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Ella Margaret Thaxton

Ella Margaret (Dencker) Thaxton, was born at home in Eva, Okla. on Oct. 9, 1923. She grew out of the dust bowl and attended college during WWII while the boys were at war. She later achieved her Masters of Business degree from the Oklahoma State University. She instilled a love of learning and reading in her family. She cherished her church family at Grace Lutheran in Little Rock, Ark. and later at St. John's in Fayetteville, Ark. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Barber Thaxton of Felt, Okla., her infant sister Margaret and her brother Gus (Joan) Dencker of Guymon, Okla. She is survived by her four children, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral services are 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel, Guymon, Okla., with burial to follow at Baker Cemetery.

Published May 6, 2013

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