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Ineta E.

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Dever

Jan 24, 1924 — Apr 21, 2011

Obituary

Funeral service for Ineta E. Dever, 87, Lawton, will be 1:30 pm Thursday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Mrs. Dever went to be with the Lord on April 21, 2011, passing away peacefully in her daughter's home in Lawton. Burial will be in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. The oldest of six children, Ineta was born in Hermleigh, Texas, to Joe E. and Velma Everts Lewis on January 24, 1924. She grew up in Dunn, Texas, where she met her husband, Bloyce E. Dever. They were married for 60 years. Together they served the U.S. Army for over twenty years, finally retiring in Lawton in 1962. With three young children, Ineta followed her military husband to Germany three different times. Ineta's life revolved around her family, her church and her vintage garden. A horticulturist once said Ineta had plants in her garden that had not existed for the past 50 years. She was a faithful member of the Northwest Church of Christ. She worked as a substitute cook for the Lawton school system for several years and with her youngest son, distributed the Lawton Constitution newspaper for many years. Survivors include four children: Danny G. Dever and wife, Pat, of Fountain Valley, California; Dolores (Dee) K. Brame and husband, Charlie of San Antonio, Texas; Doris A. Mahamed and husband, Larry, of Lawton, Oklahoma; and Dean A. Dever and wife, Cindea, of Cyril, Oklahoma; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters Katherine McCarty of Durant, Oklahoma, and Bonnie Lewis of Lakewood, Colorado; sisters-in-law Phoebe Lewis of Abilene, Texas, and Bobby Lewis of Lakewood, Colorado. Ineta was preceded in death by her parents Joe and Velma Lewis, her husband Bloyce Dever, great granddaughter McKenzie Young, grandson Cody Bloyce Dever, sister Maria Sager and brothers, James Earl and Morris Lewis. Family to greet friends Wednesday from 6 to 8 pm at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Ineta Dever to Camp Lu-Jo-Kismif, PO Box 2232, Lawton, Oklahoma 73502, or Northwest Church of Christ Building Fund, PO Box 6281, Lawton, OK 73506.

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