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Celebration of Life for former Frederick resident, Lee Dale Givens, age 90, of Portales, New Mexico will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 21, 2021, at the Jackson Funeral Home Chapel, 921 W. Gladstone Avenue, Frederick, Oklahoma with Rev. Jeff Flowers officiating.  Inurnment will follow in the Frederick Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Jackson Funeral Home.

Lee "Dale" Givens was born January 13, 1930, to Virgil Lee and Wyndolyn (Coats) Givens. He passed from this life into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on March 13, 2020.  Lee Dale was raised outside of Frederick, Oklahoma.  He attended Lowell Elementary and Frederick Junior High School.  He actively participated in many clubs and activities such as the Glee Club and Boy Scouts.  After graduating from high school, he attended Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Texas prior to transferring to Oklahoma State School of Technology in Okmulgee.  He received a scholarship for outstanding achievement, and graduated with a degree in Diesel Mechanics in 1960.

From Lee Dale's first marriage, Dale Wayne and Cathy Jeanene were born.  In September of 1962, he met the love of his life and soul mate Dessie Marie (Grimes) Thomas, after being set up by his son, Dale Wayne and Dessie's daughter, Mickey.  On December 18, 1962, they eloped to Blackwell, Oklahoma and were married at the police station by the Justice of Peace.  One of their witnesses was a Highway Patrolman named "Honeymoon".  Lee Dale and Dessie would enjoy a lifetime of adventure, love and laughter, something few couples truly achieve.  Together they would have two sons:  Michael Lee and Stephen Wayne Givens.

During his career, Lee Dale worked as a farm and ranch hand at Foraker, Oklahoma, cotton compress in Frederick, Oklahoma, Beech Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas, truck driver for various independent shipping companies in Dallas and Amarillo, Texas, mechanic for Deecher Chrysler Company in Pawhuska, Oklahoma and Corizer Trucking in Portales, New Mexico.  He retired as Service Manager with Ryder Truck Rental with over 23 years of service.

Lee Dale came to know his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ in a small church in Shidler, Oklahoma.  His faith never wavered.  In his retirement, Lee Dale and Dessie moved to Portales, New Mexico where they were members of Emmanuel Baptist Church.  Together, they helped paint the Baptist Children's Home.  They were members of Campers on a Mission, restoring churches throughout the country.  In his later years, he taught Sunday School at Emmanuel Baptist Church.

Lee Dale and Dessie loved to travel and go camping with their travel trailer.  Lee Dale was a storyteller who often told stories of growing up on his uncle's ranch and the different adventures he would have on the road and stories of his career as a truck driver.

He is survived by three daughters, Cathy Perkins and her husband Willard, Donna Wilson and her husband Richard, and Mickey Davis; two sons, Michael Givens and his wife Pat, and Steve Givens and his wife Joan; as well as numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Dessie Givens; and his eldest son, Dale Wayne Givens.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Baptist Children's Home in Portales, New Mexico, in memory of Lee Dale Givens.