Delores E. Decker, 83 of Springfield, was born on October 11, 1931 in Hollenberg, Kansas to Homer and Dorothy (Mallean) Else. She passed away May 7, 2015.
She was a wonderful wife and a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She was a member of 2nd Baptist Church for many years and kept her mind active by word searches, crosswords and texting.
She was preceded in death by her parents and 1 brother, Elton Else.
Delores is survived by her husband of 65 years, Gene; 2 daughters, Marcella Johnson and Kathy Brixey and husband David; 4 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; sister, Lila Orr, husband Ralph and their family along with a host of family and friends.
A graveside service will be held on Monday, May 11, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at White Chapel Memorial Gardens under the direction of Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home at White Chapel, 5234 W State Hwy EE (Division), Springfield, MO with a memorial service to follow at 3:00 p.m. in the funeral home.
Online condolences may be made to www.klingnerfuneralhome.com