Dee Chisum

Diane (Dee) Chisum entered the pearly gates peacefully on the morning of September 1, 2015.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 3 at Wesley United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Highland Park Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.

She was born Mary Lois Diane Heitgers on November 29, 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Charles and Gladys Heitgers. She met the love of her life, Cecil Ray Chisum on the other end of a switchboard while they were both serving in the military. They married on May 24, 1966 in Montgomery, Alabama only 3 days after meeting face-to-face. Theirs was a union that would last until his final breath on August 12, 2007. Oh what a glorious reunion they've had now. Our parents were not perfect, but I can tell you that not a single day went by that we ever doubted their love for one another. That my friends, is rare. It's a true gift and a blessing they left upon our hearts.

Dee was a vibrant, spunky woman with many talents and interests. Though born and raised a Yankee, she was truly a Texan. She was a social butterfly who loved the company of others. She worked at the Borger Kmart for many years and also sold Tupperware, Home Interiors and Avon. She loved collecting things, including but not limited to, Indians, Elvis, John Wayne, crosses, and Coca Cola. She loved the Dallas Cowboys and called Jason Witten "her boy." She was patriotic and very proud to serve her country in the United States Army. She was also proud of her Native American and German heritage. She spent a lot of time researching her genealogy. She was very involved in her children's lives. She worked as homeroom mothers at school and also spent years as a Brownie/Girl Scout and Boy Scout leader. She loved animals and her dogs were four-legged children born of another mother. Her last furry companions were Blondie and Sassy Jane. As sweet and kind as she could be, she was also quite the spit-fire, very funny and in later years could be a bit of a pill.

Mrs. Chisum was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Everett and Tom, and infant twin daughters, Terrie and Jerrie.

Survivors include one daughter, Tammy Pfeiffer and son-in-law Fred and their children Ekaterina, Alex, and Ian of Loveland, Co.; son, Chris Chisum and daughter-in-law Kelley and their children Bailey, Natalie and Nicole of Borger; son, Tim Chisum and his children Dustin, Starla, Aspen and Trevor.

Dee was not a person you will ever forget if you had the privilege of knowing her. Her time here was too short for our liking, but the timing was perfect in our Father's will. She missed our Daddy terribly and was ready to go home. She was a woman of faith who knew her Lord and Savior and is now sitting with him at his table and walking with him on streets of gold.

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