Dorothy Faye (Selzer) Neil Utzig

Dorothy Faye (Selzer) Neil Utzig passed away on November 29, 2021, in Bradley, Oklahoma, at the age of 73. She was born to Ernest Joseph Selzer and Callie Ollie Belle (Jones) Selzer, on July 24, 1948, in Alex, Oklahoma. Faye has been a resident of Bradley for most of her life. She also lived in Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado and spent some time in California. She was a member of the Elks Club. Faye spent her working life in law enforcement. She worked for the Lindsay Police Department as a dispatcher, animal control officer, and police officer. She worked for the Blanchard Police Department as a police officer. She became CLEET certified at the age of 50 and retired at the age of 61. Faye married Jimmy Lee Neil in Chickasha on August 17, 1964. Together they celebrated twenty years and had two daughters, Connie and Donna. Later in life, Faye married again to Rick Utzig. Faye loved working with her hands and “piddling” in different things around her home. She had a very creative mind and enjoyed gardening, crafting, her rock garden, decorating houses, and baking wedding and birthday cakes. She enjoyed going to the casinos and trying her luck. Her greatest treasure was her family, she lived for every moment she got to spend with them and all the holidays they got to share. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Connie Barrington and husband Toby of Alex and Donna Hilderbrandt and husband James of Lindsay, her brother, James Selzer and wife Linda of Alabama, a sister-in-law, Janice Selzer of Lindsay, her grandchildren, Michael and Emerald Barrington, Kristy and Derek Handke, Blake and Courtney Hilderbrandt, and Christian Hilderbrandt, and great grandchildren, Katelyn Handke, Kenzie Handke, Evan Handke, Jade, Barrington, Carter Barrington, Aubrey Barrington, Indy Hilderbrandt, and Creed Hilderbrandt. Faye is preceded in death by her parents, Ernest “Boots” and Ollie Belle Selzer, first husband, Jimmy Lee Neil, brothers, Ray Selzer and wife Fay, Robert Selzer, Gene Selzer and wife Rose, Roy Selzer and wife Gladys. The family will be accepting visitors on Thursday, December 2, 2021, from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM. at the Wilbourn Family Funeral Home Chapel in Lindsay, Oklahoma. A graveside service to honor the life of Faye is set to begin at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, December 3, 2021 at the Bradley Cemetery in Bradley, Oklahoma. Services are under the direction of Scott and Angel Wilbourn of Wilbourn Family Funeral Home in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.wilbournfamilyfuneralhome.com

Dorothy Faye (Selzer) Neil Utzig

July 24, 1948 - November 29, 2021

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