Iris Deurmyer

Iris Dean Deurmyer (Davis), 71, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2019.

Iris was born in Edmond on April 13, 1948, to Gladys Davis.

She grew up on the Christner family homestead farm near Cashion. She attended 12 years at Cashion school, was a member of the Cashion Methodist Church and attended four years at the University of Central Oklahoma majoring in special education.

After marriage and her first son, she moved to Oregon, having a second son, David Deurmyer, that died as an infant. She had her third son, Jeremy, and then returned to her family, who were living in Mangum, in 1989.

Iris has been the pastor of Mt. Zion Pentecostal Holiness Church near Hinton for more than 10 years. As part of her ministry there, she set up the RE-store Thrift Store, worked to preserve the Hinton Food Bank and established the Euphoria Prayer House in Weatherford.

Iris was preceded in death by her mother, brother Darrel “Bub,” sister Frances and infant son, David.

She is survived by sons Chris and wife Alice and Jeremy and wife Morgan; two granddaughters and one unborn grandchild; sister, Roberta Williams and husband Richard; and other close family and friends.