Shelly Kay Sexton passed away March 21, 2024 due to bone cancer. She was born June 13, 1962 to Robert Lee King and Thlema (Battenfield) Dibler in Tahlequah, OK. She married Dewayne Sexton on October 9, 2021. Shelly was a well-known hairdresser for over 43 years and a personal ‘Counselor/Therapist’ to all of her many special customers.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her precious granddaughter, Keeleigh Dawn Cox .
Survived by her husband, Dewayne Sexton, of Maud; daughter, April Crockett and son-in-law, Mike Nicely, of Tecumseh; daughter, Whitney Cox and son-in-law, Timmy Davis of Chandler; Grandchildren; Karleigh Coates and husband Tristen, of Tecumseh, Dax and David Crockett, Cooper Nicely, Tinsleigh Cox and Tate Davis, and Makyla Benge, Drake and Peyton Clemmons, and Greyson Shelton; sisters, Terri and husband, Bob Cook of OKC, Bernice Dibler of Harrah; son, Mike Smith of Maud; sister-in-law, Diane Cunningham; stepchildren, Stacy Oldenburg & husband Jason of Maud, Jaycee, Cooper, Hank, Clayton Sexton and wife Kelly of Tecumseh, Reece, Brody, Rylie, Hilary Peters and husband Daniel of Marlow, Coltor and Drake.
Services were held March 26, 2024 at Sharon Baptist Church with Reverend Clint Dawkins, Sharon Baptist Church and Pastor Dan Megehee, of Crosscut Cowboy Church officiating. Burial followed at Dale Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
