Willeta Florene Wilburn was born April 13, 1929, in Colony to Keith and Frances (Parks) Melton and passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at Weatherford Regional Hospital, at the age of 91 years, 4 months and 26 days.

Florene was raised and attended a rural school in Colony, graduating from Colony High School in 1946. She was the oldest of five and helped raise her siblings on the family farm east of Colony.  She moved to Oklahoma City and attended comptometer school.  On March 7, 1949, Florene married Gerald Luekenga and they made their home in Colony.  To this union were born two daughters, Rhonda Jean and Beverly Kay.  She worked alongside of her husband farming.  On December 1, 1979, she married Donald Wilburn in Anadarko and made their home south of Eakly.  Florene enjoyed her grandchildren and family time, caregiving, sewing, cooking and flower gardening.  Memorials may be made to the Weatherford Food and Resource Center or Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation – Lung Disease.

Florene is survived by two daughters, Rhonda Ridgeway and husband, Dean of Colony and Beverly Axtell of Ruidoso, New Mexico; brother, Donnie Melton and wife, Rita of Colony; sister-in-law, Nadine Melton of Weatherford; brother-in-law, Lilburn Cosper of Tecumseh; five grandchildren, Deidra Flores, Darci Dunn, Kesha Axtell, Kaci Reed and Kenzie Axtell; and five great-grandchildren, Bailey McGlothlin, Delmar Lee Luke, Serenity Flores, Laurel Reed and Avery Reed. She was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; son-in-law, Chris Axtell; two brothers, Verlin and Dale; and one sister, Darla.