Marquita Liddell Westervelt

Marietta Monitor

November 22, 2002, page 4

Submitted by: Martha N. Reddout

Services for Marquita Liddell Westervelt, 58, of Marietta, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 20, in the Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Duck officiating.

Mrs. Westervelt was born October 30, 1944, in Gladewater, Texas, the daughter of Weldon A. and Dorothy M. Liddell Sanders. She died Sunday, November 17, 2002, in Healdton Municipal Hospital, Healdton.

Mrs. Westervelt grew up in Love County and returned to this area 15 years ago to make her home. She and Cecil F. Westervelt were married December 1, 1981, in Fort Worth, Texas. Mrs. Westervelt was a homemaker and also worked in the mobile home business as a cabinet builder. She spent much of her spare time doing volunteer work at the Chickasaw Senior Citizens Center in Ardmore. Mrs. Westervelt was a member of the Church Of The Tabernacle in Marietta.

Survivors include her husband, Cecil F. Westervelt of the home; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Christopher J. and Jolela Westervelt of Ardmore and David A. Westervelt of Marietta; a daughter and son-in-law, Melissa A. and Jay A. Lester of Ardmore; and nine grandchildren, Christian A. Westervelt, Cail J. Westervelt, Alycia R. Anderson, Kaitlyn R. Anderson, Richard J. Anderson, Chelsi R. Anderson, Jaymes D. Lester, Kalub S. Lester and Billye J. Lester.

Mrs. Westervelt was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Fred D. Sanders.

Serving as pallbearers were Greg Serluco, Gary Westervelt, Jay Lester, Jesse Speer, Randy Liddell, Tom Hall, Jim Gaston and Colby Ginn.

Interment was in the Lakeview Cemetery, Marietta, under the direction of Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home.