he built 70 years prior on his Yukon farm. He repurposed materials from a Stockyard City packing plant, in Oklahoma City, to make the structure. Photo / Carol Mowdy Bond

    In spring 2021, Raymond Stover stands in front of the barn he built 70 years prior on his Yukon farm. He repurposed materials from a Stockyard City packing plant, in Oklahoma City, to make the structure. Photo / Carol Mowdy Bond

    In spring 2021, Raymond Stover stands in front of the barn he built 70 years prior on his Yukon farm. He repurposed materials from a Stockyard City packing plant, in Oklahoma City, to make the structure. Photo / Carol Mowdy Bond
  • On the left, Raymond Stover and his wife Darlene Stover stand on their Yukon farm spring 2021, with their son Jerry Stover. Photo / Carol Mowdy Bond

    On the left, Raymond Stover and his wife Darlene Stover stand on their Yukon farm spring 2021, with their son Jerry Stover. Photo / Carol Mowdy Bond

    On the left, Raymond Stover and his wife Darlene Stover stand on their Yukon farm spring 2021, with their son Jerry Stover. Photo / Carol Mowdy Bond
Longtime Canadian County resident and farmer Raymond John Stover died Jan. 23. Stover was injured during a farm accident November 2021. He was recovering at River Oaks Retirement Home in El Reno, when he died of complications, due to the accident. He was 98 years old. During World War II, Stover was part of a U.S. Army infantry battalion of 1,100 men. Of that battalion, fewer than 20 survived…

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