He was the former owner of Okie-Dokey Foods on Douglas Street in Freeport, Illinois. Later after selling the business, he moved to Oklahoma with his family in 1981.
Don was a Veteran of the United States Army, where he served on the C Battery 1st Battalion 81st Artillery USARSEVEN.
Don retired in 2013 from Rheem Manufacturing in Fort Smith, Arkansas after 29 years of service. He was also a former member of the LeFlore County Sheriff’s Department, where he worked as a Deputy and a former Police Officer at the Shady Point Police Department. He affectionately was known in the community as “Papa Don”.
Don is survived by:
One daughter:
Kristie Entmeier of Poteau, Oklahoma
Three grandsons:
Addisen Entmeier and wife Marithza Luna of Cameron, Oklahoma
Garrett Entmeier and wife McKenzie of Shady Point, Oklahoma
Vallard Campbell, IV and wife Morgan of Spokane, Washington
One granddaughter:
Katelyn Campbell Landin and husband Sebastian of Spiro, Oklahoma
Eight great-grandchildren:
Anakin Entmeier, Vyker Entmeier, Vallard Campbell V, Liam Campbell, Lucian Landin, Rhett Entmeier, Cheznie Wiley, and Hagan Wiley
Numerous other loved ones and a host of friends
He was preceded in death by his mother and father; his son, Rick Allen Entmeier; his brothers Joseph Walter Munda, and Roland John “Jack” Munda, Jr.; two great-grandsons, Sage River Campbell and Tregen Vaughn Landin.
A funeral service to honor Don’s life will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 13, 2025 at the Dowden-Roberts Funeral & Cremation Center Chapel, 28919 205th Ave, Poteau, Oklahoma with Pastor Anthony Jiminez and Mr. Kendall Ballew officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenhill Cemetery in Cameron, Oklahoma with military honors provided by the Poteau DAV Chapter #63. Arrangements are under the care of Dowden-Roberts Funeral & Cremation Center of Poteau, Oklahoma.
Pallbearers will be: Addisen Entmeier, Garrett Entmeier, Vallard Campbell IV, Mark Jiminez, Josh Ralls, and Sebastian Landin.
Honorary Pallbearers will be: Kendall Ballew, Gary Mathis, Eddie Ford, Henry Wells, and Donnie Edwards.
Viewing will be from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, December 12,
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