Danny Joe Gordon

Obituary

Danny Joe Gordon went to his heavenly home on April 7, 2022 in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the age of 68. He was the son of Uvone (Golden) Gordon and John B. Gordon.  He was born in Fairland, Oklahoma on November 28, 1953.  Danny grew up in the Midwest City, Oklahoma community and graduated from Midwest City High School with the class of 1972.

In 1975, he met his wife Marilyn Lynn Young and they were married on July 31, 1976. They had two daughters, Miranda Lynn and Darcie Jo. 

Danny owned and operated Midwest Produce Brokerage, with his wife, in Meeker, Oklahoma, from 1979 until his retirement in 1996. 

Danny was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in May of 1988.  He was a trooper until the very end.

Danny was proceeded in death by his parents, brother J.B. Gordon and sister Sharon Ray. Danny is survived by his wife of 45 years, Marilyn, daughter Darcie Gordon of Shawnee, Oklahoma; daughter Miranda Outon and husband Tim of Moore, Oklahoma; grandsons Hadley and Caleb Outon; sister Shannon Ailey and Aunt Denelda Golden and numerous other family members.

Danny was a free spirit who loved overalls, his Audi’s, Bruce Springsteen, and the Colorado mountains.

The family would like to thank the staff of Colonial Estates Nursing Home, Traditions Hospice and Dr. Vail Stephens.

Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2022 with family present from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to greet friends and family and 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2022 at Cooper Funeral Home.  Graveside Service will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2022 at Meeker New Hope Cemetery with Reverend Quinton Kay, N.E. Freewill Baptist Church officiating under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.