COL. ORVILLE H. (M.D.) TACKETT, 93, died on
March 8, 2003 in Edmond, OK, with burial in Fort
Sill Post Cemetery at Fort Sill, OK.
He was born on May 19, 1909 in Purves, TX to
Robert L. & Dovie Daniel Tackett. Orville
attended Ranger High School in the Class of 1928
at Ranger, TX and married Norma Richter. Later
he married Dolores Martin who died in 1977. He
became a medical doctor and served in the U.S.
Army for a number of years. His children were
Daniel Tackett, Patricia Tackett, Karem Tackett
Barnes, Richter Tackett, & Orville Tackett Jr.
His siblings were Tennie Tackett, James Tackett,
Nolan Tackett, & Dorothy Tackett - all are now
deceased.