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dan duersonDaniel Edward "Dan the Man" Duerson, 75, died Friday, July 23, 2021 at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City.  

 He was born Nov. 6, 1945 to Lewis and Clista (Hopke) Duerson in Beaver, Okla.

He married Berdie Freeman Dec. 2, 1974 in Perryton, Texas. She survives. 

He was a Turpin High School graduate with the Class of 1964 and attended Northwestern College before being drafted to serve with the U.S. Army in Vietnam.

He worked at Turpin Schools for many years and drove kids many a mile on the school bus and activity bus. He passed out candy, snacks, compliments, and smiles to everyone he encountered. He ran the Booster Club for years with a servant's heart! 

He was also a long time member of the Turpin Baptist Church.

Survivors also include daughter, Lea Ann Olson and husband, Dean, Louisville, Ky.; stepson, Dewayne Holdeman, Perryton, Texas; and sister, Dortha Lea Duerson, Sublette.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Jimmy Duerson III.

• Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at the Turpin High School Gymnasium in Turpin, Okla.

 Burial will take place at the Turpin Cemetery in Turpin, Okla.

Friends may call from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at Miller Mortuary in Liberal, with the family present to greet friends from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Memorials are suggested to the Turpin Baptist Church or Dan the Man Senior Scholarship in care of Miller Mortuary, PO Box 826, Liberal, KS 67905-0826.