Gary Don Alverson passed away September 18, 2023. Gary was born in Ft. Smith, AR to Guy and Laura Alverson on October 19, 1946. He graduated from Northside High School in 1964. He earned his B.A. from Ouchita Baptist University in 1968, as well as graduating from the ROTC. He married Sandra Lee Shipps on June 1, 1968 and soon entered the U.S. Army as a lieutenant, earning the rank of Captain, serving his country during the Vietnam War. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1977. He practiced dentistry in Shawnee, OK until 2019. Following the death of Sandie, he married Jeannita Stasyszen on November 12, 2016.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Guy and Laura, his son Michael, and his wife of 47 years, Sandie. He is survived by his wife Jeannita, and her children Jason, Philip, and Sarah and several grandchildren as well as his children J. Braeden and Rachel, his brother Darrell, and sister Kathy and their families.
Services were held September 22, 2023 at Family of Faith Christian University, Shawnee, OK.
