Scott Freeman Obituary

Scott "Scotty" Allen Freeman, 69, of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, died July 1, 2025 in the Norman Regional Hospital of Norman, Oklahoma. He was born January 1, 1956 in Marlow, Oklahoma to William "Wesley" Freeman and Glenda "June" Sims Freeman. Scotty spent part of his early school years in Enid, Oklahoma and graduated from Woodward High School in 1974. Upon graduation, he attended Oklahoma State University where he was working on a Petroleum Engineering degree for two years. The summer of 1975, Scotty met Rita Hines and married her on July 17, 1976 in the First Baptist Church of Woodward, Oklahoma and they brought two sons into this world, Clint Allen (1980) and Matt Allen (1984).

Scotty established his career in the oil industry working on the oil rigs of different companies such as Garvey Drilling, Drillers Inc., Robinson Brothers Drilling, Nova Drilling to name a few as their "roughneck', driller, and tool pusher positions to working for Baker Packers.

Scotty and his family lived in Woodward, Oklahoma from 1976 to 1978, then went to Houston, Texas for a couple of years, and then back to Woodward until 1985. When the oilfield went bust, Scotty moved his family to Phoenix, Arizona for a short time then moved to Pauls Valley, Oklahoma where he helped his father-in-law, Jerry Hines, clear off his land. In 1988, Scotty decided to go back to college at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma where he finished a BS degree in Chemistry in 1992. His last year at ECU, Scotty had moved his family to Norman, Oklahoma. In October of 1993, Scotty got a job as a chemist in a lab where they tested waste water samples and made a solution which covered the stacked computer chips on a disc for Texas Instruments and Raytheon. In January of 1994, Scotty moved his family to Plano, Texas where they lived until 2005. While his sons were in elementary and middle schools, Scotty coached both sons' baseball and basketball teams. In 2005, Scotty and Rita parted their ways. Scotty and Matt went to Cleburne, Texas to work in the oilfield. After Cleburne, they lived in various places depending on where work took them throughout Oklahoma and Texas then coming full circle back to Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.

Scotty is preceded in death by his grandparents, Nelson and Sylvia Freeman from Perryton, Texas and Manco and Virginia Sims from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; his parents, Wesley and June Freeman from Woodward, Oklahoma; his brother, David Freeman, from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Scotty is survived by two sons, Clint and Matt Freeman of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma; his sister, Tamara "Lisa" Cosner and husband, Skeeter Cosner of Mooreland, Oklahoma; Nephews: Darik Freeman and wife Vickie, Chad Wheeler and his wife Jessica; Nieces: J. Ashley Anderson Miller and husband Michael; Sarah Freeman Martin; Great Nephews: Noah Freeman, Mason Wheeler, Aston Martin, Tucker Martin, and Derks Anderson; Great Nieces: Shelby Martin, Madison Wheeler, and Paisley Miller and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Special Thanks to Ruth Hines, David Fryar, Life Springs Home Health teams: Joy, Tara, Scott, Michelle, and Amanda, Baptist Integris Woodward, Enid, and Edmond Hospitals and their teams, Dr. Tracy Parker, and the Norman Regional Hospital ER team.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 2:00 pm at Mt. Olivet Cemetery Pavilion, officiated by Dr. Joe Elam. Interment will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery under the direction of Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home. We invite you to send words of comfort to the family at www.stufflebeanfuneralhome.com.

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