Edith Marie Haight

Memorial services for Edith Marie Haight will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 30, 2024, at the First Christian Church in Cherokee with Pastor Luke Heim officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Edith Marie Evans, daughter of the late Walter Melvin and Wilma Ada (Brace) Evans, was born July 12, 1942, at Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away November 23, 2024, at Oklahoma City at the age of 82 years, 4 months, and 11 days. Edith was raised on the family farm northwest of Waynoka and graduated high school in Alva with the Class of 1960. After high school she attended a Community College in Wichita. She was married Dean Dowling on October 2, 1960. Together they had a son, Steven Dowling. Edith later was united in marriage to LeRoy Haight and they shared 28 years together until his passing in 2009. Later in life, she enjoyed spending time with her dear friend, the late Don Wessels. She worked in the office for many years at the John Deere Dealership in Alva and most recently she helped out at her son’s store. Edith was an avid gardener, she loved to hunt and fish, and enjoyed spending time at the lake with family. Edith shared her love of the outdoors with her grandsons. Besides her parents, Melvin and Wilma Evans, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Haight; her brothers, Dan Evans and Dean Evans; and her stepson, Lennie Haight. Edith is survived by her son, Steve Dowling and wife, Janet, of Jet; her brother, Lester Evans of Waynoka; her sister, Norma Wilhite of Hardtner, Kansas, sister-in-law, Ella Evans of Alva; her grandsons, Derek Schuermann and wife, Ida, Taylor Dowling and Nikki, and Christopher Dowling; grandsons, Jeremy Haight, Jimmy Haight, Jarrod Haight, Matthew Haight, and Michael Haight; six great grandchildren, John, Addyson, Scot, Ali, Arthur, and Caywood; and one stepson, Larry Haight and wife, Rebecca, of Redding, California; many other relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Youth Camp (ODWC).

Edith Marie Haight

July 12, 1942 - November 23, 2024