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Jeffa Marchita Odgen Dettinger
25 Dec 1923 – 28 Feb 2016
| Birth | 25 Dec 1923 |
| Death | 28 Feb 2016 |
| Cemetery | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington , Arlington County , Virginia , USA |
| Added by | Searching For My Roots (Tate) on 13 Mar 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158913481 |
Gravesite details
Interred July 23, 2016
Bio
Jeffa Odgen Dettinger passed from this life on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the age of 92 in Louisville, Colorado. The burial will be held at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA Born December 25, 1923 in Morgan Texas, Jeffa Ogden Dettinger grew up on a farm outside of Meridian, TX and graduated from Meridian High School in 1941. After graduation, she moved to Ft Worth, where she met her first husband, Jack Cook, a pilot in the Army Air Corps. He was shot down and killed over Germany in 1944. Jeffa went to work at Carswell AFB after the war, and met her second husband, Ryan Taylor, from Burleson, TX. Ryan was a navigator and bombadier on B-24s during WWII and completed 36 missions over Europe. Jeffa and Ryan enjoyed 47 years together, traveling the world while he was an officer in the US Air Force. Ryan passed away in San Antonio, TX, where he and Jeffa retired. Jeffa then moved to Virginia to be near her daughter and her family. She met her third husband, Dr Garth Dettinger at the retirement home in Ft Belvoir. Garth was also a WWII pilot as well as a medical doctor, retiring as a USAF Major General. Always one to take on new adventures, Jeffa moved to the Denver area 16 months ago to be near her daughter, son-in-law and their children. She enjoyed many visits with them, and they truly loved her deeply. Jeffa loved playing bridge and was proud of being awarded Silver Life Member status in 2008, by the ACBL. Though she was only in Colorado for a short time, she quickly made many friends where she lived, and they will miss her very much. Preceded in death by, Bill Jack Cook, husband, Ryan E Taylor, husband, Garth B Dettinger, husband and son Darryl J Cook. Survivors include: Children/In-laws are Gail Drifmeyer and son-in-law Ken Drifmeyer. Grandchildren: Amanda T Bryan, Douglas R Drifmeyer, Ashley C Scott. Great Grandchildren: Braden, Devon, and Ethan Scott. The Funeral Home providing support is the Darrell Howe Mortuary, Lafayette, CO.
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Family
Parents
Spouse
- FLT O Bill Jack Cook 1919–1944
- FLT O Bill Jack Cook 1919–1944
- MAJ Garth Bryant Dettinger 1921–2005
- Ryan Edward Taylor 1923–1995
Siblings
- Ezekiel Bird Ogden 1909–1911
- Parks Hill Ogden 1910–1993
- Randolph A Ogden 1916–1983
- Jack P. Ogden 1919–1998
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