Quinton Airhart

Services for Quinton Airhart will be held Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. The family will attend a private burial at 1 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. in the front yard of the Airhart Homestead. Arrangements are under the direction of Branon Funeral Home. To send condolences online, please visit www.branonfuneraralhome.com.

Quinton Elonzo Airhart was born Feb. 15, 1941 to J.E. and Pearl Airhart. He was the fourth of six children and grew up in the Sparenburg community. Quinton was baptized at an early age in the Sparenburg Baptist Church.

He graduated from Klondike High School, where he met the love of his life, Sharon Vogler Airhart. They were married June 10, 1960 and were married 57 wonderful years until Sharon passed in 2018. They spent the first years of their life together living in the Knott community and farming cotton. They were members of the Knott Riding Club, where he and Sharon taught their daughters Elonna, Roxanne and Shelby the importance of community and developed their love for horses. They moved to their home in the Klondike community in 1973 and became members of Klondike Baptist Church.

Over the years, Quinton and Sharon were involved in many ventures. As a farmer and rancher, Quinton worked hard to make sure his family had every need met. He showed them the importance of a strong work ethic, and how valuable family truly is.

Their girls showed livestock, as did their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They showed steers, hogs, goats, and lambs, but the lambs were Quinton’s favorite. He traveled many miles looking for the best livestock so his girls could succeed. Friends have said he always made the stock show experience a fun one, and he was a force to be reckoned with in the barn. He planted many seeds in others’ lives and made an impact on many generations. He loved people. His family extended far beyond relatives. He was known statewide for being someone you could count on to lend a helping hand and offer wisdom. He spent many hours leaning on the back end of a pickup, listening to and advising friends and family members.

Quinton was honored by many in the 4-H and FFA communities, receiving the Silver Spur Award, Friend of 4-H Award, and Honorary Chapter Farmer Degree over the years.

Quinton loved taking family fishing trips with close friends, and many called him “Catfish” as