The funeral service for Meurle Lula Dalke, age 98, of Enid, will be at 2:00 P.M. Monday, June 1, 2009, at Calvary Baptist Church, with Rev. Steve Williams and Rev. Everett Ohls officiating.  Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, with arrangements by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home. 

    She was born on November 23, 1910 in Ames, Oklahoma to Jesse L. Scott and Lyda M. (Pearson) Scott and died on May 29, 2009 in Enid, Oklahoma.

    She grew up in Ames, and attended Ames schools.  On March 11, 1934, she married Bernhard Raleigh Dalke in Bison, and they made their home in Enid.  She was a homemaker.  Meurle was a member of Calvary Baptist Chuch for sixty-seven years, where she taught the second grade Sunday School Class for many years. 

    She is survived by two sons; Bob Dalke and wife Shirley of Enid, and Gerald Dalke and wife Gwen of Edmond, seven grandchildren; Tami Mc Elroy, Penny and Danny Wicker, Jeff and Misty Dalke, Robby Dalke, Greg and Elaine Dalke, Rick and Janet Howell, and Tim and Rhonda Koehn; twelve great-grandchildren; five great, great grandchildren; and her sister, Dorthy Rikli of Enid.

    Meurle was preceded in death by her husband, Ben, three brothers and four sisters.

    Memorials may be made through the funeral home to The Commons (Methodist Home) or Calvary Baptist Church.