Lenard Charles Briscoe 1934-2021

Lenard was born to Coats Randolph Briscoe and Francis Malissa Briscoe (Johnson) on April 26, 1934 in Marlow Oklahoma. He attended and graduated Marlow High School in 1952 then he married his high school sweetheart, Melba Cowan. Following their marriage, Lenard and Melba moved to multiple locations across the SW United States and eventually settling in Kingfisher Oklahoma in 1967.

Lenard and Melba were active in the Kingfisher community including supporting the First Baptist Church, local High School sports, and establishing in Kingfisher the Briscoe Sports Fields and Skate Park. As a result of his community involvement, he was awarded Kingfisher Citizen of the Year.

Lenard was an active entrepreneur establishing multiple businesses, primarily in oil and gas and banking, including Briscoe Drilling, Briscoe Oil, and LCB resources. He was looked to by many community members as a mentor, supporter, and investor in new and ongoing business. He was active in state and local politics and served as an Oklahoma Highway Commissioner. He had multiple hobbies including hunting, fishing and car collecting.

Lenard was preceded in death by his loving wife Melba and survived by his four children and their spouses, Vicki Wint, Toni and Rick Nobles, Charlie Briscoe, and J.R. "Randy" and Janet Briscoe, his ten grand-children, his thirteen great grand-children, his brother Randy, and his sisters Dana and Linda.

He will be missed by the surviving family and the local community.

Visitation will be Wednesday, March 17, 2021 10:00AM – 6:00PM at Sanders Funeral Service.

The family will hold a private service.