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Ellease Byers

January 24, 1930 — April 21, 2016

Ellease (Jackson) Byers



Funeral services for Ellease Jackson Byers will be held 11:00AM, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at the Hickory Baptist Church with Pastor Terry Neal officiating. Interment will follow at the Hickory Cemetery
Ellease was born on January 24, 1930 in Stonewall to the late James Sylvia & Mary Etta (Rockwell) Jackson. She passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 in Sulphur, after a brief and bravely fought battle with cancer. She was 86 years 2 months and 27 days old.
Ellease attended Frisco schools. She married Warden Byers on November 18, 1960 in Hickory and made her home in Hickory for the rest of her life. She was the mother of four children, Gerry and Mike Laxton, Charlotte Roberson and David Joe Byers. She was a farmer and the strong matriarch of a very large family.
In addition to her parents, Ellease was preceded in death by her husband, Warden; daughter Charlotte Robertson; great granddaughter, Kyndal Hope Sheppard; thirteen of her older siblings; Johnson Jackson, Josie McCormick, Thurman Jackson, Ruth Smith, Gustava Boles, Eura Tracy, Robbie Fallette, Beulah Woodcock, Euel Dee Jackson, Tipp “Drew B” Jackson, Tom Jackson, Ralph “Tiny” Jackson, and Doyle Jackson; as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Survivors include her children Gerry Laxton and wife Wanda of Sulphur, Mike Laxton and wife Kathy of Sulphur, and David Byers and wife Krista of Hickory; 13 Grandchildren Terry Laxton and wife Shirley of Sulphur, Tracey Laxton and wife Brianna of Sulphur, Trina Laxton Chandler and husband Scott of Stratford, Stephen Shipman and wife Alice of Sarasota, FL, Julie Robertson of San Antonio, TX, Brenna Robertson Peltier and husband Bryan of McKinney, TX, Angela Laxton Abella and husband Norm of Keller, TX, Rodney Laxton of Roff, Kaycie Byers Sheppard and husband Cody of Hickory, Melissa Byers Benson and husband Josh of Norman, Jodie Byers Smith and husband Malcom of Hickory and Jessey Thompson of Oklahoma City; as well as 18 Great Grandchildren: Marissa, Slater, Derick, Jonathan, Mabrie, Ryan, Rachel, Nadalie, Levi, Aria, Quinn, Nate, Owen, Evyn, Wyatt, Karsyn, Nevaeh, Deakon and three great-great grandchildren: Blakely, Maddilynn and Harper.

4/25/2016
09:00 AM
07:00 PM
Viewing
Hale's Funeral Home - Sulphur
3370 Highway 7 W
Sulphur
OK
73086



4/26/2016
09:00 AM
07:00 PM
Viewing
Hale's Funeral Home - Sulphur
3370 Highway 7 W
Sulphur
OK
73086



4/27/2016
11:00 AM

Funeral
Hickory Baptist Church
6210 Madison Rd.
Hickory
OK


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