Willadean Brumley

WillaDean Brumley was born April 9, 1923 in Prue, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Herbert and Cora (Johnson) Garrett. She moved with her family at an early age to Cleveland where he attended school, completing her education at Cleveland High School with the Class of 1941.

WillaDean was married to Donald Eugene Brumley on December 23, 1940 in Cleveland, Oklahoma. The couple made their initial home in Hominy, moving to Cleveland in 1943. Donald and WillaDean had three daughters, Deanna, Sharon and Donna Jo, raising them all in the Cleveland Public School system. WillaDean dedicated her life to providing a loving home, caring for her husband and raising her three daughters. For many years, WillaDean would assist Emile and Katie Bayouth with seasonal sales events at the Bayouth Department Store in Cleveland; especially during the Christmas season.

WillaDean was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church in Cleveland, serving in numerous capacities of the Sunday School including teacher, sponsor and cook for Falls Creek. Additionally, she sang in the church choir for many years and assisted with the food service ministry, preparing meals for funeral services.

WillaDean has always been active in her community. She was a long time member of the Philomathic Study Club and played in numerous bridge clubs through the years. The love she exhibited throughout her life for her family and friends will be a lasting legacy. In addition to her devotion to her husband and daughters, WillaDean loved her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sister and their extended families as well. She enjoyed visiting with family and friends and also liked an occasional poker game with family. The family enjoyed many special Christmas and other special family events together; her husband, Donald preceded her in death on March 19, 1993.

She is survived by her daughter, Deanna and her husband, Jack Lemmons of Cleveland, Oklahoma; sister, Shirley and her husband, Charles Thompson of Cleveland, Oklahoma; six grandchildren, Tobin Don Lemmons, Allyson Kaye Lemmons, Jennifer Jill Blankenship, Joshua Hammond Redman, MaRanda Jo Kerly and Zackary Ryan Trimble; ten great-grandchildren, Wesley Tyler Don, Jenna Lynn and Mark Pershing Lemons, III; Matthew Scott Chapman, Benton Wesley Lemons, Allexys Kaye Chapman, Conner Redman, Savannah Kae Blankenship, Kameron and Kendall Redman. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by her father, Herbert C. Garrett; mother, Cora Bell Myers; brother, Eugene Garrett; sister, Earlene Lawrence and two daughters, Sharon Kay Henderson and Donna Jo Trimble.