b. 21 May 1927 m. Richard Myers 21 Oct 1950
Children:
Patricia 26 Nov 1952
Jean Ann 30 May 1956
Scott Lane 28 Nov 1958
Kellie Rene 15 Nov 1965
Delores and Richard married October 21, 1950 in Piggott, Arkansas. After Richard completed boot camp in the USAF, Delores joined him in Amarillo, Texas, where daughter Pat was born in 1952. After being discharged from the service in 1955, the family moved to East St. Louis where Richard attended Parks Air College to obtain his commercial A&E license. Jean Ann was born there in 1956. After his graduation, the family moved to St. Charles where Richard worked for Ozark Airlines for two years and Delores stayed busy as a homemaker with the two girls.
The family moved back home to Cutler when Richard went to work for Truax Trauer Coal Mine in Pinckneyville. The Southside Service Bottled Gas Filling Station in Cutler came up for sale, and Richard bought it. The "liars bench" at the station was one of the gathering places in town, and when Richard was ready to move on, Delores' brother Russel bought the gas station.
In 1958 Scott Lane was born, and in 1961 the family built a new home just outside of Cutler. In 1965 Richard started work at Captain Mine, and in that year Kellie Rene was born.
Delores has enjoyed gardening, cooking, and playing the piano and organ. They are both avid pinochle players, and they have both immensely enjoyed square dancing in recent years.
