Kyeler Joe Frank

“Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good deeds and praise your father in heaven.” Kyeler Joe Frank, AKA (Turd Bird), had a light that shone so brightly, it illuminated everyone’s life he crossed paths with.

Kyeler Joe Frank – born Memorial Day May 31, 2004, to Kallen Frank and Michelle Connel in Hobart, OK at 3:28 p.m. Weighing 6 pounds, 11 ounces and 19 ½ inches of all heart and pure spirit, he experienced his first thrill at the ripe age of less than 24 hours old when he had his first combine ride on his way home from the hospital with his Gramps (Tommy Frank). Kyeler was raised by Kallen and Shelshie Frank and Marc and Michelle Ensey, along with their village in Mountain View, Ok.

Kyeler hung the moon for his younger siblings which include three beautiful sisters and two wonderful brothers. They were his prized possessions, and he was their hero! Kyeler passed away Sunday, March 24, at Drummond OK, He was 19 years, 9 months and 24 days old.

Kyeler’s presence was felt the moment he walked in a room. His love for life and for others was infectious with the most beautiful and contagious smile. From a very young age, he made it his mission to never leave a room without everyone in it laughing. Even if that was mooning you on his way out the door.

Kyeler truly lived by the motto of “YOLO.” During his younger years, he could usually be found hanging out with his mom, riding 4-wheelers with dad, biking around town with friends, playing with his John Deere tractors or finding a “muddle puddle” to play in. He spent the majority of his time hunting down some trouble, but with a smile like his and a little smooth talking he could usually talk his way out of anything. At Pre-K enrollment when asked what his name was Kyeler responded ”Turd Bird Joe Frank,” a nickname that was given to him by his mom and dad at a very young age, that he still went by to this day. Kyeler gave his life to Jesus Christ in the summer of 2019 and was baptized on July 7, 2019, at the First Baptist Church in Mountain View, OK. Kyeler did not enjoy school, not one bit of it. He would make sure that everyone knew he had no plans to go to college after graduation. His parents have never had a prouder moment than watching him walk across the stage at graduation from Mountain View–Gotebo Public Schools.

Kyeler had just begun to spread his wings and fly. No matter what it was that he was up to, he was giving 110 percent and going 100 MPH. He had grown a love for backroads, playing in the mud (usually getting stuck), and spending every extra cent on pick up parts. He spent every spare moment with his Stockton Gang. These boys were there for each other through thick and thin, they became brothers.

He is survived by his father, Kallen Frank and wife Shelshie; his mother, Michelle Ensey and husband Marc; siblings: Acklee and Madalee Frank, Tatum, Tanner and Tuck Ensey. He is also survived by his paternal grandparents, Tommy and Lisa Frank, and his maternal grandparents, Mike and Becky Connel, and Gary and Kathy Ensey, as well as paternal great-grandparents, Mary Frank and Rena Kimbrell. He is also survived by uncle/aunts, Aaron Connel and wife Anna, Kristen (Frank) Decker and husband Jay, Randy Ensey and wife Leslie, and Rody Kimbrell, Eric Boyd, Sara Boyd, Brooke Larkee; and great-aunt/uncles, Cara Frank, and Kevin Geis and wife Kelly; honorary uncle/aunts: Tyler and Alexys Harmon, Donnie and April Clark, Dusty and Amy Lindsey, Erin and Kevin Hooper, Whitley and Dakota Young, Thomas and Tiffany Taylor, Jenna Sheffield, Lindsey Zimmerman, and Ray Permenter., and special father figure and friend, Landon Taylor and kids Langston and Tegan, as well as by a host of other aunts, uncles, cousins, family and friends.

He was preceded in death by maternal grandmother, Nanny Charlotte Connel; grandmother, Nonie Lenona Bennett; maternal great-grandparents, Harvie and Oneta Geis; paternal great-grandfather, Grandpa Ronald Lee Frank

Pallbearers included Jarrett Butler, Bradly Turner, Evan Eden, Rowdy Snider, Aiden Kimberlin and Blake Connel. Honorary pallbearers were Tanner Ensey, Tuck Ensey, Cameron Decker, Niklas Whaler, Ainlsey Harmon, Copelyn Harman, Nathan Hagar, Ayden Rentie, Blaine Geis, Malichi Jones, Zech Payne and Graydon Bottom.

Funeral services were scheduled for 11 a.m. on Friday, March 29, 2024, in the MVG School gym in Mountain View, OK. Visitation was from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Ray & Martha’s Funeral Home in Mountain View, OK.

Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain View, OK.

Services were under the direction of Ray & Martha’s Funeral Home in Mountain View, OK.