Leta Faye (Thurman) Delk,90, of Gotebo, Oklahoma passed away on March 11th, 2017. Leta Faye was born on May 22,1926 to Elvis Cecil and Etta Howell Thurman. She started school at Rainy Valley which was SW of Mountain View. They later moved to Lake Valley Community in 1936 where she attended the Lake Valley School and graduated in 1944. After graduation she moved to Oklahoma City to work at Douglas Aircraft Plant until the end of the war. Leta Faye moved back to the Lake Valley Community and married Clifton Delk in Arapaho, Oklahoma, they had 2 daughters, Sandra and Donna. Leta Faye loved playing basketball all through her school years, and loved watching her kids, grandkids, and great grandkids participate in all their activities.
Leta Faye was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.
Survivors include:
2 Daughters: Sandra Lee and husband Richard of Gotebo, OK
Donna Gibson and husband Don of Gotebo, OK
5 Grandchildren: Shannon Lee of Gotebo, OK
Shawna Ford and husband Dwane of Gotebo, OK
Jamie Dowdy and husband Jim of Gotebo, OK
Heather Brunker and husband MaCrae of Cordell, OK
Kayla Gibson of Gotebo, OK
6 Great Grandchildren: Sterling Lee
Blaine Dowdy
Cassidy Ford
Tripp Lee
Mackinlee Brunker
Mylee Brunker
Preceded in death by: Parents: Elvis Cecil and Etta Thurman and Husband Clifton Delk
Graveside Service: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Sharon cemetery
Gotebo, Oklahoma