She was born Aug. 27, 1927 in Keystone, Okla., the oldest of three children of Cecil Cleo Pearson and Irene (Winford) Pearson and died Oct. 7, 2008 at Odyssey Hospice House in Oklahoma City. 

 

Her family moved to the Capitol Hill area in Oklahoma City at an early age. She attended schools there and graduated from Central High School in 1945. Mrs. Offolter worked at Tinker Air Force Base. She also worked  as a dance instructor, teaching country and western dances.

 

She married Robert Fay Raines on Jan. 2, 1947, They had three daughters, Karen, Sherrell and Lisa, and made their home in Midwest City. The couple moved to Lexington in 1978.  Robert  preceded her in death in 1986.

 

She married Floyd Offolter and he died in 2004.

 

She is survived by  three daughters, Karen Arnold (Craig) of Choctaw, Sherrell Breshears of Purcell and Lisa Raines of Norman; one brother, Lindell Pearson of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

 

In addition to  her husbands, Robert “Bob” Raines and Floyd Offolter , she was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Tommy Pearson and one sister-in-law, Earline Pearson.

 

Pallbearers were Jim Jacobsen, Matt Jacobsen, Dick Breshears, Richard Breshears, Craig Arnold and Bruce English.