Exie Ida Coldiron

Exie passed peacefully at the age of 101 years and 10 months on May 25, 2015, from this life into Heaven to join her beloved Jesus and her family members who have gone before her. Her parents were Lilly Belle and Levi Mitchell Taylor, a Baptist minister, who farmed near Lane, Oklahoma, where she first attended school. She was a lifetime member of the Baptist church. She was preceded in death by her parents, five sisters, and two brothers, her husband, Charles, of 69 years, and a son, Dwight "Connie." Coldiron. She and Charles were dairy farmers. They had six sons and one daughter. She was a loving and devoted mother who often said she "would walk on water for her children." They were her pride and joy and she would do anything to help them, especially insisting that they get the best education possible, and they all became very successful because of her encouragement and sacrifice to give them a better life. She leaves behind Don and wife Elaine, Arnold and wife, Wanda; Ladona and husband M. R. Sheets, Phil and wife Kay, Mark and wife Angela, and Brent and wife Jocelyn, and 18 grandchildren: Dr. Nancy Ferry, Kim Coldiron, Michael Coldiron, Lisa Coldiron, Connie Jo Klette, Dr. Brett Coldiron, Greg Coldiron, Lt. Colonel Brynnen Hahn, Karyn Shubert, Jana Zettl, Kendal Sheets, Clay Coldiron, Kelly Coldiron, Jay Coldiron, Dr. Zachary Coldiron, Seth Coldiron, Aaron Coldiron, Rebecca Smith, and several great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren, all of whom were very precious to her. Exie was energetic, optimistic, generous, and hard working with a fantastic memory and a passion for antique collecting, politics, American history, western books, and quilting. She had many friends and loved to prepare meals and invited them to great dinners, with homemade bread and pecan pie. She cooked many wonderful holiday meals for the family and enjoyed celebrating birthdays. Her 100th birthday party was fabulous and held at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City, with almost 200 guests attending a dinner and dance. She collected over 100 antique dolls and filled her home with antique furniture, making 121 beautiful quilts that she gave to her children, participating as a "Bellmon Bell" during ex-Governor Bellmon's campaign, reading numerous historical and western books, and traveling with Charles to many historical sites across our nation. She was nominated as "Mother of the Year" for Oklahoma. A highlight of her life was a trip to Israel at the age of 95 with son Arnold and wife Wanda, and daughter-in-law Jocelyn. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 30th, at 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel, with Burial Service to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. If you wish, contributions may be made in memory of Exie to Golden Age Hospice of Oklahoma City in lieu of flowers.