Dorothy Sue Petzold

Dorothy Sue Petzold (McClendon), 82, of Childress, Texas, passed away on October 17, 2024. Sue was born on July 27, 1942, in Childress, Texas, to Merle Adeline Harris and Claude O’Neal McClendon. She spent her formative years in Childress, where she was lovingly raised by her mother and father Bill Dawson surrounded by her siblings and cousins. After a life of frequent moves and new beginnings, Sue then returned to Childress where her story began. On July 29, 1967, Sue married her soulmate, Donald Ray Petzold. Their 38 years together were filled with farming, working in town, raising children, and cherishing time spent with their grandchildren. In addition to her dedication to family, Sue enjoyed a fulfilling career as a supervisor at Altus Athletics and as a bookkeeper for Petzold Services, Inc. However, her most cherished roles were those of Mother, Grannie, Nana, and fierce protector of her loved ones. Sue had a passion for creativity, expressing herself through crocheting, knitting, painting, and sewing. Multiple paintings that she completed hung in her and her families’ homes, and while she would tell you that making college blankets for her grandchildren was the absolute worst, she happily completed them by each graduation, swearing each one was her last. As devoted members of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Granite, Oklahoma, Sue and Don’s faith was an integral part of their lives. So much in fact that they sat in the same church pew every Sunday surrounded by family. Together, they also enjoyed supporting Navajo Public schools through their kids and grandkids. They became ardent supporters of the American Red Cross after their home was destroyed by a tornado in 1975 and the organization provided much needed aid. Sue is survived by her son, Michael Lewis Moran and wife Lisa of Willow Park, Texas; daughter, Lisa Gail Davis of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Donald Ray Petzold Jr. of Lone Wolf, Oklahoma. She will be lovingly remembered by her grandchildren: Joshua Rhys Moran, Leah Rhiannon Clark, Tamera Gail Davis, Donald Ray Petzold III, Ericha Compton Petzold, and Annie Rae Petzold; and her great-grandchildren: London Olyvia Daniels, Donald Ray Petzold IV, Stevie Marie Petzold, Adelaide Renee Petzold, Morgan Reajean Compton, and Grayson Tyler Garcia. She is also survived by her stepsister, Edith Ruth Martin (Dawson) of Shallowater, Texas, along with many nieces, nephews, and cousins who will miss her dearly. Sue was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Ray Petzold Sr.; her daughter, Debra Kay Moran; her mother, Merle Adeline Dawson (Harris); her father, Saul Ross “Bill” Dawson; her siblings Olen Rhea McClendon, Franklin “Leon” McClendon, Adrain O’Neal McClendon, Bennie Francis Riley (McClendon), Allie Merle Butts (McClendon), and Alma Claudine Moran (McClendon); and her step-siblings Loretta Dawson, Jo Veta Whitley (Dawson), Nettie Pearl “Jackie” Ray (Dawson), Jimmy Donald Dawson, George Glen Dawson, and Willie Ross Dawson. Public viewing will begin on Friday, October 25, 2024, from 2:00P.M. to 8:00P.M. at People’s Funeral Home in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma located at 1400 W. Main St., with family present to receive friends from 6:00P.M. to 8:00P.M. Funeral services will take place on Saturday, October 26, 2024, 2:00P.M., at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Granite, Oklahoma, with Vicar Dean Graumann officiating. Interment will follow at Navajoe Cemetery in Friendship, Oklahoma. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Sue’s memory to St. John’s Lutheran Church in Granite, Oklahoma, the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org), your local chapter of the American Red Cross or an animal rescue of your choice. Online condolences for Sue can be made by visiting www.peoplescooperativefuneralhome.com

Dorothy Sue Petzold

July 27, 1942 - October 17, 2024

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