Amogene Gaddis

Amogene Gaddis went home to rest Tuesday June 22. 2021 at the age of 94yrs 3 months 11 days. She was born in Mill Creek, Oklahoma on March 11, 1927 to Clifton and Nellie (Brewer) Gaddis. Amogene attended Mill Creek School through graduation then continued her education by attending East Central University in Ada, where her desire for learning earned her both Bachelors and Master’s degrees in Business. Ms. Gaddis then returned to Mill Creek and began teaching classes in typing and shorthand, a career that spanned from 1951-1986. She was an amazing teacher and mentor, and set the mold for others to follow. Her attention to detail, positive support, and confidence in students made her a favorite teacher of many. Amogene would dress impeccably and every morning students couldn’t wait to get to typing class to see what outfit Ms Gaddis would be wearing. She favored red fingernail polish, red lipstick, and every hair was always in place. Many students remember how she made them walk between aisles in the classroom with a book on top of their heads, to teach proper posture and build confidence. Ms. Gaddis was a very prim and proper woman, and tried her best to teach female students in her classes to be as well. Amogene loved teaching, her students, and co-workers, and considered them all part of her family. On a recent trip to Mill Creek she was delighted that the small building, which was referred to as the typing room, was still standing. Ms Gaddis had a quick wit which stayed with her throughout her life. She loved to drink Dr. Pepper and eat sweets and would comment that it didn’t matter what kind of cookies you brought as she would eat anything! When asked if she would share her cookies with others at the nursing home she replied that she might share one, but that would be it. Amogene loved to talk about when she was a child and living with her mother and father. She recalled her father hunting so they would have meat, saying what made her so strong and live so long was eating all the wild game like possum and squirrel. Amogene was preceded in death by her parents and has no surviving family. Services will be held June 24, 2021 at 9:00AM Graveside at Mill Creek Cemetery officiated by Rev Bill Leveridge.. Burial will be at Mill Creek Cemetery under the direction of DeArman Funeral Home online condolences may be sent to www.dearmanfuneralhome.com

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Amogene Gaddis

March 11, 1927 - June 22, 2021