Florence Audrey Metcalf

FLORENCE AUDREY METCALF

March 9, 1928 – August 14, 2026

Florence Metcalf beloved mother, grandmother and great-grand mother passed on August 14, 2026 in Enid, Oklahoma at the age of 98.

Florence lived in Jet, Oklahoma where she went to Jet High School. When her parents Pete and Mary Harris decided to move to Lakin, Kansas in 1943, Florence, at fifteen, decided to make her life in Jet to be near her grandparents,  Ida and Pearl Hopkins.

Florence was known for her determination and as a “Hard Worker” which attracted the attention of Donald Metcalf making her the perfect farmer’s wife.

In July 1947, she married Donald Metcalf. They entered sixty-nine years together of farming and ranching and raised two children, Darell and Donita.

Florence loved being a farmer’s wife driving the wheat truck, tractor, and bringing meals to the harvest field and anything that involved the farming life. She also enjoyed sewing, planting flowers, ceramics and decorative painting.

She was an active member of First Christian Church in Jet and loved organizing meals for church events. With a heart of service, she worked at the nursing homes in Helena and Cherokee and at Enid State School where she cared and loved the children.

Florence was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Metcalf who died in 2016. 

She is survived by her two children, Darell Metcalf and wife, Kellie, and Donita Lindley and husband, Bruce. She has four grandchildren, Danece Smith and husband, Jacob, Dusty Metcalf and wife, Lauren, Dia Metcalf and fiancé, Denton, and Austin Lindley. Late in life she was blessed with five great-grandchildren, Dayne McBroom, Kyndal and Karter Smith, Liam and Emma Lindley.

Graveside service for Florence will be Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Timberlake Cemetery. Arrangements are by Lanman funeral Home Inc., of Helena. Facebook: Lanman Funeral Home Inc. Website: www.lanmanfuneralhome.com

In honor of Florence and in lieu of flowers, please donate to the Jet Community Funeral Committee/Verla Blackledge through the funeral home.

Family and friends are invited to lunch at the Jet community building in Jet, Oklahoma following the service.