Delores Eleanor MARKLEY

1932 - 2021  (89 years)

• Name	Delores Eleanor MARKLEY  [2, 3]
  	Delores Eleanor "Diz" Coffman, 89, of Amarillo, Texas, formerly of Munday and Stratford Texas, passed peacefully, surrounded by loving family, on December 20th, 2021. Memorial services will be held Monday, January 3rd, 2022, at the First United Methodist Church in Stratford, TX. Chaplain Dr. G. A. Roach will be officiating with graveside services to follow. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. This is the story of Diz Coffman. Born "Delores" to George and Alice Markley on June 29th, 1932, in Highmore, South Dakota. She was 1 of 11 children born to a small-town family. A gently-reared South Dakota lass found herself swept off her feet by "Powder" Coffman, a not so mild-mannered Texas Cowboy spending his senior year at Highmore. The consequences and ensuing "wild ride" lasted 73 years. Powder Coffman defined her life. She lost the love of her life in 2005 and became the Matriarch of our family with great grace and poise. Powder moved Diz (and Baby Colleen) to Stratford, Texas, and planted her right in the middle of a nest of Coffmans. Diz thrived even in the "Little Dude" (a two-room house), and they added Carey Ted to the family, moving to a trailer house in the country. Here Diz was introduced to Tornado Alley when 2?- not 1?- of her trailer homes were destroyed. Just as Diz was getting her family grown, she was blessed with Chad. Thankfully Diz could make any place a home. She was a bit like Jesus with the loaves and fishes. She could conjure a meal out of nothing and a party out of almost nothing. Stratford Methodist Church ladies are still passing around her recipes. Being able to spend the remainder of her life in her own home was an incredible blessing for Diz. She ceaselessly created, entertained, wrote poetry, gardened, and painted. Healthy, active, independent, and close to loved ones, her contagious energy, dry wit, and love of pranks lasted her entire life. She always had quite a story, which occasionally changed with the telling. The official family optimist above all else, her legacy to our family is immense and her impact on us all will last for generations. She was the last in the life of her 5 brothers and 5 sisters and was preceded in death by her parents, George and Alice Markley; her husband, Homer Ted "Powder" Coffman; a grandson, Christopher Bennett; and a great-grandson, Carter McCloud. She is survived by her three children, Colleen, Carey, and Chad; her grandchildren, Korte, Keitha, Ky, and Heather; and 4 great-grandchildren, Paisley, Evan, Zegan, and Harper. The family requests, in lieu of flowers or other honorariums, that everyone considers unconditional love of others, the forgiveness of the undeserving, eternal optimism, and encouragement to all who struggle or doubt. (Published by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Wednesday, December 29, 2021) ----- South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2017 Name: Delores Markley Gender: Female Marriage Age: 18 Birth Date: abt 1932 Marriage Date: 6 Aug 1950 Marriage Place: Hyde, South Dakota, USA Spouse: Homer Coffman [1]
  Birth	29 Jun 1932	Highmore, Hyde County, South Dakota   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	Living with parents in Highmore, Hyde Co., South Dakota   [3]
  Death	20 Dec 2021	Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas   [1]
  Burial	Statford Cemetery, Statford, Sherman Co., Texas   [1]
  Person ID	I1280	Main Tree
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	George Lee MARKLEY,   b. 1 Jun 1891, Bluff City, Schuyler Co., Illinois d. 27 Mar 1964, Highmore, Hyde Co., South Dakota (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Nyla Alice BANCROFT,   b. 15 Jul 1897, Highmore, Hyde County, South Dakota d. 3 Apr 1980, Highmore, Hyde Co., South Dakota (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	14 Nov 1917	Hyde Co., South Dakota   [4]
  Family ID	F912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Homer Ted COFFMAN,   b. 1 Sep 1930, Statford, Sherman Co., Texas d. 27 Mar 2005 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	6 Aug 1950	Brown Co., South Dakota   [2, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Colleen Cay COFFMAN + 2. Carey Ted COFFMAN   3. Chad Cory COFFMAN
  Family ID	F959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 20 Dec 2021 - Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S281] Information from S. Ingersoll dtd 09-04-2023. [S282] 1940 Census Highmore, Hyde County, South Dakota. [S9455] Ancestry.com: South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018.