Deloris Spry

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Deloris Spry, 92, of Mitchell, SD, died Thursday, December 26, 2024, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM Thursday, January 2, at Bittner Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at a later date in Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery in Mitchell.

Deloris Rojean Spry was born April 12, 1932 to Gerald and Nyna (Gray) Little in Watertown, SD. She was adopted by her stepfather, Ralph Smith, as a child.

Deloris and her mother moved to Ola, SD community as a baby. She attended Brule County school. In 1946, the family moved to Mt. Vernon where she graduated high school in 1950.

She married Ronal Spry in Colorado Springs, CO on June 20, 1951. In December 1951, she joined her husband in Anchorage, Alaska until June when Deloris and Ronal drove the Alcan Highway back to Mitchell, SD. They lived in Medford, Oregon from 1954-1957, then returned to Mitchell where she lived the rest of her life.

Deloris was a homemaker, but also worked various jobs including ASC office, manager of Davison/ Hanson County Federal Credit Union, and bookkeeper at the Oscar Howe Center. Deloris was a Service to Military Families (SMF), and also volunteered at the local food pantry, Red Cross for 12 years, Dakota Discovery Museum, and First Lutheran Church. She was previously a member of the Presbyterian Church for many years along with being an Elder in the United Presbyterian Women’s Organization. Deloris was attending the First Lutheran Church.

She enjoyed baking, cooking, camera club, decorative folk-art painting, writing family stories, and poetry. She loved doing craft projects with her grandchildren.

Deloris is survived by her daughter, Deanne (Alan) Larson of Mitchell; son, Steven (Nancy) Spry of Westminster, CA; daughter-in-law, Donna (Jon) Spry of Westminster, CO; siblings, Gary (Peggy) Smith of Mondamin, IA; and Gail (Robert) Mueller of Mitchell; along with ten grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronal; son, Jon; brother, Kenneth Smith; and sister, Karen Hanson.

Deloris requested that in lieu of flowers, please direct memorials to the American Cancer Society.

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