Velma J Trimble

Our sweet Mother, Velma Jean Trimble, entered peacefully into eternal rest on March 2, 2024. What a wonderful celebration there will be as she enters through the gates of heaven. She was born on November 6, 1932 in Springer, Oklahoma to Lester and Birda Smith. She preferred to be called by her middle name, Jean. She graduated from Durant High School a year early and attended Southeastern College in Durant, Oklahoma.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Voyle Allan Trimble, her parents and eleven siblings. She is survived by her daughter Debbie Dawson and husband Jeff of Conroe, Texas and Steve Trimble and wife Diane of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; her grandchildren, Matthew Dawson, Hillary Dawson and Christopher Trimble and her great grandchildren, Ryleigh Miller and Logan Miller.

In early 1953 she met Voyle Allan Trimble and on September 24 of that year they were married and lived in Durant. He was a quality carpenter and she loved taking care of their home. Later Allan became a career soldier in the Oklahoma National Guard and later the US Army. She accompanied him on both overseas tours to Germany and several posts throughout the United States. In 1963 the Army assigned Allan to Fort Sill and the family settled in Lawton, Oklahoma to raise their children.

Throughout her life she acquired several skills, one of which was her ability to make friends easily. So much so it seemed she never met a stranger. She wa also a very good seamstress, making most of her clothes and also teaching her daughter to sew. Having a good eye and steady hand, she eventually directed that skill to quilting, making numerous beautiful quilts for herself and later her family and friends.

She also loved to babysit for friends and neighbors. But her real passion wa professional sports and particularly baseball and football. Although she only attended a couple of major league baseball games she would watch both on TV as often as she could. She would watch those games with so much interest that on disputed plays requiring review, she had an uncanny ability to predict the outcome correctly far more often than did the referees or umpires. She was also an accomplished domino player playing Moon with the family until the wee hours of the morning.

Later in life when she and Allan retired, they built their retirement home on an 80 acre farm in Mena, Arkansas and they became successful cattle ranchers, enjoying country living. When Allan passed away in 2011, she sold the farm and moved to Conroe, Texas to live with her daughter and family. She loved her family and became Mema to her grandchildren and great grandchildren. In her spare time, she was also an avid reader, enjoying books on modern politics and every novel James Patterson wrote. She also enjoyed gardening, bird watching and being with friends.

In the final days of her life she was surrounded and loved by her family and caregivers. The family is very grateful for the staff and caregivers at Worthington Manor for the love and attention she received during the time she was a resident. The family also thanks the staff of Devotion Hospice for all the loving care provided to Jean during the last year of her life.

As she requested, a private family interment will be held at Cashner Garden Park Cemetery in Conroe, Texas.

"Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate." Proverbs 31:31.