DODGE CITY – Ella Mae Dale, 93, died Monday, July 6, 2026 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City.

She was born August 25, 1932 at Cherokee, Oklahoma, the daughter of Floyd and Mabel (George) Campbell. She and James Robert took great pride in showing their shorthorn steers in FFA competitions. In 1951 she was crowned FFA Queen and graduated from Jet high school. She was a homemaker and was a member of Rainbow and Eastern Star and United Methodist Church. She moved from Jet to Dodge City in 2012.

On October 11, 1952 she married Neal Jay Dale at Jet. He preceded her in death on September 14, 2004.

She had a love for animals, knitting and crocheting, sewing, puzzles, and playing games with family and friends. She loved to paint landscapes on just about anything; canvas, tables, and saw blades.

Survivors include: one daughter, Jamie Morris and husband Al, Dodge City; one son, Randy Dale and wife Melissa, Albuquerque, New Mexico; four grandchildren, Erik Morris, Sarah Kinder, Spencer Morris and Maeredith Dao; 4 great grandchildren, Alaina, Sophie, Brynlee and Paisley; her brother, George Myrick, Jet; and her sister, Anna Louise Willits, Mustang, Oklahoma; many cousins, nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, John and Mabel Myrick, a brother, James Robert Campbell and a sister, Jane Lord.

A gathering of friends will be at 12:00 pm noon, August 25, 2026 at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City. There will be no public viewing, cremation has taken place. Private family inurnment will be at a later date in Pleasant View Cemetery in Jet in the fall.

The family suggests memorials to Manor of the Plains in Dodge City, Jet Cemetery, or Nash Christian Church in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.