Carrie "Faye" Radell

Carrie “Faye” (Rodgers) Radell passed from this life to her eternal reward on March 13, 2021. Faye was born on May 18, 1923 at Keys (Stone Chapel), OK to Charles Edward and Martha (Goodman) Rodgers, and was born the second to last of 10 girls. Her parents had promised to name one of their daughters after her aunt's names and since they thought that she was going to be the last girl born, then they named her after all of them. According to Faye, her name officially was Carrie Lou Cindy Laura Faye. Her dad said, “I don't care what you name her. I'm going to call her Faye.” Faye attended one room schoolhouses at Ryder and Stone Chapel, and then graduated from Tahlequah High School in Tahlequah, OK in 1943. After graduation she worked at Kress Drug in Tulsa, OK. She later worked as a “Rosie the Riveter” at Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa where she worked on the B-24 Liberator, the SBD Dauntless, and the A-20 Havoc during WWII. It was while working at Douglas that she met Myron Radell when they rode in the same carpool, and in 1944 they were married in Bristow, OK. Shortly after that they moved to St. Paul, MN which was Myron's home town. For the next year she worked at Brown & Bigelow printing which made calendars, playing cards, and greeting cards mostly made for companies for advertising purposes. She also worked at the Telex Corporation which made electronic devices and she learned to solder electronic wiring and circuit boards. She really loved to solder. In the next few years the couple moved to Oklahoma, Kansas, and California until settling in Grand Prairie, TX in 1954 where Myron got a steady job in aircraft at Chance Vought Aircraft. In the early 1960's Myron was laid off work and Faye went to work at Texas Instruments which made various electronic products. It was there she again employed her talent to solder by working on circuit boards which were all done by hand, and were used in the Gemini program at NASA. After that she worked as being a full time mom. If you ever accused her of not having a job, she was quick to remind you of all the jobs that a mom and housewife did, and put you in your place. She was really proud of her “job” as a homemaker and always assured that all the jobs she ever had was to support her family and not as a feminist. Her hobbies were oil painting, crafts, sewing, cooking, camping, and fishing. She was also a big Dallas Cowboys fan. No matter how bad the team was she was sure they could win every game. Several years after Myron retired they decided to move to Gainesville, TX, and just recently, after the death of Myron, Faye moved to Prague, OK to be near to family. She was also a 3 time cancer survivor. Faye was always a positive force to those all around her. Numerous times she told her boys and grand kids and her friends in her own way that things would always work out in the end. She truly loved her family and had a real sense of family above all else. She loved all her sisters and her nieces and nephews. She really just wanted what she thought was best for her loved ones. If she thought you needed to have a piece of cake even if you didn't think so, then you were going to have a piece of cake. “No” was not an option. She often loved a good joke and to cut-up, and was often funny without even trying to be. She also loved her church family whether it was Lakeview church of Christ in Grand Prairie, TX, Commerce St. church of Christ in Gainesville, TX, or the church of Christ at Little, OK. She found good Christian friends wherever she went, and was strong-willed, out-going and fun-loving even though she said when she was young she was really shy. Her faith in God was evident even toward the end of her life as she would often hum Christian hymns and said that God would do what was best for her. Faye was preceded in death by her husband, parents, all sisters, several nieces and nephews. Those who are left to cherish the life of Faye are sons Stanley and wife Linda Radell of Cooper, TX, Roger and wife Lisa Radell of Prague, OK, grandchildren Tiffany Radell, of Ft. Worth, TX, Edward and wife Rhonda Thompson/Radell of Canton, TX, Emily and husband Aaron Waggoner of Yukon, OK, Sarah Radell of Prague, OK, and Jonathan Radell of Mt. Sterling, KY, several great grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces and nephews and friends.