Donald Boyce Trantham
October 11, 1939 - December 3, 2005
Obituary
Federal Way, WA Donald B. Trantham 66 passed away on Saturday, Dec 3, 2005.
Don Trantham was born October 11, 1939 in Oklahoma City, OK to C.B. and Grace Trantham.
A 1957 graduate of Capital Hill High of Oklahoma City and 1961 graduate of Oklahoma State University, LT Trantham served aboard the USS Cogswell during the Vietnam conflict and as Professor of Naval Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Don was a 38 year employee of Weyerhaeuser Co in Springfield, OR; Wright City, OK; Hot Springs, Murfreesboro and Mountain Pine, AR. He was currently the Corporate Mgr for Transportation Safety and Compliance in Federal Way, WA.
Don was an Eagle Scout, decorated Naval Officer, Lake Hamilton AR School Board member, charter member of the Lake Hamilton AR Optimist Club, Sunday school teacher at Center Fork Missionary Baptist Church in Hot Springs, and most recently member of Our Saviors Baptist Church in Federal Way.
He was most proud of his five sons: Matt of Norman, OK; Andy of Hot Springs, AR; Clay of Benton, AR; Dan of Fort Smith, AR and Ben of Fayetteville, AR.
He is survived by his wife of 39 yrs, Cynthia; his mother, Grace, both of Federal Way; his five sons and four daughters-in-law: Kristen, Tammy, Holly and Tonya; 5 granddaughters and 3 grandsons all of Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Mr. Trantham was preceded in death by his father, Chester Boyce; and an infant sister, Beverly Diane.
Visitation will be held on Monday December 5, 2005 from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM at BONNEY-WATSON Federal Way, 1535 SW Dash Point Rd., Federal Way, WA. 253 839-7317. Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, December 6. 2005 at 12:00 Noon at Our Saviors Baptist Church, 701 S. 320th, Federal Way, WA. Interment will take place in Arkansas.
Dear Trantham Family,
Our deepest and sincerest condolences for your loss. Our prayers are with you all. Rejoice in knowing that he is now in the presence of perfection with our Lord Jesus Christ.
Steve and Michele Wilson
Dear Cynthia, Matt, Andy, Clay, Danny & Ben,
Our hearts are saddened at the news of Don’s passing. You should all be proud of the life he lived and the legacy he left. I know there will be some very difficult days ahead. We will be praying for God to comfort you.
Mikala & Troy
Dear Clay,
so sorry to hear about your father. My thoughts and prayers are with you, Holly, the kids, and the rest of your family. My deepest sympathy goes out to you.
Dear Family, My deepest sympathy goes out to all of you. You were all dear to me. Please take care.
Love to you, Kaye White,
Lake Hamilton Middle School
Clay,
We were so sorry to hear about your loss. However, you can find peace in knowing that he is in a far better place.
Sorry for your loss. I have known Don for many years from Center Fork Baptist Church in Hot Springs. My prayers are with all of you. GOD will take care of Don now.
Don, was probably my closest friend during jr & sr high days. I enjoyed visiting with him at our class reunions & enjoyed a round of golf on one of his Okla visits.
Don was very proud of his family and as he described his sons I understood his pride.
Please accept my sincere condolences as I know he was a beloved son, husband, and father. May God bless you and comfort you during these days.
Our condolences to Cynthia and the family. Don will be missed and in particular, I remember the walks at lunch at Corporate to get exercise and his expressions of love for his family. Both April and I will be praying with you today from Eugene.
I worked with Don in the early 1970’s when he was OK Raw Materials Mgr. I was very grateful to have known him. Don took the time to come and share some stories at my retirement celebration in Federal Way in Oct, 2004. My sympathies to all his family members.
We are Melinda Dodd’s parents and want to extend our sympathy to the whole family. Our prayers are with you all.
Doug and Dede
I first met Don in 1981 when I was transferred to Mountain Pine. Our offices were next to each other and I got to know him well before he moved to Tacoma. He was a wonderful guy with a great outlook on life. He lifted everyone spirits. Our prayers are with you and your family.
I did not know Don but I went to school with his sons at Lake Hamilton. Don must truly have been a wonderful man through the reflection of his boys.
I pray that the Lord comfort you during your time of loss and mourning.
I will never forget Don and my dad starting up the Optimist Club in Hot Springs and giving us all a place to learn about teamwork and good sportsmanship.
I am glad I got to see Don again before we left Seattle in July. He was always fun to be around!
I am sorry for your loss.
Kenny and Lisa Wilson
Just wanted to let you all know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. I was saddened to hear the news on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Trantham as well as all of the “Trantham boys” are some of my favorite people. I pray God will give you peace and strength during this difficult time.. Much love. Penny Jackson and family
Mr. Trantham’s life was a fine example for all of us. I have many good memories of him at the LH Optimist Club. He will truly be missed. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. May God’s love and grace be with you through this time.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain Rev.21-4
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Trantham family. Don was an expert in his field and I relied on him for many questions in the DOT area. He was always a pleasure to work with and didn’t mind taking the time to teach us when we needed help. I am so sorry for your loss, I know he will be missed by all. I want you to know he touched many of our lives in a positive way and certainly made a difference in the things he was involved in.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at the loss of a very special person. Sincere condolences.
Janet and Dennis Delany
I am so sorry for your loss. Don will be greatly missed by all. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Marsha and Darvis Paslay
My thoughts and prayers are with the family. I will always remember Mr. Trantham for his untiring years of service with Lake Hamilton School District.
Don is one of the few people I’ve met in this life who ALWAYS greeted me, without failure or hesitation, with a big smile and big hug. Such a good man. He was always talking, proudly and glowingly, of you, his loving family. All our hearts are broken with his passing. The world is a lessor place without him but such a nicer place for having had him in it. Cynthia, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. God Bless. Mo Olsen Don Olsen’s Wife
Both Cheri and I are so very sorry for Don’s sudden and untimely death. He was a great guy that I enjoyed working with. I had the highest respect for Don.
Lynn Endicott
I hope that Don knew how important he was to us kids at Centerfork. All of my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Cynthia,I am so sorry for your loss.I worked with Don for many years and can say He was truly one of the good guys.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and the boys.
Cynthia, Matt, Andy, Clay, Dan, Ben; and mother, Grace. God’s peace and love to all of you. Thank you for sharing Don with many of us. We learned from him, and loved his stories about all of his family. We have been remembering one specific time, and have been chuckling, although he wasn’t chuckling back then. He agreed to use his forestry background knowledge and help “top” some trees, only to find out that the trees were the largest scrub maples he had ever seen. And there were 27 of them. He worked very hard for the meal we furnished.
Andy, our thoughts and prayers are with your family at this time. Jim and Beverly Hale
Cynthia, We send our prayers and love to you and your family. We are so sorry for your loss. Don was a wonderful person. May God be with you.
Cynthia and boys,
We were saddened to hear of Don’s passing. Please know that your family is in our prayers during this time. We will see you when you get back to AR.