Dale Whited's Obituary
Dale Whited Obituary
A gathering to celebrate the life of Dale Whited will be from 4-7:00 pm on Friday, May 10th at RiverCrest Event Center.Born February 24, 1930 in Eaton, Colorado, Dale was the only child of Edgar and Beulah (Farley) Whited. Sadly, when Dale was only two years old, his father passed away. This meant that Dale would end up spending a lot of time with his mother's family including aunts, uncles and cousins. Dale would receive his education in a one-room school house and would even have his aunt as a teacher for a couple of those years. It was in the rural communities of Durango and Akron where Dale learned, early on, the value of hard work out on the family farm. At the age of 17, Dale joined the United States Army. He was stationed first in Camphill, Colorado where he served as a ski instructor and was also involved in a rationing experiment. Later, he was stationed in San Francisco where he began learning data processing. This would prove to be beneficial as, upon his honorable discharge, he found employment with Shell Oil working as a programmer.It was in the mid-fifties, while bowling with a Shell team, that Dale would meet a young woman and co-worker named Stephanie Jane Allen. Not only were the pins colliding that night, but two lives would forever be changed, for the better, after that meeting. The two would begin dating and ultimately joined together as one on June 6, 1956 in a Denver, Colorado wedding ceremony. To this union, three children would be welcomed through the years: son, Stephen and daughters: Kelly and Tracy. A career with Shell would have the Whited family living in Colorado, Texas, Connecticut, and ultimately Tulsa where Dale became the facilities manager. He would retire in 1984, before the age of 60, where his hobby of working on cars moved front and center.A member and Past-President of The Early Ford V8 Club of Tulsa, it was working on cars and sharing that passion with others that brought Dale joy. This passion also helped his relationship with Stephanie as he pretty well stayed out in the barn until she called him in for lunch or dinner!In all honesty, this couple enjoyed spending time together and logged many miles and hours together in their motor home through the years. It would be in the motor home that they visited every state in the United States and many provinces in Canada. They also found opportunity to travel abroad and thoroughly enjoyed making those memories. A man who has been described as: stern, stoic, serious, linear, mechanical, and a hard worker, Dale was one who held fast to his opinions and was a "do it now" individual. He was strong, yet a great father and "Poppo". He wanted the best for his children and grandchildren, and he passed down to his family the lessons of hard work and also how to be "thrifty". Dale passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in Broken Arrow following an almost two-year battle with lung cancer. He was 89. He was preceded in death by: his wife, Stephanie in 2015; a great-grandson, Jonah Hoos and his parents. He is survived by: his children: son, Stephen Whited and his wife, Brenda; daughter, Kelly Pierce and her husband, Tim; daughter, Tracy Hoskins and her husband, Scott; ten-grandchildren and their families: Grant Cottrell, his wife Lisa and their children: Addison, Owen and Nathan; Tamara McKay, her husband Andrew and their children: Lyric, Elizabeth, and Vincent; Brittany Barten and husband, Ron; Scott Whited, his wife Teeda and their children: Dale and Darcy; Ian Whited and son, Nikko; Nikki Hoos, her husband Philip and their children: Madeline, Kaitlin, and Ana; Mike Foster, his wife Jennifer and their children: Chase, Lily, and Jackson; Brook Alton, her husband Eric and their daughter, Noel; David Pierce, his wife Tina and their children: Kalea, Willem, and Justus; and Brandon Pierce and his wife, Whitney.Visitation RiverCrest Chapel 13329 S. Memorial Dr. Bixby, Oklahoma 74008 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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