Delmar Arlie BERKENBILE

Enid Daily Eagle Enid, Garfield Co., OK Feb. 25, 2007

Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

Funeral services for Delmar Arlie Berkenbile, 89, of Hunter, will be Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, at 2 p.m. at the Hunter Christian Church with the Rev. Devon McAnally and Minister Lane Buckley officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, under the direction of Anderson-Burris Funeral Home. The family will be having a visitation Monday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Delmar was born on the family farm east of Hennessey on March 27, 1917, to Charles Oscar and Alma Elizabeth (Curry) Berkenbile and died on Feb. 23, 2007, in Enid, Okla.

He grew up on the same family farm at Hennessey and on Sept. 29, 1940, married Alta Mae Morris in Hennessey. They farmed southwest of Hennessey, east of Hennessey, Garber and Hunter area. They moved to the farm at Hunter in the Spring of 1950. He was a longtime member of the Hunter Christian Church, which he helped to build. He was a member of the Farmers Co-op, and organized the Cattle Club Buiding Fund at the Hunter Christian Church. Delmar was a proud hardworking farmer, devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He lived with high standards and morals that he left with his children and grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Leland and Hollis Berkenbile.

He is survived by his devoted and loving wife, Alta Mae,of the home; six children, Joyce and husband, Meryle Young of Mt. Home, Idaho, Patricia and husband Walter Jenkins of Hunter, Lucretia and husband Gary Mills of Mansfield, Texas, Jaquita and husband Jerry Icenhower of Yukon, Okla., Dean and wife Karen Berkenbile of Hunter, and Chuck Berkenbile of Enid; one brother, Charles Vernon Berkenbile of Celina, Texas; three sisters, Irene States of Hennessey,Okla., Juanita Rogers of Dallas, Texas and Aleene Self of Hinton, Okla.; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Hunter Christian Church Cattle Club Building Fund.

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