WHISENANT — Ella "Dee" Yeuldine (Fitzgerald), 92; born June 19, 1932, Payne County, Oklahoma; died July 20, 2024, Grants Pass, Oregon. Surviving: sons, Thomas and Bruce; daughter, Terry Whisenant Hankins; brother, Albert "Gene" Downs; half sister, Sharon Downs; 6 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.