Delores Colbert

Delores Butler Kernell Colbert, 73, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2025, at her home in El Reno, Oklahoma. She was born on November 20, 1952, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to Roland and Beverly Jean (Longhorn) Butler.

Delores was raised in the Shawnee area and graduated from Earlsboro High School with the class of 1971. After graduation she stayed in the Shawnee area until 1999 when she made her home in El Reno.

Delores loved sewing, ribbon appliqué designing and spending time with her grandson, Noah. She was an enrolled member of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma and the descendancy of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe.

Delores was preceded in death by her parents, Roland and Beverly Butler; son, Gregory Kernell; sister, Pam Rolette; and husbands, Cecil Kernell and Don Colbert.

Delores is survived by her son, Roland Kernell of Oklahoma City; grandson, Noah Kernell of Tahlequah; granddaughter, Courtney Flickinger; six sisters: Gwen Switch of Moore, Janet Jeske of Shawnee, Fredith Blanchard of Little Axe, Lana Butler of Shawnee, Vicki Wilson of Shawnee, and Edwina Butler-Wolf of Shawnee; and many extended family members and friends.

The family of Delores would like to give a special thank you to Russell Murray Hospice of El Reno and nurses, Betty and Anna.

A memorial service will be held on Monday, December 22, 2025, 10:00 a.m., at AE Funeral Services Chapel, 603 W. Independence St., Shawnee, Oklahoma 74804. Chaplain Victor Cope will officiate.