Funeral Services for Daryl E Pults will be at 10:00 am Saturday, October 16 ^th at Southwest Church of Christ, Mr. Randy Johns will officiate.  Interment will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.  Visitation will be Friday, October 15 ^th from 6-8 pm at Criswell Funeral Home.  Live-streaming available.

Mr. Pults passed from this life to his eternal reward on October 5, 2021. He was 88 years old. Daryl was born on March 17, 1933 in Horton, Kansas. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Joyce McCarty and Elaine Fortner.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, college sweetheart Carolyn Lentz. Other survivors include his sister Carolyn Holmes of Olathe Kansas; two daughters, Loree Johns of Paris, TX and Leah Danley of Edmond, OK. Five grandchildren; Luke Johns of Victoria, TX, Taylor Johns of Malibu, CA, Mariah Harris of Edmond, OK, Alyssa Danley of Oklahoma City, OK and Ryan Danley of Edmond, OK. He has two great grandchildren, Jett and Jaxon Johns.

Daryl grew up on a dairy farm in Horton, Kansas and lettered in football, basketball and track. An accomplished vocal soloist, he was much in demand. He was a state champion on the 4-H dairy judging team, Junior Leadership Champion, Country Dairy Champion, and County Council President. He represented Boy Scout Troop 112 at the National Jamboree.

He graduated from Horton High School in 1951 and Kansas State University in 1955. He completed graduate business classes at East Texas State University. Daryl entered active duty in the US Air force and became a Strategic Air Command jet pilot with the Eight Air Force. He flew the B-47 bomber, achieved the rank of Captain and remained on active duty from 1955-1958. He was Honorably discharged in 1968. He spent thirty-five years with JC Penney and managed stores in Texas and Oklahoma, retiring in 1993. Always attuned to his Civic duty, he involved himself in many organizations. Active in Lions club for 40 years, he served in most of the offices including president, and district governor. He received the highest humanitarian award, the "Melvin Jones Fellow" in 1999 and was named Ada Lion of the Year in 2010 and again in 2011.

Daryl served as president of the Downtown Merchants Association and the North Hills Merchants Association in Ada, and the Little Dribblers youth basketball program in Levelland, TX. He also Chaired the Little Dribblers National Tournament and coached the runner-up team in the National Championship.

While in Levelland, TX he served as a City Councilman and Mayor.

In 2020, he was chosen to be in the Hall of Fame for Horton High School, Horton Kansas.

An active member of Southwest Church of Christ in Ada, Ok, he was a lifelong teacher. For nearly 40 years, wherever Penneys transferred him, there was always a small town nearby who needed a regular weekend preacher. He never turned down an opportunity to work for his Lord. He did mission work in the US, Estonia, Haiti, Lithuania, Ukraine, Scotland and Great Britain. He was an elder in Levelland, TX and Southwest Church of Christ.

He shared his key to success, "I was able to accomplish these goals in life by putting my faith in God first and by allowing God to use me in serving others. The other inspiration that helped me succeed was my wife Carolyn. She has always been an encouragement and helper in serving others." Their driving force was always, Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

Pallbearers: Taylor Johns, Ryan Danley, Chris Harris, Robert Lea, Jeff Butler, Brent Lowe Honorary Pallbearers: Glendal Hattan, Jack Frye, Ken Roper, Bill Hart

Memorials can be sent to: Eastern European Mission PO Box 55245 Hurst, TX 76054 Haitian Widows Home Southwest Church of Christ 505 West 17th Ada, OK 74820 Memo: Pults Memorial.