Harold J. Slaton was born on February 12, 1927, near Poteau, Oklahoma, to Jesse Raymond and Vada (Baird) Slaton. He passed away on November 6, 2015, in Hinton, Oklahoma, at the age of 88. Harold attended a country school east of Hinton and later went to school and graduated from Hinton High School. Harold worked on the family farm before and after school as a young man and purchased his first piece of land at the age of 14. He played steel and regular guitar, by ear, in a Square dance band. Harold ordered his first guitar through the mail at the age of six, and ordered his first 22 gauge rifle the same way when a little older. He married Wanoma Lou Hubbard on August 3, 1952, at Altona Church near Kingfisher, Oklahoma. The couple moved to Mountain View, then to Cordell, where they lived for 46 years, until retirement. After retirement he worked making furniture, tables, and grandfather clocks that were displayed at the first Affair of the Heart. Harold was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hinton, Oklahoma. His survivors include his wife, Lou Slaton of Hinton, Oklahoma; two children, Greg Slaton of Edmond, Oklahoma, and LouAnn McCormick and Don of Hinton, Oklahoma; grandchildren, Amber McCormick, Lacey Morgan, Alison Slaton, and Ashtyn Slaton; great-grandchildren, Mason McCormick, Noltee Morgan and Nylee Morgan; his faithful lap dog, Emmy Lou; and many other relatives and friends. Harold was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse Raymond and Vada (Baird) Slaton; two brothers, Haskell and Harmon Slaton; and daughter-in-law, Stacey laton. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to cancer or heart disease research. Services for Harold were held Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at the First Baptist Church in Hinton, Oklahoma, with Brother Keith Gillham officiating. Burial followed at the Hinton Cemetery, Hinton, Oklahoma. Services were under the direction of Turner Funeral Home, Hinton, Oklahoma. Condolences may be sent to the family at turnerfuneralhomes@gmail.com or at our website, turnerfh.net.
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