Nora Mae Deason age 79, of Lane, Okla., passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023, in Durant, Oklahoma. Nora was born on March 31, 1944, in Picher, Okla., to Calvin Monroe and Sylvia Mae (Madlock) Brown. Nora graduated from Southeast High School in Oklahoma City and later married James Edward Deason on November 4, 1962.
They were blessed with 54 years together and worked side by side at Mountain Lake in Ardmore for many years as Lake Manager and Chief Lake Ranger. She later retired to care for her husband and sisters. Jim passed away on March 29, 2016. Nora was a devoted homemaker and dreamed of being a nurse, she enjoyed crocheting and making floral arrangements. She was of the Christian Faith and had a deep love for her family and friends.
Nora is preceded in death by her husband, James “Jim” Deason; parents, Calvin and Sylvia Brown; sons: James Edward Deason Jr., Steven Earl Deason, and Mike Ladell Deason; siblings: Regina Brown, Willadean Bankson, Kenneth Brown, Frankie Bankson, Georgia Owen, Eugene Brown, Gearld Brown, Arthur Brown, Roberta Brown, and Johnny Brown; sisters-in-law: Shirley Brown, Gladys Knight, Hazel Smith, and Betty Beach.
Nora is survived by her brother, Lloyd Brown of Lane, Okla.; sister, Anita Kay Miller of Oklahoma City, Okla.; daughter-in-law, Ruby Deason of Oklahoma City, Okla.; grandson, Gary James of Oklahoma City, Okla.; granddaughter, Christin Deason of Lanore, N.C.; granddaughter, Hannah Deason of Chicago, Ill.; great-granddaughter, Maddison Deason of Oklahoma City, Okla.; brother-in-law, Gary Deason of Oklahoma City, Okla.; numerous nieces, nephews, extended family, and special friend Belinda Howard of Lane, Okla. 
A celebration of Nora’s life will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Brown’s Funeral Service Chapel. Pastor Greg Thralls to officiate.
Arrangements are under the direction of Brown’s Durant Funeral and Cremation Service.