Alma Lorene Ellett

Lorene Ellett, 90, formerly a resident of Coleman, Oklahoma, but more recently of Silo, then Sterling House of Durant, passed from this life peacefully on Monday, December 7, 2009. Lorene was born November 16, 1919 near Hickory Hill (Atoka County) to Enos O. Ables and Rosa Lee (Campbell) Ables. When Lorene was six years old, her father died of typhoid and she and the other children went to live with their grandparents, attending school in Voca (Atoka County). On December 6, 1941 Lorene married M.L. “Mack” Ellett one day before Pearl Harbor was bombed. Soon Mack was called overseas to serve in the U.S. Army in World War ll. After he went to war, Lorene would ride his horse, Old Duke, the 5 miles from Boggy Depot to Rock Creek to visit her in-laws. While Mack was away, Lorene wanted to do her part to support his military efforts and went to Vancouver, Washington. She worked in the ship yards where she welded furniture onto battleships. After Mack returned from the war, they lived on a farm west of Atoka for almost 20 years. They spent 40 more years on a farm near Coleman. In both places they had many loved friends and neighbors. Always generous and willing to help, Lorene stated when she was 75 years old that she wished they owned a better lawn mower so they could mow lawns for elderly people. Mack asked her if she had looked at the two of them lately. While she was still able, she loved being involved in her church, first at Ward’s Chapel near Atoka and later at Coleman Baptist Church. At both places she served a lot of Kool-aid and cookies to Bible School children. She was a good cook and a talented seamstress who took great pains in sewing things for her home and family. Although she was devoted to all her family, her only grandchild, Steve, was the joy of her life. Lorene was preceded in death by Mack, her devoted husband of 67 years who passed away in July of 2009, her parents, her brother Raymond Ables, sisters, Melba Settlemire, Ann Crites, Verta Morrison, and Sue Whitten as well as a host of other special friends and relatives. Lorene is survived by daughter, Kathleen (Kathy) Carpenter and husband Dan of Silo and grandson, Steve Anderson, also of Silo. She also leaves behind sisters, Luetta Gossett and family, Dorothy Mansell and family, special niece Rosa Glover and family and a special sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Dorothy and J.T. Davison and family. A celebration of Lorene’s life will be held on Tuesday, December 8th, 10:00 AM at Coleman Baptist Church. Bro. Howard Stanley and Bro. Tandy Troutman will officiate. Interment will follow in Coleman Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Funeral Home on Monday from 6-8 PM. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.brownsfuneralservice.com. Brown’s Funeral Service, Durant is handling the arrangements. PDF Printable Version

Alma Lorene Ellett

November 16, 1919 - December 7, 2009