Don Carlton Cearley

Funeral services with military honors for Mr. Don Carlton Cearley, 80, are scheduled for 10:00 A.M. on Monday, September 21, 2026, at the Alexander Gray Funeral Home Chapel in Wilson.

Mr. Cearley passed away on September 15, 2026, in Ardmore, OK. He was born on November 23, 1945, in Wichita Falls, TX, to the late Allen Dread Cearley and Daisy Lee (Chatham) Cearley.

Raised in Wichita Falls, Don completed his high school education there before enlisting in the United States Army. He served honorably for three years until his discharge in 1967. Professionally, he was a union truck driver primarily working for a California produce company. Don had a fondness for Coors Light, smoking, and country music, but most cherished his time with Rowdy and his great nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his uncle and aunt George and Mamie Cearley who raised him, his son Stacy, his sisters Pearlene and Linda Sharon; and a brother, Jimmy

Don is survived by his brother, Edward "Buck" Chatham; sister, Joyce Pletcher and husband Don; daughters Amanda Snow and Kristi (Cearley) Hinson; several nieces and nephews, including Linda Joyce Young, Elaine Tankersley and husband Mark, Michelle Busby and husband Terry, Jaci Ross-Munro, Roger "Rowdy" Chatham, Brad Pletcher and wife Amber, Kyle Chatham and wife Toni, and Josh Chatham, as well as two special great nieces, U.S. Army Specialist Randi Palmer and husband Ricky, and U.S. Army Specialist Codi Chatham, along with numerous other great nieces and nephews, extended family, and friends.

Serving as pallbearers will be Cade Chatham, Ricky Palmer, Scott Barber, Kyle Chatham, Josh Chatham, and Codi Chatham, with honorary bearers Buck Chatham and Rowdy Chatham.

Memories may be shared online at www.alexandergrayfh.com.