George Conrad Markert

George Conrad Markert, 94, of Stroud, OK, died February 13, 2024.

G. Conrad Markert MD was born October 17, 1929, in Muskogee toGeorgeEmilMarkert and Emma Phillips.

Dr. Markert graduated fromMuskogeeCentral High School in 1947 andattendedOklahoma Baptist University on a track scholarship.

While attending OBU, Dr. Markert met his first wife Jayne King and they eloped in 1949. Dr. Markert graduated from OBU with a degree in biology. He received his Doctor of MedicinedegreefromOklahomaUniversityMedical School in 1960 and interned in general medicine at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. In 1961, Dr. Markert began his medical practice inAnadarko and was a consulting physician for the Riverside Indian School. In 1964, he entered into partnership with medical school classmateWilliam I. Jones of Stroud. Dr. Markert was also a consulting physician for area nursing homes and the coroner for many years. A member of the First Baptist Church of Stroud, he was enrolled in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and was a Mason. Dr. Markert enjoyed reading and collecting books, especially NativeAmerican culture and military history. He served in the Oklahoma National Guard starting in the 1960s and attained the rank of Lt. Colonel. After the death of his first wife, Dr. Markert married LaDonna Garner RN and continued practicing medicine at the Stroud Clinic until six weeks before his death.

He was preceded in death by his first wife Edna Jayne King, his son John Conrad Markert, daughter Constance Jayne Markert-Weiss.

Dr. Markert is survived by his second wife LaDonna Markert; daughter JenniferAlison Markert of Chicago; sons: Dr. Karl Eric Markert and wife Barbara of Tulsa and Kim David Markert and husband Michael Wofsey of Boston; grandchildren: First Lt. Conrad Wheeler Markert of Fort Campbell and Joy Markert of Philadelphia; step daughters Lacey Walters of Chandler and Lauren Marx and husband Caleb and their children, Thomas Marx and Gwendolyn Marx all of Edmond; as well as extended family and a host of friends.

The family would like to thank Luminos Hospice for their compassion and care given to Dr. Markert. Donations may be made in Dr. Markert’s name to Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, February 16, 2024, at the First Baptist Church of Stroud, OK with the Reverend James Bond officiating. Burial will be private and take place at Stroud Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral ServiceofStroud.Onlinecondolencesandmemories may be shared by visiting www.parksbrothers.net.