Earl was born on February 19, 1907 at Freeport, Kansas, the son of Albert Wain and Harriet Friend.He was raised and attended schools at Ringwood, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma State University, earning his bachelor's and master's degrees in education in 1950. He taught in the Federal Indian Service for 17 years, then at Blackburn, Oklahoma, retiring there in 1964.
Earl was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army in the European Theater.
After the death of his first wife, the former Mabel Hesser, he was married to Ethel Zipse Talkington on August 27, 1963.
He was a member of the First Christian Church in Stillwater, where he served as an elder and taught a Bible school class. He was also a Mason.
He died in the Stillwater Municipal Hospital on Friday, October 27, 1978, and was buried in the Glencoe IOOF Cemetery under the direction of Reavis Funeral Home.
He was also survived by his son, Dr. Charles W. Friend of Charlette, North Carolina.
1. Homepage: The opening page of the web site.
2. Early Anadarko: Pictures of downtown from 1907 to 1938.
3. 1906-1919 Graduates: A roster with every graduate from 1906.
4. School Pictures: Group pictures, Beauty Queens and Hobo Day.
5. More School Pictures: Classic snapshots from the Fabulous Fifties.
6. Band and Orchestra: Formal group pictures from 1943 to the 1950's.
7. Popejoy Music Club: Wonderful group pictures from 1941 to 1945 8. Class of 1949 Roster: Where they are today and which classmates have died.
9. Class of 1951 Roster: Where they are today and which classmates have died. 10. Class of 1952 Roster: Where they are today and which classmates have died.
11. Class of 1951 Pictures: Rare snapshots of classmates from 1945.
12. Vanity Auto Tags: See the CRAZY words people put on their car tags.
13. Dale's MUCH Older Brother: A small tribute to a BIG brother.
14. Talkington Family History: A brief summary of the family history from Oklahoma back to early Pennsylvania.