Doyle Cornelius Olree
Marriages
Mary Louise Montgomery - July 1, 1944
Burial Details
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 4B - January 15, 2020
Doyle Cornelius was born to
Cornelius and Nellie Olree on
March 12, 1926. He grew up with
eight brothers and sisters, Jake,
Pauline, Thelma, Lois, Bernice,
Sarah, Sue and Kenneth, in the
small town of Graford, TX.
Doyle met the love of his life,
Mary Louise Montgomery, at a
basketball game between their
two small town teams. Lou used
to tell the story that she spotted
Doyle sitting with another girl
and began shooting spit wads in
his direction. She told her friend
that the next time Doyle came
to town, he would be coming
to see her. Doyle and Lou were
married on July 1, 1944, when
he was 18 and she was 16. They
celebrated more than 74 years of
marriage before Lou’s passing
on September 14, 2018. Doyle’s
heart was broken and he longed to be reunited with his beautiful
bride in their heavenly home.
Doyle was sworn into the U.S. Navy on June 30, 1944, in Dallas,
Texas. He served from 1944 - 1946 as a Seaman 1st Class aboard
the USS LST 866 Landing Ship Tank. He was part of the fleet that
invaded Okinawa, and his ship crew was awarded a Combat Star for
their actions in WWII.
Doyle and Lou left Texas in 1946 after his return from the
war, living in northwestern Colorado and raising their family in
Rangely. They were blessed with four children, Doyle Jr. (Sherry)
of Montrose; Donna (Barry) of Wright, WY; David (Sue) of
Grand Junction, and Paula of Jenks, OK; grandchildren, Jennifer,
Jolene, Kyle, Rebecca, Jeff, Amanda, Sara and Daniel; 13 greatgrandchildren, and one great-great-grandson.
Doyle spent 30 years working for Chevron USA in the oil fields
of Rangely, Colorado; Flat Lake, Montana, and Windsor, Colorado,
retiring in 1985. He and Lou moved to Palisade after retiring and
spent many wonderful years traveling in their motor home, going
fishing, taking a trip to Hawaii (the honeymoon they never had),
and enjoying their family.
Doyle enjoyed fishing, golfing and watching the Denver Broncos.
He was a faithful member of the Church of Christ, attending
services regularly throughout his lifetime.
On January 9, 2020, Doyle Cornelius Olree peacefully left this
world behind, entering the Kingdom of his Lord and Savior and
reuniting with the love of his life.
Our family would like to offer a special thanks to Doyle’s sister,
Sarah Gabriel, and niece, Pam Oldham, for their never-ending love
and care for him, especially over the past 16 months.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Mountain
States Children’s Home, 14780 N. 107th St., Longmont, CO 80504,
or HopeWest Hospice in Grand Junction.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 15, at
1:00 p.m. at the Grand Junction Church of Christ, 2893 Patterson
Road, Grand Junction, CO. Burial services will be conducted at the
Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado on Thursday,
January 16, at 10:00 a.m.
Palisade Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.
