Delilah Ann Deese, a resident of Dothan, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at her home. She was 78.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 11:00 am, at Glover Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Brad Hardy officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery with Glover Funeral Home and Crematory of Dothan directing. The family will receive friends Wednesday at 9:45 am to 10:45 am, prior to services, at Glover Funeral Home Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to one’s favorite charity.
Mrs. Deese was born in Dothan on April 25, 1948, to C. H. and Edna Odessa Whitehurst Odom. She grew up in Dothan and was a 1966 graduate of Dothan High School. She retired from Pemco after 25 years as a Planning Manager. She worked with her husband at his cabinet shop until his retirement. Mrs. Deese enjoyed sewing, embroidery, shopping and chauffeuring her 3 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter Vickie Deese Holland, a brother Charles Odom and a brother-in-law Mike Deese.
Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Tony Deese, Dothan; a son David Deese (Elicia), Headland; a daughter Nicky Deese, Dothan; a brother Paul Odom, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; a sister Paula Jackson (Franky), Skipperville; sister-in-law Dale Deese, Headland; brother and sister-in-law Dan and Cyndi Deese, Dothan; 3 grandchildren Ethan Holland (Juliette), Dothan, Shelby Deese, Wicksburg, and Anna Grace Holland (Cody Enfinger) Dothan; several nieces and nephews; her best friend since 4th grade Gayle Meredeth, Dothan, her special canine companion “Mollie”.
The family would like to thank caregivers Priscilla White, Patricia Johnson, Ruby Crews, Bridget Barber and Day Springs Hospice. A special thank you to her devoted caregiver and life-long family friend Cathy White.
Glover Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 699-3888. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com
