LaDeana Marie Moore

So many people depended on you and you were always there for each of us.

God said, “your job is done, it’s time for you to rest” and took her home on March 17, 2026, in Bethany, Oklahoma.

LaDeana Marie Jefferson was born January 31, 1961 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Robert Herman Jefferson and Sondra Lee (Pitman) Jefferson. She was adored by her mother, Sondra and step-father, William Howard Morrison.

She grew up in the Nazarene Church and attended school in Hollis, Oklahoma before moving to Oklahoma City. She was a graduate of Central Innovative High School. She went to work at a wrecker service as dispatcher and went on to train other wrecker services. From there she went to work for the City of Oklahoma City where she helped to establish new areas in the IT Department.

Deana was a spirited and beautiful woman inside and out. She smiled with her whole body. Her eyes would twinkle and light up an entire room while looking into the depths of your being and letting you know she truly cared about you without saying a word. There wasn’t any problem she wouldn’t tackle.

On December 30. 1993, LaDeana Morrison married Thomas Douglas “Doug” Moore, II in Oklahoma City. They belonged to BACA (Bikers Against Child Abuse) from the beginning and helped many children. Doug was a musician and Deana enjoyed being with him whenever and wherever he played. They were givers to all those who needed their help. They both retired from the City of Oklahoma City.

She is preceded in death by her step-father, William H. Morrison, I, her maternal grandparents, Valdhe F. Pitman and Emma Lee (Lowry) Pitman, and her paternal grandparents, Herman D. Jefferson and Kathlyn E. (Foster) Jefferson.

She is survived by her husband, Doug Moore; mother, Sondra L. (Pitman) Morrison; father, Robert H. Jefferson, children: William Howard Morrison II (Ray) and Johnathan Lewis Morrison (Amanda); grandchildren; Jordan Morrison Lewis (Dakota), Taylor Morrison (Tommy Aufieri), Aubrey Morrison, Cole, Alexis & Maverick Morrison; great grandchildren; River, Layla, Oliver, Stetson; step-children: Danera, Thomas, Christina, Tammy, Ella Jean (Alberto): step-grandchildren; Caleb, Nicole, Savannah, Tom Tom, Deanndra, Shyanne, Emily, Ashlyn, Elijah, Bella & Albie; and step-great grandchildren; Nyla, Braylen, Isabelle, Addie, Tristan & Eleah.

Also survived by her siblings: Bob (Cindy) Jefferson, Don Dorsey & Dezi Whiteaker; nieces & nephews: Melanie Jefferson (Derrick) Kyle with Klayton, Klaira, Kross, Robert (Brooke) Jefferson with Braylee & Bowen, Lauren Dorsey Orsak with Emma, Cody (Tess) Dorsey with Kinsley, Jessie Dorsey (Paden) Kinney with Brynlee, Emmett, Riggs, Christopher (Jamie) Evans with Ronan, Tiernan, Ian; sisters-in-law; Sherry (Scott) Moore and Susan (Mike) Balding and her uncles: Chuck (Valorie) Pitman and Tony (Athel) Pitman.

A "Love & Thank You" to all the personnel at Integris Deaconess Hospital and PAM Specialty Hospital and Hospice who cared for Deana these many months. A very special thank you to the homecare givers, Sherry (sister-in-law), Linda (family friend) & Eric (nurse whom she adored & trusted with his compassion and love and who saw her through her ordeal to become one of the family), and all the other family members who helped care for her.

The family will greet friends on Sunday, March 22, 2026 from 5 pm – 7 pm at Bill Merritt Funeral Service. A service to celebrate LaDeana’s life will be Monday, March 23, 2026 at 2 pm at Bill Merritt Funeral Service with interment in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.