Dores Adelene Dixon Mullett, born November 6, 1931, in Kim, Colorado, was the daughter of a Nazarene preacher who moved his family to many small communities across the state. Dores parents and four siblings together survived the Great Depression, grasshopper plagues and Dust Bowl storms that blew across parts of Colorado. Although growing up in parsonages, which the family often called "fishbowls," had its challenges, Dores wrote, "I wouldnt have switched families with anyone. We moved from small town to smaller town and from tiny church to tiny church, but we always made close friends, and we were blessed with a loving family. I consider it a privilege to have grown up in parsonages across Colorado places like Karval with its grasslands and antelopes, Las Animas with its cantaloupes and Brighton sitting at the foothills of the Rockies."Dores had a strong faith that began as a small child and carried her through her 91 years. That faith, along with her joie de vivre, fierce independence and devotion to family and friends, never wavered. Although she had never stepped outside the state of Colorado, at 17, Dores graduated from high school in Brighton, Colorado, saved her money and boarded a bus for Pasadena, California, where she attended college. At Pasadena College, she met the only man she would ever love, Richard Dale Mullett, whom she lovingly called "Dick."Although she initially wasnt interested in Dick and tried to dodge him before he could ask her out, she eventually relented, and after their first date in August 1952, they were never apart. They were engaged by Thanksgiving after Dick proposed in the California mountains, and they married May 22, 1953. Although Dick was accepted to four medical schools, including Stanford University, they chose Baylor University in Houston, Texas. Together, they lived in a 27-foot trailer that Dick outfitted with a bathroom and air conditioning.Like Julia Child, Dores became an extraordinary cook. Although she started out making casseroles on a frugal budget, she went on to master increasingly complex dishes and always added her own twist to any recipe, be it roasted Cornish game hen, Concord grape pie, cabbage rolls, grapes in caramel, chocolate cheesecake or oatmeal bread. She shared her love for cooking with so many, hosting elaborate dinners, catering weddings and opening a small tea room in the 1970s in Oklahoma City at what was then called The Colonies, off North Western, near 50th Street.While Dick was in medical school and Dores worked full time to support him, she also learned how to knit, always using the best yarns per Dicks insistence, even though money was tight. She could tackle the toughest, most intricate patterns, later knitting keepsakes for all her children and grandchildren. The couple moved back to California for Dicks medical internship at Los Angeles County Hospital. They later returned to Houston for Dicks anesthesiology residency. They then moved to McAllen, Texas, where Dick first practiced medicine. There, they lived on an orange and grapefruit orchard with a large circular drive lined with wild roses. Dores did all of the record keeping for her husbands business and served as president of the Rio Grande medical spouses association. In 1967, they joined an anesthesiology practice in Oklahoma City, where they settled and raised three children.Dores studied home economics at Pasadena College and later completed her bachelors degree in education while her three children were in elementary school, thanks to the help of her dear father, Garfield Dixon, who came to live with the family so Dores could continue her studies.She became an antique collector long before antiques were in vogue. She would find a dresser or a table or an old brass light fixture covered in green patina for little to nothing, then refinish it, bringing it back to life. She even learned how to re-cane chairs. She made an art out of anything she set her mind to do. Together, Dores and Dick were notorious for pulling into some little junk shop and telling their three young children, "Well only be a few minutes," which always turned into a much longer adventure. In the 1970s, they purchased an old house at the end of the main strip in Estes Park, Colorado, near the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, and opened an antique shop called Grandmothers House.After Dick died of pancreatic cancer in 1983, Dores set up residence in the back of the Estes Park antique shop and ran the store. She later returned to Oklahoma and for decades had a thriving estate sale business. Just prior to COVID, she was still running estate sales. The curly-headed spitfire with a can-do spirit that could redirect rivers finally stopped working at age 89.In her last years, she jotted down memories and thoughts and repeatedly called her children "my three angels." She recently wrote, "I was happiest when my three children were in their little rockers parked in front of the TV and dinner was cooking and Dick was coming home for dinner."Dores was preceded in death by her mother, Ethel White Dixon, and her father, Garfield Dixon; her husband, Richard Dale Mullett; her sisters, Geneva Roos and Emogene Henkel; and her brother Robert Dixon. She leaves the following beloved people on this Earth: sister Mary Lee Madsen; son Michael Mullett and daughters Lori Sheik and Nancy Dixon; son-in-law Randy Sheik; grandchildren Blake and Brooklyn Mullett, Brittany Rogers and Paris Corbett; grandson-in-law Ben Rogers and granddaughter-in-law Kaitlin Mullett; great-grandchildren Anson and Jolene Mullett; and many more people she claimed as both children and grandchildren.She loved big, and her presence will forever be missed. Hers was a love that spread deep and wide and never stopped flowing, a river even to the end.In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Mercy Hospice through Mercy Health Foundation. Mercy Hospice assisted the family in Dores final days so she could be with family at home. They provided excellent, compassionate support, as well as unsurpassed dignity. Visit https://mercyhealthfoundation.net/communities/oklahoma-city/or mail checks to Mercy Hospice:Mercy Health Foundation13321 N. Meridian, Suite 206Oklahoma City, OK 73120The family welcomes you to drop in and celebrate Dores life from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Sunday, January 8, and enjoy delicious desserts in honor of Dores culinary legacy at PLENTY Mercantile, 807 N. Broadway Avenue, in downtown Oklahoma City. If possible, please email [emailprotected] so the family can plan for your attendance. . Celebration of Life Service PLENTY Mercantile Sunday, January 08, 2023 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM 807 N. Broadway Ave. Oklahoma City, OK The family welcomes you to drop in and celebrate Dores' life from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Sunday, January 8, and enjoy delicious desserts in honor of Dores' culinary legacy at PLENTY Mercantile, 807 N. Broadway Avenue, in downtown Oklahoma City. If possible, please email so the family can plan for your attendance.