Mr. Don Chisum Sr, son of the late JB Chisum and Opal Chisum was born on December 8, 1938, in Comanche Oklahoma (in the middle of a dust bowl found under a cow patty in the pasture). He graduated from Comanche High School in 1957 and was the first class to graduate in the new building. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1964 he severed 2yrs with service in Vietnam. He worked for the City of Duncan for 33yrs where he retired from that in 1994. He was a founding member of Faith Church for 50 plus years where he was a Board member, Deacon, Sunday School Teacher and he also did some maintenance on the building as well.

He was united in holy matrimony to Glenda Foster, on January 13th, 1967 (Friday the 13th). This union was blessed with 3 children and 2 from a previous marriage.

He was proceeded in death by his parents JB and Opal Chisum, his brother’s Wayne Chisum, Bill Chisum, Gerald Chisum, and his sister Pearlie Beck. His son Tommy Chisum. His grandsons Toby Sweat and Jeremy Sweat (wormy). His great grandson Gavin Sweat.

Survivors include his Bride Glenda Chisum of Duncan; his sister Nancy Chisum of Del City; his son Don Chisum Jr of Purdy; his daughter and son-in-law Telisa and Woodrow Sweat of Rush springs; his daughter Delana Green of Duncan; his daughter and son-in-law, Amanda and Mitch West of Geronimo; along with 18 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchildren, a multitude of nieces, and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Cody Sweat, Micah Chisum, Shelby Chisum, Clay Chisum, Tyler Cochran, and Mason Johnson. Honorary pallbearers are Paighton Johnson, Crista Sass, Kourtney Marcellus, Tylin Green, Jacob Sweat, Jordon Chisum, Brock Harper, Brian Harper, Jarren Chisum, Keaton Green.

Don was a faithful man of God whose life and prayers is an example of how to live, has changed thousands of people and made generational changes. His legacy lives on through every life touched, healed, restored, and brought to Christ because he faithfully said “YES” to GOD.

His care has been entrusted to Carter-Smart Funeral Directors. The family will receive visitors at Carter-Smart Funeral Home on Thursday, July 30, 2026, from 5:30-7:30 pm. Funeral services will be held at Faith Church at 10:00 am, Friday, July 31, 2026, with Reverends Wayne and David Morrow officiating.

Life Is Forever, Death Is a Dream

If we did not go to sleep at night

We’d never awaken to see the light.

And the joy of watching a new day break

Or meeting the dawn by some quiet lake,

Would never be ours unless we slept

While God and all His angels kept,

A vigil through this “little death”

That’s over with the morning’s breath.

And death, too, is a time of sleeping

For those who died are in God’s keeping.

And there’s a sunrise for each soul,

For life, not death is God’s promised goal.

So, trust God’s promise and doubt Him never.

For only through death can man live forever!

In Loving Memory

of

Mr. Don E. Chisum Sr