Vernon Spencer Bright Jr Obituary (1942 - 2015)

Funeral services for Vernon "Spencer" Bright Jr., 73, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, will be at 2pm Monday November 30, 2015 at Dillon Legacy Chapel in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. Arrangements are under Dillon Funeral Services, Sand Springs Oklahoma, with Kris Bright officiating. A longtime resident of the Sand Springs/West Tulsa/Mannford area, Spencer was born October 30, 1942 to Vernon Spencer Bright Sr. (deceased) and Frances Marguerite Hensley in Warrensburg, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his wife Caroline Bright, and was eternally grateful for the fellowship and support of his sister in law Barbara Goldman and her husband Bob during his and Caroline's marriage. He is survived by his mother Frances of Clinton Missouri, brother Dale Bright of Lees Summit Missouri, and sister Frances Bright of Springtown, Texas. He also leaves behind four children: son Craig Bright and wife Skeeter of Valley Center, Kansas; son John Bright and wife Laura of Sand Springs, Oklahoma; daughter Shelli Bright and fianc Jerry Line of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; and son Brandon Hillard and wife Kara of Mannford, Oklahoma, and stepson Bill Flinchum and wife Beverly of Utah. He had 10 grandchildren - Sasha Boone, Katie Nordick, Joshua Messerschmidt, Spencer Bright, Carrie Bright, Kelli Bright, Kimberly Bright, Taylor Flinchum and Skyla and Chase Hilliard, and 7 great grandchildren. He spent his early years in the building trades as a successful commercial paint contractor, and later transitioned his career to become a highly regarded car salesman in the Tulsa area. He was a devoted family man; he raised quarter horses for a while in his early years, and later provided a therapeutic foster home with his wife Caroline. In Lieu of flowers- donations can be made to the Tulsa Boy's Home.