Funeral service for Meladee Leah Helton Brahms will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 12, 2017 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial will follow in Cache Cemetery.

Rosary will be at 7:00 P.M. Monday, September 11, 2017 in the funeral home chapel.

On Monday September 4 2017, Meladee Leah Helton Brahms(DeeDee) 54, passed away peacefully at home in Wiota Iowa.

Meladee was born in Anniston Alabama on May 11, 1963 to Polly and William Smith. After Mr Smiths passing, her mother married the now retired Command Seargent Major Harold Gene Exum who helped raise Meladee and her siblings.

She is survived by: her husband, Shawn Brahms of Wiota, Iowa; her first husband Mickey Helton and their children Michael Dennis Helton Jr. and Vincent-Gene Bernard Helton all of Lawton Oklahoma; her parents Polly and Gene Exum of Lawton; her sister Pamela Whipp of Lawton and her children Bobby, Megan and Ashleigh; sister Kim Achen, her husband Harold and their children Matthew and Lauren of Allen Texas; sister Gena Werner and her daughter Cierra of Lawton; her brother William Eddie Smith, his wife Buffy of Bray Oklahoma and Williams daughter Lori Morgan; Special nephews Richie and Lane Exum of Cache Oklahoma and neice Amber Clark of Dodge City Kansas. And, many other family members.

She was preceded in death by her dearly loved brother John Anderson Exum.

Meladee worked at Western Sizzlin Steakhouse(Lawton) in the early 80's and later at Roy Rogers resturant where she was a proud Buckaroo. She also worked for a period of time at Post Housing at Fort Sill Oklahoma.

She enjoyed barbequeing, camping, being in the woods, fishing, target shooting, music, dancing and spending as much time as possible with her children, family and friends who will all miss her immensley.

Dee's Family is sure that she would appreciate any memorial contributions be made to Catholic Charities and/or Shriners Childrens Hospital.