Deloris Jean Oxford, better known to most as Jean, was born January 26, 1948. Jean lived a full life, some might even say she lived 2 of them. She grew up an only child, with her dogs by her side. She graduated high school and at 18 she met her would be husband, Keith Oxford at a cute cafe she was working at. On November 15 1966 they were married. She then followed him in the service and while he was stationed in Vietnam she was learning how to drive. Which she never actually liked doing she said so herself, but she learned anyway and just kept it slow. She would much rather just be chauffeured around and look out the window at all the traffic and people. She was married for 55 years to the man she loved with all her heart! In those precious 55 years they moved around and eventually came across the farm of their dreams. Where they raised their two children Larry and Kathy. She even became a grandma. They spent 35 of 55 years together on their farm before it was sadly taken by a tornado that forced them to move back to Lincoln. Just 2 blocks from her sister in law and best friend where, they spent most of their time garage sailing and thrifting. Jean was a foodie, before it became a trend. She loved to cook and try other foods, but feeding other people and her puppies brought her the most joy. Unfortunately later in life, health issues separated her and her husband and she ended up needing someone to take care of her. That’s where her two chosen kids Cat and August came into her life, and with them came a crazy and loud extended family that welcomed her into the fold like she had always been there. Thus she became a mom, a grandma, a sister, a best friend and a tootsie in another family, a bonus family. For the majority of her life she was the caregiver; taking care of everyone making sure everyone else was fed and taken care of, it was time for someone to take care of her and that’s what Cat and August did. Anything she wanted she got! Cat and August never told her “NO” she loved animals so much that she had 2 puppies from her farm 2 grand puppies that gave her all of the love, laughter and licks she could handle. She had and loved all kinds of critters, and to prove it she had a snake that she loved to love on while watching her vet shows. A lizard that she wasn't fond of holding, on the account he moved faster than she did. Three parakeets that would bring tweets and chitters in the morning during her church service music. 2 guinea pigs that she loved to hand feed fruit and peppers to, and a precious ‘’kit cat’’ that's what she called her kitty that she would sneak treats to so the puppies didn’t see. She would say that she loved animals more than she loved people. Jean didn’t like leaving the house much but she never could say no to a trip to Virginia's Cafe, we went every Tuesday. It was our Virginia’s date where we would eat as much as we could fill ourselves and the leftovers were brought home for the puppies, she loved feeding them. She loved driving her red scooter around going for “walks” around the neighborhood. She loved listening to the trees blow while sitting on her porch and the wind chimes through the open windows in the early morning. She loved watching the puppies play and listening to her birds. She told stories of her and Keith camping and things she wished she did and the things she would do over. She gave advice when you asked for it and her opinion whether you asked for it or not. She would always listen if you needed to talk. She would sit with you so you weren't alone and would make sure you weren't hungry. She never stopped being a caregiver, just changed how she showed she cared. She lived a life well lived, a life full of laughter, sadness, love, and adventure. She literally defied death not once not twice but three times! All the way to the end she lived life on her terms to the fullest and filled with love. If you were lucky enough to feel her love she wouldn’t want sad tears and broken hearts, she would want her love and laughter to carry on through each and every one of us as we live each day to its fullest taking her with us as we go. Jean is preceded in death by her parents, her grandparents, her sister-in law, and her beloved husband Keith. She leaves behind 2 children, and grandchildren from her marriage and 2 fur babies, her 2 chosen kids, and slew of other bonus grandkids and extended family that loved her unconditionally and completely the way everyone deserves to be loved. She will be missed but never forgotten, because she’ll always be with us.
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