Helen Sue Farrow

February 27, 1949 - December 31, 2020

Helen Sue Farrow, 71, passed away on December 31, 2020. She was born February 27, 1949 to Willie and Helen (Roberts) Howard in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She graduated from Ft. Gibson High School in 1967. Sue married her one and only love, Paul Farrow, on December 5, 1969 and they made their home in Fort Gibson, OK. Sue was employed at Fort Gibson Public Schools from December 1978-May 2018. She retired after working 40 years as a Child Nutrition Clerk. She truly enjoyed her job and made sure every child had a meal, even if it meant paying for the meal out of her own pocket. In 2006, Sue was diagnosed with colon cancer. After surgery and treatments, she was deemed cancer free and was a 14-year cancer survivor. Sue’s hobbies included crocheting, traveling, collecting purses, and spending time with her children and her two granddaughters. She is preceded in death by her parents, Willie and Helen Howard and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Otis and Edith Farrow. She is survived by her husband, of the home, Paul Farrow; daughter, Dana Perryman and husband Grady, of Tulsa, OK; son, Cullen Farrow and wife Angela, of Fort Gibson, OK; Granddaughter, Sophie Edwards and husband Nick of Fayetteville, NC; and granddaughter, Kylie Farrow of Fort Gibson, OK. Sue’s life will be celebrated at 11AM, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Don Reed officiating. Interment will follow at Fort Gibson National Cemetery with Grady Perryman, Steve Jackson, Jeff Jackson, Tommy Farrow, Bobby Harris, and Jonathan Drake serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Mitchell Farrow, Nick Edwards, Remi Garza, and Jimmy Taylor. In lieu of flowers, the family requests monetary donations be made to The Fort Gibson Public Schools Cafeteria to ensure no child goes hungry. Donations can be made by calling Fort Gibson Cafeteria at 918-478-2191 and speaking with Connie Melton. Funeral services are under the direction of Cornerstone Funeral Home & Crematory. Condolences can be made to the family at www.cornerstoneofmuskogee.com.