Delores Fay

Tilson

Delores Fay Tilson, 86, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Blanchard, died Monday, August 9, 2021, in Oklahoma City.  The daughter of Eulus Edward Dodd and Nellie Mable (McMillin) Dodd, she was born February 14, 1935, in Oklahoma City.

Delores married Edward Lee Tilson on October 6, 1954, in Oklahoma City.  She was a homemaker and was a long-time member of the Maranatha Baptist Church.  In her spare time, she enjoyed crossword puzzles, adult coloring books, crocheting, and quilting.  She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Delores was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sisters, Lenora Haynes and Betty Schweitzer; and one brother, Homer Ward.

She is survived by one daughter, Deborah Knott and her husband, Thomas, of Kansas; three sons, Gary Tilson and his wife, Marilyn, of Australia, David Tilson of Bethany, and Bobby Tilson of Bethany; four grandchildren, Maria Knott of South Dakota, Chris Knott and wife, Jessica, of Kansas, Vicki, and Emma, both of Australia; two great grandchildren, Emanuel and Logan; her twin sister, Doris McLanahan of Blanchard; one brother, Donald Ward, of Oklahoma City; and many other loved ones and friends.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, August 14, 2021, at the Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel in Blanchard.  Burial will follow in the Blanchard Cemetery.  Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard.  Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.