Delores Mae Manship

November 13, 1937 - January 3, 2022

Delores Mae (Chapman) Manship, daughter of Frank and Ruth (Thompson) Chapman, was born November 13, 1937, in Bixby, Oklahoma, and departed this life on January 3, 2022 at the age of 84. Delores grew up in Tahlequah with her three siblings, Wanda, Frank, and Barbara and graduated from Tahlequah Senior High School in 1955. That same year she married her husband Arlie Manship, and the couple celebrated their 66th anniversary last May. Delores attended Northeastern State University and graduated from Bacone College in 1973 with a nursing degree. She worked for 26 years as a Registered Nurse at Tahlequah City Hospital. During much of her nursing career, Delores worked on the night shift as an Emergency Room nurse, and many in her hospital work family became lifelong friends. Throughout her life, Delores loved cooking and sharing good food with her family and friends. She was a wonderful cook who made sure to pass on her baking secrets for perfect cinnamon rolls and pies, always from scratch. She enjoyed traveling with her sisters, reading good books, viewing art exhibits, and watching classic movies. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Tahlequah. She is preceded in death by her parents, her infant daughter Dorothy Arlene Manship, her sisters Wanda Teehee and Barbara Metcalf, and her brother Frank Chapman, Jr. Delores is survived by a loving family which includes her husband Arlie Manship and their children Sheryl Ridenour and husband Steve; Debbie Underwood and husband Randy; and Mark Manship, all of Tahlequah; her grandchildren Rebecca Dowling, Rachel Williams, Alisha Underwood, Alan Underwood, A.J. Manship, Blaine Manship; and her great-grandchildren Kaili Dowling, Riley Williams, Colton Manship, and Noah Manship.