Ora Elizabeth Dillingham

Ora Elizabeth Wilks Dillingham, 92, was born October 11, 1921 in Post, Texas. She departed this life on October 3, 2014. During her last nine years she was a resident of Dove Hill Care Center where she had many residents and staff members as friends. She truly enjoyed life there and was a service to many, bringing solace, help, listening, laughter, and companionship. She will be greatly missed by so many of her friends.

Beth was married to Thomas Robert Holloway, living in Hondo, Texas for many years. They had one daughter, Jeannie Holloway Marshall. After the death of her second husband, George Fredrick Brannon Jr., she later met H. A. Dillingham—a native of the Central Texas area. They shared a life of nearly thirty years together on their ranch land near Evant, Texas. Mr. Dillingham passed away in 2003. Soon before 2005 she became a resident of Dove Hill in Hamilton.

Beth was one of a family of nine—two sets of twin sisters, three individual girls, and two brothers. She was preceded in death by her father, Oran Wilks, her mother, Cora Estes Wilks, and all other siblings. She lived most of her young life in Lovington, New Mexico and graduated from Hobbs High School.

She is survived by her daughter, Dr. Jeannie Marshall and her husband Dr. Gerald Marshall. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Elizabeth Paige. Paige gave Beth three great-grandsons, Ben, Alex, and Michael. Also surviving is her grandson, Andrew Marshall, his wife Shelly and five great-great grandchildren—Amanda, Brittian, Austin, Blake, and Kaley Marshall. Additionally surviving are Beth’s beloved nieces, Doris Teague, Lana Miller, Rebecca Bootzin, and Sandy Walters. Beth considered Dove Hill Staff and so many residents as her family who tirelessly loved and attended her.

Her service will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 1:00 PM at Dove Hill Care Center on Hwy 22 in Hamilton. Interment of her cremains will follow with family only at Hillsdale Cemetery near Izoro. She will be laid to rest next to H. A. Dillingham. Please, no flowers, unless it’s something potted to be enjoyed later. Appropriate would be donation(s) to the church of your choice, a charity, and certainly, Hospice.