Dorothy (Deel) Lord

Dorothy W. (Deel) Lord was born August 11, 1937 in Sulphur, OK to Clarence Douglas and Dollie Elmina (Hale) Deel. She died Tuesday, January 9, 2018 in Ardmore, at the age of 80 years, 4 months and 28 days.

Dorothy grew up in Fresno, where she graduated from high school. Later in life she married Eugene Doyle “Whitey” Lord and together they owned and operated DC Cabinet Manufacturing in Castle Rock, CO for many years. Following Whitey’s death, she and her mother moved from Colorado to Davis, to be near family in 2010. Dorothy was an avid antique collector and enjoyed spending hours searching for the rarest antiques she could find. She also enjoyed spending time with her Oklahoma family.

Survivors include one daughter, Sabrina Seanor & husband David of Hickory, OK; sister-in-law, Marilyn Deel of San Jose, CA; one niece, Malia Deel of San Jose, CA; two nephews Douglas Deel of Arlington, TX and Ross Hare of Johannesburg, South Africa; as well as, numerous cousins within the Hale and Akers families.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Doyle “Whitey” Lord in 2009; her mother, Dollie on August 5, 2017; father Clarence, in June, 1965; brother, Boyd Blaine “Sonny” Deel in 2014; as well as two uncles, John Elmer “Buck” Hale and David Eddie “Ed” Hale; and one aunt Alta (Hale) Akers.

No services are scheduled at this time.