Funeral services for Arthur Lee Self, 88, of Cement, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at the Cement Assembly of God Church with Pastor Lance Perritt officiating.
Arthur Lee Self was born December 23, 1933 in Cement, Oklahoma to William Austin Self and Mary Belle (Stancil) Self. He passed away Monday, March 14, 2022 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Arthur, known by many as Art and by the grandkids as PaPa, grew up and attended school in Cement. At the age of 17, he went to work in the oilfield and was an oilfield mechanic for his lifetime.
On July 15, 1955, he married the love of his life, Myrna E. Akin. They shared 61 years together before Myrna passed away in August 2016.
Art enjoyed working on his model trains and riding motorcycles. He always raised coon dogs and liked to go coon hunting. He always was busy at something yet also enjoyed his cat naps. He was a member of the Cement Assembly of God Church and had attended also at the Cement Pentecostal Holiness Church. Art was a great man with a gentle soul and he loved spending time with his great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by both parents, his wife Myrna, daughter Janet Elaine Fitzpatrick, son Earl Wayne Self, brothers Tommy Self and Robert Self, and sister June.
Survivors include his grandchildren Andrea and Todd Harrelson of Fredonia, Kansas, Mikel and Moriah Fitzpatrick of Owasso, and Christopher and Ashley Self of Cement; 8 great-grandchildren; and other extended family and his many friends. Interment will be held in Celestial Gardens Cemetery located in Cyril, Oklahoma under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.