A funeral service for Lareesea (Cooksey) Callahan, 68, of Amber, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 in the Amber Mission Holiness Church.
Lareesea Ann (Cooksey) Callahan was born June 1, 1955 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Calvin Maurice Cooksey and Mary Bell (Idlett) Cooksey. She passed from this life on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at her home in Amber surrounded by her loved ones.
Lareesea attended Southeast High School in Oklahoma City and later worked to earn her GED.
On May 5, 1971, she married Frank A. Callahan and to this union her three children were born.
Over the years, Lareesea worked as a set-up operator for Delta Faucet and prepping the salad bar at Ken’s Steakhouse in Amber, and in the vault at Salt Creek Casino. She enjoyed cake decorating, baking, cooking, and sewing. Her favorite delight was spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Calvin Cooksey and sisters Vicki Cooksey and Mary Kay Doyle, and grandson Brandon Ray Callahan.
Loved ones left to remember her are her children Calvin Callahan of Amber, James Callahan and wife Lissa of Amber, and Latisha Callahan of Amber; grandchildren Calin Altman, Adayla Callahan, Kirk Kidwell, Kelsey Sawatzky, Ashley Verser, Dawson Callahan, Isaiah Callahan, Bayley Callahan, Audrey Callahan, RayShun Callahan and M’Kailei Myers; great-grandchildren P.J., Kenzleigh, Presleigh, Karley, Karsyn, Emerey, Wiley, Loagyn, Kylor, and Hayden; chosen littles Greyson, Amiyah, Kam, Creed, Kaden, and Rylan; niece Bonnie, her husband Kevin and kids Erin and Kyle, other nieces, nephews, cousins and other extended family and friends.
Viewing will be Monday, February 12 th at Ferguson Funeral Home from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Interment will be in Amber Cemetery under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.