Delaine Dunigan Alger, 76, daughter of Thurman and Ruth (White) Dunigan, was born March 18, 1940, in Houston, Mo. She passed away July 2, 2016, at Cox Hospital, Springfield, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her grandparents; and Aunt Gracie, who helped raise her.
Delaine is survived by her brother, Dean Dunigan and wife, Judy, of Spokane, Wash.; her twin brother, Dewaine Dunigan and wife, Joyce, of Houston, Mo.; her nieces, Teresa Gayer and husband, Larry, of Lexington, Tenn., Julie Collins and husband, Dennis, of Villa Ridge, Mo., Amy Christeson and husband, Andrew, of Houston, Mo., and Kim Cuthberton and husband, Jeff, of Kalispell, Mont.; six great nieces; two great-nephews; one great-great niece; an aunt, Della; and many other relatives and friends.
Delaine grew up in Houston, attending school at Houston High School. In her younger years she enjoyed helping at the family auto parts store, swimming at the creek and volunteering as a candy striper at TCMH.
Delaine had two husbands, but found her one true love, Harold Tweed, who was a great companion to her for the past 15 years. They enjoyed going on many trips, out to eat, shopping, fishing and many more adventures.
She worked in the cleaning field for many years, starting at TCMH. She owned a cleaning business in Wichita, Kan., with her second husband. Delaine lived in Branson, Mo., where she worked as a hotel housekeeper for 15 years. She enjoyed going to the many shows and shopping with family and friends. She retired and moved back to Houston to be close to her family in 2001. She loved just riding around enjoying the scenery and going out to eat with Jessie and Dorothy and other friends and her special times eating breakfast with her brother, Dewaine.
Delaine liked to watch her many Gaither videos, do crossword puzzles, watch the birds, read, talk to her family and friends on the phone and visit with her Hamrick Terrace neighbors. She also enjoyed getting her hair done and eating at the Houston Senior Center.
She was never able to have children of her own but loved and treated her nieces as if they were hers. She never drove and depended on her brother and sister-in-law, nieces and many friends to get her where she needed to go, and she was forever grateful.
Delaine had many health trials that got to be too much for this earthly body to endure. But we rejoice in knowing that we will see her again in her perfect heavenly body. This is not goodbye, since she knew our Lord and Savior. We will all miss her greatly, but are blessed in knowing such a sweet, loving lady and will always cherish the memories that we made.
Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob White and Delbert Gayer officiating. Burial was in Oakhill Cemetery under the direction of Evans Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Andrew Christeson, Dennis Collins, Jr., Travis Campbell, Shawn Agee, Rob Haney and Delbert Gayer.
Memorials may be made to Houston Senior Center. To send an online condolence, please go to www.evansfh.com.
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