Dorothy Aline Weigant's Obituary
Dorothy Aline WeigantDorothy Aline Weigant was born January 13th, 1923, in Keota, Oklahoma where she lived with her parents, William Albert Ragan and Mary Mrytle Finch Ragan, and attended elementary school through high school, graduating from Keota High School May 16th, 1941. Dorothy Aline preferred to be called “Aline”, but she also came to be known as “Wendy” by many of her friends and relatives. As a grandmother, she became known as “Meme”.Aline had three brothers and sisters, William Lloyd Ragan, Lucy Mae Ragan and Anna Lou Ragan. At a young age, Lucy became ill and went to be with the Lord. Of the four children, all brothers and sisters have preceded Aline in passing. Aline went to join them and her parents in heaven on May 6th, 2017. What a wonderful reunion it must have been for all of them.Aline is survived by her daughter, Sheryl M. McCoy and her husband, David P. McCoy, grandson Jason A. Thompson; step grandson, Michael Macoubrie, wife Rosana; daughter-in-law, Laura J. Weigant who was married to Aline’s only son, Phillip N. Weigant, who preceded his mother in death; grandson Jeffrey Weigant, wife Shari Weigant, their two children, Marco and Elise; and one granddaughter, Laurey Weigant Glenn, husband Scott Glenn, their son JacksonAline met her husband, Frederick Edward Weigant, when they were still in high school at the American Legion Post in Stigler, Oklahoma where many events were held for young teenagers of the surrounding communities. After she graduated from High School, Aline went with her mother to California to visit her brother and sister who had both moved their families there for work reasons during the World War II years. Fred soon followed and started dating Aline again. Shortly thereafter, they were married in Hawthorne, California. Their first child, Phillip, was born in October of 1944, and after the war ended the entire family of brothers and sisters packed up everything and moved back to Oklahoma upon the insistence of Aline’s mother. Fred sang “Oklahoma Hills where I was Born” all the way back to Oklahoma as Aline loved to tell the stories of their travel home.In March of 1949, Aline and Fred had their second child, Sheryl Lee. They were still living in Stigler, Oklahoma, where they had made a home after their return from California. A few years later they moved to Meeker, Oklahoma, to follow nearby Airline work, and finally in 1954, Tulsa became their home where Fred worked at Douglas Aircraft. As the years went by, he accepted a position at ONG where he worked until he retired. Aline insisted they stay in one place while they reared their children, so from 1954 until May 6, 2017, Tulsa continued to be Aline’s home.Aline was a homemaker for most of her life, with a few retail part-time positions and domestic jobs helping Frederick when he took two jobs to provide money for their children’s college tuition. Homemaking allowed her to be with her children the majority of time. She was very happy to focus on the family and meet all their needs. She made friends easily, and many were life-long friends. After Sheryl was in second grade and starting into Blue Birds, she met two of those friends. One was Billie Woods, Linda Lalicker and the other Georgianne Ellege. They visited over the phone for years and remained, as she said, “her true friends to the end”, those whom would stand by her in the best and worst of times. Billie and Aline talked sometimes two or three times a day over the phone when they no longer lived in close by neighborhoods. Aline laughed and cried together with these friends.Aline loved to have friends and family over. She cooked so much food for these gatherings, that she was kidded by those who asked if she was planning on feeding an army. That made her so happy. She especially loved her children having their friends in the home. She always said that she would rather know where her children were by entertaining their friends at home. Many of her daughter’s and son’s friends still visited with Aline into her nineties. Walter Lipke, Ron Hinnen, David Been, Carolyn Woods Dupree, Mike and Teresa Woods and Debbie Ellege Davis to name a few. Carolyn and Mike Dupree even lived next door to Aline and Fred when they were first married. Both their girls, Melissa and Stephanie, were born while they lived there, and Aline loved holding the girls and assisting with them when needed.Aline trusted Christ as her savior early in life, and after she and Fred married, Fred, too, was saved in 1951 and baptized at Morning Start Baptist Church in Meeker. Aline’s children learned about the love of Christ at a very early age. Fred became a leader of the Training Union Department, and Aline worked with children in the church. Both Phil and Sheryl learned their first memory verse, John 3:16, at church in Meeker. The love of Christ was planted in their hearts early, and both were saved at young ages and continued to be active in churches throughout their lives as a result of the Christian influence of their parents.Aline loved gardening, cooking, reading and listening to Praise and Worship music. She particularly liked Southern Gospel groups, and especially listening to the Gathers. When she could no longer get out of the home very well, she regularly watched and supported TV ministries. When she had to depend on in-home care, she continued to witness to all the nurses and care givers with whom she came in contact.Aline leaves behind a rich legacy and cherished memories. She will be remembered for her strength, determination, perseverance and love of the Lord and her family. She will be missed by both family and friends who knew her as Aline, Mom, Wendy, Aunt Wendy, Meme and Grandma.Visitation will be 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, May 10th, Floral Haven Funeral Home.Funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, May 11th, Floral Haven Rose Chapel.
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