Creede Speake, Jr.

OCHS was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Creede Speake, Jr. Born on June 7, 1924 in Carter County, Creede was a veteran of World War II and Korea, and ran cattle in the Arbuckles before spending a career in conservation as District Director of the Arbuckle County Soil Conservation District and Board Member of the Caddo Watershed Association.

You can hear more about the life and career of Creede Speake, Jr. in the oral history OCHS recorded, in collaboration with the OSU Oral History Project, in 2019.