A Memorial Service with Masonic Rites for Darrell E. Roulet, 81, will be held Tuesday, October 20, 2020 in the Custer City Masonic Cemetery officiated by Doyle Kinney. Services will be under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.
Visitation will be 8:00 A.M. Till 8:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 14, and Thursday, October 15, 2020 at the Kiesau Funeral Home.
Darrell E. Roulet was born December 13, 1938 to Keith Eugene Roulet and Lola Grace (Haggard) Roulet in Custer City, OK and passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020 in the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. Darrell was a Weatherford resident and former Custer City resident.
Darrell grew up in Clinton and Elk City and graduated from Elk City High School. He continued his education at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK where he met his wife, Carolyn Norvell. They were married on July 10, 1959 in Amber, OK. They moved to Mountain View, Oklahoma where Darrell was the bookkeeper for the Farmers Coop. They moved to Custer City, OK in 1962 where he first was the bookkeeper at the Custer City Farmers Co-op and a year later was promoted to manager.
In 1978 the Roulet’s purchased a bookkeeping business in Custer City and that is when Darrell returned back to college at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford. He finished his degree in accounting and they continued their business for 33 years. He was active in city government and served on the city council, served as town treasure and served a term as mayor. During Darrell’s time at Custer City he was a volunteer fireman serving as an EMT for 20 plus year.
Darrell was a member of the First United Methodist Church; The Masonic Lodge for over 52 years; he was an avid football fan, especially University of Oklahoma Football; at one time he helped coach football in Mt. View, OK.
He loved watching his grandkids play soccer and baseball, as well as football; fishing and going to fishing tournaments were his passion; he enjoyed sports shooting; he also loved to sing and play the juice harp, as well as dabbled with playing guitar and harmonica.
Darrell is preceded in death by his parents, brother, Donald Roulet, son, Robert Keith Roulet and a daughter in law, Gaylene (Martin) Roulet.
Darrell is survived by his wife, Carolyn, of the home, two daughters, JaNelle Rand and husband Vincent, of Norman, LaDonna Lucus and husband, Scott, of Weatherford, two sons, Mike Roulet and wife Janet, and Chris Roulet and wife Heather, all of Clinton.
He is also survived by 10 grandchildren Brooke Roulet, Michaela Roulet Rodriquez, Ryan Roulet, Zackery Lucus, Nicholas Lucus, Liam Rand, Kali Rand, Landon Littke, Logan Littke, Leshia Jackson and 11 great grandchildren. His survivors also include brother and sister-in-laws, numerous nieces and nephews, cousins, and a host of friends.