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Deanna Darlene (Elam)
Brownell
Jun 8, 1942 - Aug 21, 2019
Posted by Ann Weber
DAVIS FAMILY FUNERAL HOME
DEWEY, WASHINGTON CO, OK
(permission granted)
Deanna Darlene Brownell, 76, of Owasso, passed Wednesday, August 21,
2019 in Owasso.
Deanna was born the daughter of Donald and Emma Lou (Scullawl) Elam on
June 8, 1943, in Ochelata, OK. From a young age growing up in Ochelata
she developed a love for animals especially horses. Deanna played
basketball throughout her school years and received her O for Ochelata
letter in Basketball during her 1960 school year. She furthered her
education at Draughon Business School in Tulsa until moving to Kansas
City to work at Phillips Credit Union. During this time, she met and
fell in love with Harold Brownell and they united in marriage in her
mother's living room on October 31, 1970. Although they divorced in
1985 Deanna and Harold remain the best of friends. In 1982 she started
her 21-year career with the U.S. Postal Service working the late-night
shift at the downtown post office in Tulsa.
Deanna had many hobbies which included taking care of her house plants,
reading, watching movies and doing crafts. She crocheted and knitted,
and she made baby blankets and outfits for her many grandchildren and
was working on one for little ones on the way. One of her specialties
were the newborn baby caps she knitted that were given to local
hospitals as gifts for newborn babies going home for the first time.
Deanna spent countless hours working jigsaw puzzles and crossword
puzzles, and even though she didn't see all of her grandbabies as
often as she wanted, she loved each and every one of them dearly.
Deanna is survived by her mother Emma Lou Gray of Ochelata; three
children, Dean Riley of Broken Arrow, Dana Riley of Tulsa, and Donald
Riley of Tulsa; two sisters Sharyl Elam of Bartlesville, and Sandra
Howland of Vera; seven grandchildren: Shannon Paige Riley, Logan Wayne
Riley and Paige, Victoria Lee Jones and Eric, Johnathon Burkett, Nicole
Renee Riley, Ashley Riley and Donald Riley Jr.; and 15 great
grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 25, from 12-5 p.m. at the
Davis Family Funeral Home - Walker Brown Chapel, 918-333-7665, 4201
Nowata Rd, Bartlesville.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. on Monday, August 26, 2019, at the
Davis Family Funeral Home - Walker Brown Chapel.
Interment will follow
in the Matoaka Cemetery in her hometown, Ochelata. Services are under
the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home -
Walker Brown Chapel.
Online condolences and remembrances may be shared
at
www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com.
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