Mary Jo Dilks, 88, of Kingston, Oklahoma passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at her home in Kingston.  She was born on June 9, 1936, in Ardmore, Oklahoma to the late Walter Edwin Rappolee Sr. and Jewel Flynt Rappolee.   Mary Jo was raised in Ardmore.  She married Robert Ernest Dilks on June 18, 1960, in Wichita Falls, Texas.  She lived in Philadelphia, Connecticut and Dallas before moving to Kingston where she lived for the past 20 years. Mary Jo worked in the public schools as a teacher and was a member of the Garden Club of Kingston.  She enjoyed genealogy, reading, bird watching, and working in her flower beds.

Mary Jo is survived by:

Husband:                     Robert Dilks, Kingston, Oklahoma

Son:                             Michael Dilks, Durant, Oklahoma

Daughter in-law:         Katrenia Dilks, Kingston, Oklahoma

2 grandchildren:          Lloyd Scott Dilks and Sarah Nicole Dilks

Mary Jo was preceded in death by her parents, and 1 son: Scott Robert Dilks and 1 brother: Walter Ernest Rappolee, Jr.