Ocie Lenoria Phelps

Born on February 29, 1936, in Elkhart, Texas, Ocie was a daughter of the late Jimme Franklin Blackwell and the late Ida Bell Barnett Blackwell.

Ocie retired from Rock-Tenn after many years of dedicated service working in Quality Control. She enjoyed going to casinos, eating out, spending time with grandkids and great grandkids, and taking care of her fur-babies.

Along with her parents, Ocie was preceded in death by her husband Ernest Phelps; and her brothers and sisters.

Ocie is survived by her daughters Deborah Kay Barnes of Gladewater, Texas, Linda Matthews of Gun Barrel City, Texas, Kathy Lawson of Mabank, Texas, and Cindy Wakefield of Mabank, Texas; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be conducted on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Payne Springs Cemetery in Mabank, Texas.