Walter "Junior" L. Hough III

Walter “Junior” Leroy Hough III, 80, Oktaha resident, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, in Muskogee, OK. Junior was born August 5, 1944, in Tulsa, OK to Walter Leroy Hough II and E. Pauline (Robinette) Hough. He graduated from Nathan Hale High School in 1962. Junior married Brenda Endicott in 1963 in Claremore, OK. They had two sons, Walter “Butch” Leroy Hough IV and Jeffrey Hough Endicott. Junior was remarried September 29, 1981, to Janice Sue Walker in Eureka Springs, AR and resided in Claremore, OK on a small acreage where they had cattle and a great bass pond. They had Junior’s third son, Matthew Walker Hough. They moved to Oktaha, OK in 1992 to help Jan’s mother and run the family farm, including cattle and hay. Junior was a proud member of Carpenters’ Union 943 and spent a 44-year career as a carpenter and superintendent in the commercial construction business in the Tulsa area including Ken Beck Construction, Tulsa Builders, Wayne Graham Construction, and Ken Petty Construction. He retired in 2006, after which he was able to enjoy his true passions of cattle ranching, gardening, canning—especially dill pickles, jelly, and salsa—helping friends and family with carpentry projects, cutting firewood, hunting, fishing, and cooking the crappie he caught. He was preceded in death by his parents Leroy and Pauline; brother, Donnie Hough; granddaughter, Annie Danielle Hough; father and mother-in-law, Buster and Allie (Stone) Walker; and sisters-in-law Joan (Walker) Hill and Joyce (Walker) Stine. Junior is lovingly survived by his wife Jan of Oktaha; children, Butch Hough of Claremore, Jeff Endicott of Claremore, and Matt Hough and his partner Ele Nugent of Grand Island, NE; brother, Dale Hough and his wife, Carolyn of Wagoner, OK, and their sons Chad Hough of Colcord, OK and Darrin Hough of Broken Arrow, OK; Junior’s close cousin, Eric “Huck” Huckaby of Morris, OK; in-laws, Jerry and Gracia Walker, Judy (Walker) and Bob Butler, Jeanne (Walker) and J.R. Bridges all of Oktaha; and many more friends and family. Junior’s life will be celebrated at 10AM, Thursday, January 23, 2025 at Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Oktaha Cemetery with Keith Walker, Clinton Hill, Weston Hill, Levi Hill, Jesse Hill, Chad Hough, and Darrin Hough serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Butler, Jerry Walker, and J. R. Bridges. The family requests memorials can be made in Junior's honor to Oktaha Cemetery, PO Box 324, Oktaha, OK 74450.

Walter "Junior" L. Hough III

August 5, 1944 - January 15, 2025