Dora Mae Mitchell “Tacker”, age 99, passed away on Dec. 24, 2024. Mae was born Dec. 24, 1925 in Macomb, OK to Frank and Myrtle (Bartholomew) Banning. Mae graduated as Salutatorian at Macomb High School in 1942, then earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Oklahoma in 1953. In 1969, Mae completed her Master Degree in Special Education from Central State College. Mae and her first husband, C.J. Tacker, wed in 1945. Mae‘s teaching career started in 1943 in Little Axe, OK. She then dedicated the next 20 years of her career to teaching Special Education. Mae taught special education in Midwest City, at Shawnee Junior High, at Edmond Junior High, and later she served as a Principal at Faith 7 School in Shawnee for four years. In 1998, Mae met and married Bill Mitchell.Read More
