Howard Webster

Lenapah, Oklahoma native Howard Chouteau (Shoat) Webster Sr., 88, passed from this life Monday, May 20, 2013, at Jane Phillips Medical Center, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He was born in Lenapah January 23, 1925 to Allen and Mary Francis (Chouteau) Webster. He attended Lenapah Schools but as a small boy his career was influenced by seeing another Lenapah cowboy, Fred Lowry, coming home from a rodeo with a $1,000 in winnings in his pocket. Shoat saw that as his opportunity. At age 15 he entered his first rodeo and went on to a career of 50 years in the saddle, winning several world championships, PRCA titles, four All Around Cowboy honors and earning a spot in the Cowboy Hall of Fame, The Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, the Pendleton (Oregon) Hall of Fame, the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame, and the American Quarter Horse Association Legacy Award. On November 18, 1957 Shoat married the love of his life, Shirley Garrett. They made their home on a ranch in Lenapah and raised two children, Shoat Jr. and Cathey. Shoat could have won many more titles than he did, but his priorities were placed on ranching and family rather than traveling the rodeo circuit. He was a hard working honest man that knew where his roots were and that would sustain him for his entire life. He was loved and adored by many. His family, friends, fans, and little cowboys that saw him as their hero and followed in his footsteps will miss him very much. Preceding Shoat in death are his parents, Allen and Mary Francis Webster, and a sister, Irene Fuller. Survivors include his loving wife Shirley, of the home, his son, Shoat Jr. and his wife Debra, of Lenapah, his daughter Cathey Forrest and her husband Dennis, of Craig County, Oklahoma, grandsons Brandon Webster, and wife Amber, of Welch, Oklahoma, Gene Webster, and wife Amanda, of Nowata, great grandchildren, Shelby, Tyler, and Emilia Grace Webster, three sisters, Betty Straw, Francis Gasche, and Helen Courtney, many other relatives and a host of friends.

Visitation Details

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 9:00am - 9:00pm, Benjamin Funeral Home

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 9:00am - 9:00pm, Benjamin Funeral Home

Service Details

Friday, May 24th, 2013 2:00pm, Cowboy Capital Fellowship Church

Interment Details

Mt. Washington Cemetery