Delores Kay Williams

Delores Kay Williams, of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, passed away on September 11, 2026, surrounded by the love of a family who will miss her dearly. She was born September 21, 1949, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to Hubert and Alice Burkart. Delores grew up in the Bartlesville and Dewey area and graduated from Dewey High School in 1967. Throughout her life, she found happiness in the simple things that allowed her creativity to shine. She loved crafting and especially enjoyed making wallets and creating beautiful diamond dot projects. Her handmade creations were a reflection of the patience, care, and love she put into the things she enjoyed. Delores also loved to travel, especially when she could do so alongside her husband. Their adventures together brought countless memories, many laughs, and wonderful times that they treasured throughout the years. In 2010, Delores began dating Larry Harris, someone she had known during their high school years. After life had taken them down separate paths for many years, they found their way back to one another. Their friendship grew into love, and in 2013, they were married. Their story was a special reminder that sometimes love has a way of returning when the time is right. Above all, Delores loved her family. She was deeply loved in return, and the memories she created with those closest to her will continue to be cherished for generations. Her laughter, creativity, companionship, and loving presence will be greatly missed. Delores was preceded in death by her parents, Hubert and Alice Burkart; brothers, Allen Burkart and Robert Burkart; sister, Della Alford; and husbands, Ronnie Key and Dan Williams. She is survived by her husband, Larry Harris; sons, Gary Key and wife Heather, Leon Plisek and wife Faith, and Matt Harris; daughters, Julie Evans and husband John Conley, Tonya Dayhoff, and Angie Gerjets and husband Dwayne; grandchildren, Alyra McNickle, Samuel Fincher, Ashley Green, Ronna Key, Elijah Key, Isaiah Key, Easton Plisek, Destiney Cornelius, and Cadyn Artherton; great-grandchildren, Cooper McNickle, Benton Lightfoot, Jenson Lightfoot, Sawyor Lightfoot, and Josie Mark; brothers, George Burkart and Herbert Burkart; sister, Patricia Coyne and husband Pat; along with many other relatives and friends who loved her dearly. Delores leaves behind a lifetime of memories—of family, creativity, travels, laughter, and a love story that found its way back after many years apart. Though she will be greatly missed, the love she shared and the memories she created will remain in the hearts of her family forever.

Delores Kay Williams

September 21, 1949 - September 11, 2026