Deena was born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma on June 3, 1955, and passed away on April 30,2022 in Nacogdoches, Texas.
She will be remembered for her beautiful smile, her love of dance and the outdoors, her love for animals, friends and family. She loved cheerleading and dance in high school and dancing was still a passion of hers later in life. She enjoyed dressing her little girls and showing them off. She gave them her old dresses from dances and various cheerleading outfits to play dress up in, such wonderful memories were made.
She is preceded in death by her father and stepmother Gail and Wilma Laidley, her mother Novella Rowen and her stepbrother Daniel Thompson.
She leaves behind her brother Tommy Laidley, her daughters Lindsay Heffernan and Briana Mast, along with their spouses, stepsister Linda Thompson, aunts and uncles, several cousins, nephews, nieces, her grandchildren and friends.
Deena was a victim of Huntington’s disease, a rare, inherited disease that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain and as of now, has no cure. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, in memory of Deena and the many affected by this awful disease.
Memorial services will be 12:00 pm, Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Traditions Funeral Chapel in Kellyville
