Mike DeGraffenreid, 63 of Oklahoma City, passed from this world on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. He was born April 16, 1953 to Sonny and Jean DeGraffenreid, and was the eldest of their three children. He attended Del City High School, and worked in oil field construction, operating DeGraffenreid Welding and then owning MTD Unlimited until his retirement in 1993. Mike was an avid racing enthusiast, enjoying several vacations to the Daytona 500, and was a driver and racecar owner himself. He is survived by his wife, Debbie, son Michael and his partner, Michael Kliewer, daughter Jaime and her husband, Dusty Rector, sister Linda and her husband, Mark Wheeler, brother Larry, loving in-laws and large extended family and cherished friends. A Memorial service will be held Monday, August 1, 2016 at 2:00 at Del City Christian Church, 4340 SE 15th in Del City. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Del City Christian Church Building Fund.