Ella Marie Matela's Obituary
Ella Marie Matela was born in Tulsa, OK on July 17, 1924 and passed away in Oklahoma City, OK on Thursday, November 24, 2011. Marie is survived by her daughters Rose Horne and Paula Payton; granddaughters Stacy Hutchison and husband Mike, Shelly Hatch and husband Sargent, Andrea Horne, Christy Schroeder and husband Cory, Siobhan Payton; and three great-grandchildren. Marie is preceded in death by her husband, Fred G. Matela; mother Viola Bennett; father Herman Lauen; step-mother Grace Lauen; sister Pauline Frushour; son-in-laws Gary Payton and Roger Horne. Marie loved to garden, needlepoint, and a variety of other crafts. She worked for American Airlines doing clerical work and was a homemaker.
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