In Memoriam: Dickie LaWayne Elston

It was with great sadness that I learned Dickie Elston had passed away. His daughter, JackieEllen, had been very good about keeping me informed about his health and had let me know Friday evening he had taken a turn for the worse.

Martha Elizabeth Sullivan

March 30, 1931 Nov. 27, 2023 Martha Elizabeth Sullivan was born to Charley Marvin and Malissie Elizabeth (Moore) Jones at Canyon, TX, on March 30, 1931. She passed away at the Corn Nursing Home in Corn on Nov. 27, 2023, at the age of 92.

Doris Marie Beck

March 7, 1931– Dec. 4, 2023 Doris Marie Beck, 92, of Cordell, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on December 4, 2023. She was born on March 7, 1931, to William Henry and Elizabeth Jane (Mitchell) Neeley in Butler, Oklahoma. Doris grew up and attended school in Dill City.

Colleen Sue Harker

Oct. 4, 1940– Dec. 6, 2023 Colleen Sue Harker was born east of Rocky on Oct 4, 1940, to Louis Elmer Dobbs and Creta Lola Margaret (Diffendaffer) Dobbs. Raised on farms as tenant farmers, they moved once or twice a year, sometimes more often.

Daisy Mae Goodwin

May 31, 1935– Nov. 22, 2023 Daisy Mae Goodwin was born on May 31, 1935 to Beulah and Bill Stanley in Washita county Oklahoma. She was raised in western Oklahoma where she attended high school in Burns Flat.

Martha Elizabeth Sullivan

March 30, 1931 Nov. 27, 2023 Martha Elizabeth Sullivan was born to Charley Marvin and Malissie Elizabeth (Moore) Jones at Canyon, TX, on March 30, 1931. She passed away at the Corn Nursing Home in Corn on Nov. 27, 2023, at the age of 92.

Marie Phelps

Oct. 11, 1918– Nov. 29, 2023 Marie Phelps, 105, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. She was born on October 11, 1918 to Major and Hattie Wade. She was raised on a farm north of Colony, Oklahoma where she lived with her parents and 3 siblings.

Velma Jean Heinrichs

Sept. 13, 1935– Nov. 26, 2023 Velma Jean Heinrichs (Sawatzky) 88, passed away peacefully on November 26, 2023 at Corn Heritage Village. She was a member of the Corn Mennonite Brethren Church. Velma was born September 13, 1935 to Isaac and Lena Sawatzky near Weatherford Oklahoma.

Ladonia Bea Smith

March 6, 1927 Nov. 27, 2023 Ladonia Bea (Teel) Smith, 96, left this earthly life, November 27, 2023. She was one of nine children born to Willis and Rosa (Kimmel) Teel, March 6, 1927, at their home close to Cordell, OK.

Danny Ross Ogle

March 30, 1948 Oct. 29, 2023 Danny Ross Ogle was born March 30, 1948 in Eugene, Oregon and passed from this life October 29, 2023 in Shattuck, Oklahoma. He grew up in Cordell, Oklahoma. As a teenager he loved participating in rodeos where he was both a bareback rider and a bull rider.