Patricia Marie "Patti" (Dobson) & Donald Alvin "Donnie" Moorman
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Oct 28, 1938 - Jul 24, 2016
Posted by Martha Reddout
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Patricia Marie Moorman was born October 28, 1938 to
Ruby and Everett Dobson. She passed away July 24, 2016 at her home near
Durham, Oklahoma at the age of 77 years, 8 months and 26 days.
Patti was raised as a young girl south of Progress School between Coyle and
Perkins, Oklahoma, which she attended through the 3rd grade. The family
later moved and she attended Coyle School, graduating from high school in
1956. She was married to Donald A. Moorman at Coyle, Oklahoma on December 4,
1956. They lived in the Wichita, Kansas area for a time until moving to
Stillwater, Oklahoma. Eventually, they moved to Reydon, OK in 1960 where she
was involved with the family business, Dobson Telephone Company. Patti
continued her education in 1971 at Sayre Junior College and then
Southwestern State Oklahoma University in Weatherford where she received her
Doctor of Pharmacy Degree. She served the Cheyenne and Roger Mills County
communities for many years as a pharmacist at Cheyenne Drug until retiring
in 2006.
Patti and Don lived for more than 30 years in Cheyenne, Oklahoma before
eventually moving to their current ranch located near Durham in 1992.
Patti was an enthusiastic and competitive bridge player and expressed her
love for poetry often as part of the Second Sunday Poetry Group. Patti was a
longtime member of the Cheyenne United Methodist Church and served for many
years on the Board of the Metcalfe Museum.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Russell Dobson.
She is survived by her husband, Donald A. Moorman, of the home; her
children, Melisa Moorman of Durham, OK, Donald C. "Craig" Moorman and wife,
Sandie, of Leedey, OK, Anita Marie Moorman of Louisville, KY; four
grandchildren, Miranda Moorman of Washington, D.C., Mason Moorman of
Stillwater, OK, Oscar Holloway of Weatherford, OK, Hannah Holloway and
fiancé, Chad Fox, of Durham, OK; a great grandson, Cody Fox, and a host of
other relatives and friends.
A video keepsake is available through http://www.whineryfs.com.
Visitation
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Rose Chapel Funeral Service (Cheyenne)
101 N. 6th Street
Cheyenne, Oklahoma 73628