Lola Bell Irene (Knight) Paxton

Lola Bell Irene (Knight) Paxton

Lola Bell Irene Paxton of Red Oak, Oklahoma passed into the arms of Jesus on April 9th, 2022 at her home. 

Visitation will be on Thursday, April 14, 2022 from 4:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. at Waldrop Funeral Home.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 15, 2022 at Waldrop Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Casey Clinton and Rev. Randy Waldrop officiating. The burial will follow at LeFlore Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Ronnie Paxton, James Tubbs, Kenny Paxton, Sam Paxton, Wade Paxton, and Adam Costa.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Dustin Taylor, William Jones, Mack McCullough, Kenny Carter, Brian Franklin, and Charlie Thomas.

Lola was born to Allen and Nora (Crims) Knight on October 29th, 1945 in Bengal, Oklahoma.  She married the love of her life, Ronnie Lee Paxton, on June 4th, 1962.  Together they had two sons Ronnie and Wade. 

She ran a home daycare for many years.  She spent most of her life helping her husband Ronnie run his pest control and home improvement company, helping to raise several nieces and nephews, and taking care of other family members.  Her life was devoted to her family and her door was always open.

  Lola is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law:  Ronnie and Ann Paxton of Panola and Wade and Tina Paxton of Wilburton; Grandchildren:  James Tubbs of Wilburton, Kenny and Tabetha Paxton of Panola, Dustin and Maria Taylor of Stillwater, Sam Paxton of Panola, Victoria Wackerly of Stillwater, Bobby and Kathy Meadors of McAlester, Scott and Sarah Kotlarich of Euless, Texas, Adam and Sonya Costa of Wilburton, Charlie and Ava Thomas of Wilburton, and Wade Paxton Jr. of Wilburton. Lola is also survived by 29 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She is reunited in death with her parents: Allen and Nora Knight; her husband:  Ronnie Paxton; and 8 brothers and sisters.