Berta Monroe Purcell Estes

© Cheyenne Star

04 Nov 2004

Submitted by: Wanda Purcell

Berta Monroe Purcell Estes, 90, passed away November 1, 2004 in Dallas, Texas.

She was born April 28, 1914, near Rankin, Oklahoma, one of three boys and seven girls.

She was a life long member of the Eastern Star where she held many offices.

Berta was also a long time member of the Reydon United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School and worked with the youth of the church until she was no longer able.

She was active in the United Methodist Women and held many district offices. She loved her church, her family and her friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Eugene Estes in 1997.

Berta had lived with her daughter Karen, in Dallas, Texas since November 2003.

Survivors include her son, Gordon Estes and his wife Wanda of Mobeetie, Texas; daughter Pastor Karen Estes Dudley of Dallas, Texas; son, Gary Estes and wife Mona of Cleburne, Texas; sisters Atrell Hooper and Jane Swopes of Elk City, Oklahoma; Adell Simpson of Clinton, Oklahoma; and June Devine of Woodward, Oklahoma; ten grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, November 3 at 10:00 a.m. in Reydon, Oklahoma at the Reydon Community Building.

Interment followed in the White Rose Cemetery, Reydon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Home of Cheyenne.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Reydon United Methodist Church, Reydon, Oklahoma 73660.

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