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| Mrs. Ora Chisholm Shacklette |
Mrs. Ora Shacklette, 96, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the early
morning of July 5, 2007, surrounded by children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren at her Ekron
home.
An 88-year resident of Meade County, Miss Ora, as she was known to many of her longtime friends,
was active in Meade County Senior Citizens, a member of First Baptist Church of Brandenburg, a
member of Milan Community Homemakers and worked in the fruit and vegetable judging booth at
the Meade County Fair for several decades.
Miss Ora was born in Hayti, Mo., orphaned at the age of two and moved to Concordia at the age of
eight, where she lived and was raised by her cousins until marrying at age 15.
For decades Miss Ora cleaned and cooked for a farming crew of nine while raising four children of
her own and relocating to Milan , where she, her husband and children farmed a near 90-acre farm
for 40 years.
Miss Ora was the cornerstone of a household that raised chickens, sheep, cows and tobacco at a
time when life was simpler, but physically much more demanding.
The family endured floods, drought, the Great Depression and regularly took in hungry families
looking for work during that difficult time in the nation ’s history.
Miss Ora had a flourishing upholstery business on the family farm for 15 years and also hung
wallpaper for 30 years.
After a marriage of 47 years, Miss Ora was widowed in 1973 and after managing the family farm on
her own for eight years, she relocated into nearby Brandenburg, where she moved in to help care
for her sister-in-law, Miss Lorena Richardson.
Miss Ora cared for Miss Richardson for seven years until Miss Richardson passed on in 1988. The
next year Miss Ora moved back to the family farm in Milan, where she lived beside her
granddaughter’s family for 12 years before moving in with her daughter, Sue Carol, in Ekron in 2000.
A grandmother to 14 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren, Miss
Ora actively attended social events and danced every Tuesday at the Senior Citizen’s building over
the last twenty-seven years.
Mrs. Shacklette was preceded in death by her father, Calvin Chisholm, of Wolf Creek, her mother
Molly Brandon Chisholm, of Hayti, Mo.; her husband, Edward Lee Shacklette; and two
grandchildren, William Thomas Cummings II and Donald Lewis Shacklette.
She is survived by her children, Joseph Carlisle (Jean) Shacklette of Brandenburg, Francis Lewis
(Wanda) Shacklette of Ormond Beach, Fla., Donald Leon (Donna) Shacklette of Louisville, and Sue
Carol Cummings of Ekron.
Grandchildren are Brenda (Doug) Shacklette Hancock, Lisa (Rafael) Shacklette Del Valle, Edward
Lewis (Christy) Shacklette, Stephen Shacklette, Dione
(Kevin) Shacklette Amirkhan, Jody (Stephanie) Shacklette, Greg Wright, Glenda Wright, Donna
(Bob) Cummings Geddes, Debbie (Jerry) Cummings Chee, Bob Cummings, Charlotte (Kevin)
Cummings Fackler.
Great-grandchildren are Brian and Beth Hancock; Brandon, Antonio and Amanda Del Valle; Carter
and Chandler Shacklette; Mason and Logan Shacklette; Jason
(Myra) Smithson, Nick Smithson, Chris (Emily) Smithson; William and Kayla Cummings, Shelby
Snider and Gracie Fackler.
Great-great-grandchildren are Kinae and Ellie Smithson.
Visitation will be Saturday at the Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home from 4:30-9:00 P.M
and after 9:00 A.M. Sunday. With funeral services Sunday, at The First Baptist Church In
Brandenburg at 3:00 P.M. Burial will follow In Cap Anderson Cemetery, where she will be laid to
rest next to her husband.
morning of July 5, 2007, surrounded by children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren at her Ekron
home.
An 88-year resident of Meade County, Miss Ora, as she was known to many of her longtime friends,
was active in Meade County Senior Citizens, a member of First Baptist Church of Brandenburg, a
member of Milan Community Homemakers and worked in the fruit and vegetable judging booth at
the Meade County Fair for several decades.
Miss Ora was born in Hayti, Mo., orphaned at the age of two and moved to Concordia at the age of
eight, where she lived and was raised by her cousins until marrying at age 15.
For decades Miss Ora cleaned and cooked for a farming crew of nine while raising four children of
her own and relocating to Milan , where she, her husband and children farmed a near 90-acre farm
for 40 years.
Miss Ora was the cornerstone of a household that raised chickens, sheep, cows and tobacco at a
time when life was simpler, but physically much more demanding.
The family endured floods, drought, the Great Depression and regularly took in hungry families
looking for work during that difficult time in the nation ’s history.
Miss Ora had a flourishing upholstery business on the family farm for 15 years and also hung
wallpaper for 30 years.
After a marriage of 47 years, Miss Ora was widowed in 1973 and after managing the family farm on
her own for eight years, she relocated into nearby Brandenburg, where she moved in to help care
for her sister-in-law, Miss Lorena Richardson.
Miss Ora cared for Miss Richardson for seven years until Miss Richardson passed on in 1988. The
next year Miss Ora moved back to the family farm in Milan, where she lived beside her
granddaughter’s family for 12 years before moving in with her daughter, Sue Carol, in Ekron in 2000.
A grandmother to 14 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren, Miss
Ora actively attended social events and danced every Tuesday at the Senior Citizen’s building over
the last twenty-seven years.
Mrs. Shacklette was preceded in death by her father, Calvin Chisholm, of Wolf Creek, her mother
Molly Brandon Chisholm, of Hayti, Mo.; her husband, Edward Lee Shacklette; and two
grandchildren, William Thomas Cummings II and Donald Lewis Shacklette.
She is survived by her children, Joseph Carlisle (Jean) Shacklette of Brandenburg, Francis Lewis
(Wanda) Shacklette of Ormond Beach, Fla., Donald Leon (Donna) Shacklette of Louisville, and Sue
Carol Cummings of Ekron.
Grandchildren are Brenda (Doug) Shacklette Hancock, Lisa (Rafael) Shacklette Del Valle, Edward
Lewis (Christy) Shacklette, Stephen Shacklette, Dione
(Kevin) Shacklette Amirkhan, Jody (Stephanie) Shacklette, Greg Wright, Glenda Wright, Donna
(Bob) Cummings Geddes, Debbie (Jerry) Cummings Chee, Bob Cummings, Charlotte (Kevin)
Cummings Fackler.
Great-grandchildren are Brian and Beth Hancock; Brandon, Antonio and Amanda Del Valle; Carter
and Chandler Shacklette; Mason and Logan Shacklette; Jason
(Myra) Smithson, Nick Smithson, Chris (Emily) Smithson; William and Kayla Cummings, Shelby
Snider and Gracie Fackler.
Great-great-grandchildren are Kinae and Ellie Smithson.
Visitation will be Saturday at the Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home from 4:30-9:00 P.M
and after 9:00 A.M. Sunday. With funeral services Sunday, at The First Baptist Church In
Brandenburg at 3:00 P.M. Burial will follow In Cap Anderson Cemetery, where she will be laid to
rest next to her husband.
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