Maelena was born on November 27, 1941, in Oklahoma City, OK to Donald and Iva Mae Saar. She was a lifelong Oklahoman and graduated from Classen High School. She was retired from BancFirst and was an accomplished Avon Lady. Maelena was known for her compassion and unconditional love. The Outreach Prayer Center was an important part of her life and she wanted everyone to know Jesus’s love. Her greatest joy in life was being a grandmother to her eleven grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her father, Donald Russel Saar; mother, Iva Mae (Justice) Saar; her daddy Percy Gast; sister, Moretta Hennan, and brother-in-law Chuck Hennan.
Maelena is survived by her daughters, Melinda Halsted and husband, Stephen of Hydro, OK, and Cindi Watson and partner, Jerry Duncan of Yukon, OK; brother, Russel Saar and wife, Juanita of Harrah, OK, and sister, Joyce Armstrong of Oklahoma City, OK. Maelena also leaves behind loving grandchildren, Dustin and Rachel Watson, Kirby Halsted, Noelle and Johnathan Moore, Brady Watson, Mathew and Tasha Halsted, Leslie Rios, and Lindsay and Chris Vonier as well as fourteen great grandchildren and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.
A funeral service in honor of Maelena will take place on Friday, December 31, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Chapel Hill Funeral Home, 8701 N.W. Expressway, Oklahoma City, OK 73162. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Outreach Prayer Center, 2017 S. Air Depot Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73110.
