Deidre Kaleen Elrod of Emporia died on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at her home in Emporia. She was 57.
Deidre was born on June 28, 1966, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of William Parker and Virginia Rae Jerome Elrod.
Surviving family members include her son, Donovan Parker Elrod of Japan; mother, Virginia Rae Higgins of Emporia; sister, Denise Louise (Wade) LeDuc of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; brothers, Ben (Cindi) Beeman of Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Jerry (Kaila) Beeman of Melvern, Kansas and six nephews and one niece.
She is preceded in death by her father William Parker Elrod and brother Kenneth Duane Elrod.
Deidre graduated from Madison High School and later served in the United States Navy from October 6, 1986, to November 4, 1998. She worked as a caseworker for CrossWinds for the last year.
After her discharge from the Navy, she lived in North Carolina for a time before coming back to Emporia and worked at Walmart for several years. Deidre obtained a BSE in Sociology from Emporia State University prior to her job with CrossWinds
Cremation is planned with a Celebration of Life later in the summer. Memorial contributions to Deidre Elrod Memorial Fund in care of Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, P.O. Box 175, Emporia, Kansas 66801.
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