Marion Dixie Decker
September 12, 1933 – December 26, 2014
The funeral of Marion Dixie Decker will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at the Henniger – Hinson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Karoma Cemetery in Golry, Okla.
Marion was born Sept. 12 1933, in Goltry to Walter and Beulah (Springer) Stucker and passed from this life on Dec. 26, 2014, in Westmoreland, Kansas.
She grew up in the farmlands around Goltry and Carrier, attending Carrier School and graduated in 1951. She enjoyed many youthful friendships with her classmates and fondly remembered the activities they participated in together. Many of those friendship remained up until today.
She met Stewart Decker while he was stationed at Vance Air Force Base. They married on July 3, 1954 in Enid, Okla. To this union three children, Tamara, Shawn and Shanna, were born. She enjoyed living in many different locations during Stewart's military career before settling back in her home area of Carrier. Some of her favorite places included the El Paso, Texas region where they enjoyed the company of her sister Mona who also lived nearby. Another favored deployment was Okinawa, Japan. Shawn and Shanna were born in Jacksonville, Arkansas upon her return to the United States. After a final station in Grand Forks, North Dakota the family settled near Carrier in 1971. For many years they lived on the family farm where she grew up and she was able to help raise and care for animals which was amongst her favorite things to do.
She moved to the Manhattan/Wamego, Kansas area in 1993 to be closer to her kids who lived in the region. There she enjoyed many of the amenities of a small college town. She loved engaging in genealogical activities with her sister such as investigating their Native American heritage and being members of the Daughter's of the American Revolution society.
The eldest of three siblings, Marion was preceded in her death by her parents, her sister Mona Hoskins and brother Gary Stucker. She is survived by her three children: Tammie Steele and family of Benkelman, Nebraska (husband Joe and children Heather, Echo, and Logan); Shawn Decker and family of Rapid City, South Dakota (wife Kristi and daughter Cameryn); and Shanna Ubel and family of Wamego, Kansas (husband Chris and children Logan and Georgia).
Condolences and remembrances of Marion may be given to the family at www.enidwecare.com