Our sympathies extended to the families of... Louis John Sandmann

Funeral services for Louis John Sandmann, a Coalgate resident, will be Friday, August 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with William Clark Sandmann and Matthew Sandmann officiating. Burial will be in Coalgate Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements. Family night will be Thursday evening 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Louis John Sandmann, Jr., passed away in McAlester, Oklahoma on August 12, 2022, at the age of 85 years, 9 months, and 4 days.
Louis was born on November 8, 1936, to Louis John Sandmann and Gladys Gibson Sandmann. He attended Cottonwood Elementary School and graduated from Coalgate High School in 1954. Shortly after High School, he was drafted into the United States Army and served in the Army Reserves until his discharge in 1965.
Some of his fondest memories were of his time spent working for the McEntire family at their Ranch in Chockie Oklahoma. Louis was an accomplished cowboy although he modestly referred to himself as “almost a real cowboy”.
In 1988 Louis retired from the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, where he worked as a warehouse worker and forklift operator. He then became a full-time farmer and rancher, caring for the farm that was originally established by his parents in the 1920s along the banks of Muddy Boggy Creek in Cottonwood, Oklahoma. He loved looking after his cattle and growing and expanding his pecan orchard. It would be hard to find another man in southeastern Oklahoma that knew more about pecans including grafting, nutrition, and pest management.
Louis was a member of the Oklahoma Pecan Growers
Association, the Masonic Lodge #211 of Coalgate, and American Legion Post 242.
Louis was preceded in death by his parents Louis John Sandmann and Gladys Gibson Sandmann, and his grandson, Chance Elliott Sandmann
Louis is survived by his three children, Mark Russell Sandmann and wife Rebecca of Atoka, Oklahoma, Kelly Clark Sandmann and wife Dana of McAlester, Oklahoma, and Johnny Joe Sandmann and wife Tara of Coalgate, Oklahoma; His brother Frederick Lyle Sandmann of McAlester, Oklahoma; His grandchildren, Matthew Prescott Sandmann and wife Dawna of Atoka, Oklahoma, Jordan Hearod and husband Jon of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Weston Clay Sandmann of Atoka, Oklahoma, William Clark Sandmann of Atoka, Oklahoma, Amelia Carolyn Sandmann, Elizabeth Glory Sandmann and Julia Louis Sandmann, all of Coalgate, Oklahoma; His great-grandchildren, Abigail Sandmann, Caitlin Sandmann, and Bethany Sandmann of Atoka, Oklahoma and Caroline Hearod of Tulsa, Oklahoma.; cousin Patsy Jones of Midwest City; special friend, Carolyn Reed, who he affectionately referred to as the “Old Settin’ Hen”
Casketbearers will be Nick Lee, Will Eddings, Cliff Eddings, Steve Sandmann, Kevin Shores, and Weston Sandmann. Serving as honorary casketbearers will be Freddy Larecy, Andy Price, Rusty Price, Jerry Ward, Ewing Downen, Tony Mitchell, John Brese, David Warren, Pete Thomas, Paul Hooe, Buddy Bastible, Jerry Battles, David Battles, Billy Haworth, James Horton, and Chuck Horton.
Condolences may be sent to the family by email to: brownsfscoalgate@sbcglobal.net. Please reference the name of the deceased in your correspondence.