Stillwater, OK - Obeda Lorene Alldredge Castle Bentley

1925 - 2025

Lorene Bentley passed away on September 22, 2025, in Stillwater. A vibrant spirit with a love for life and always ready for an adventure, her absence will be deeply felt by her family and dear friends.

Obeda Lorene Alldredge was born on December 8, 1925, to Hugh and Obeda Maupin Alldredge on the family's farm in Tecumseh. Lorene was the last of five siblings and the only daughter. She graduated from Tecumseh High School, class of '43. That same year she married Robert Francis "Bob" Castle. They raised two daughters, Donna and Kathryn. Lorene was an active member of the Village, OK Baptist Church and of the women's Stitch and Chatter club of Britton, OK.

Lorene was a certified dental assistant in Oklahoma City then became a Dental Health Educator for Pottawatomie County. She thoroughly enjoyed interacting with children, who called her the "Tooth Lady" and educating them on the importance of dental health.

After the sudden death of her husband Bob in 1966, Lorene eventually settled in Randlett, OK, with her second husband Valton Lavoy "Ben" Bentley, a World War II veteran and US Postmaster of that town.

Lorene became the elected mayor of Randlett, OK where she organized the first volunteer fire department and obtained funding for that city's first sewer system.

She also campaigned and won Randlett the distinguished designation as a Bicentennial Community of Oklahoma. In 1976, Lorene had the honor of welcoming Lieutenant Governor George Nigh who led the Oklahoma Bicentennial Prairie Schooner across the Red River and into Randlett.

As a very active member of the Extension Homemakers organization, Lorene enjoyed quilt making and crocheting; one of the group's quilts made in honor of the Oklahoma Bicentennial lies in the archives of the Extension Homemakers Association.

On returning to Oklahoma City, Lorene was active in the Village Baptist Church and working at the jewelry counter at the Village Walmart.

Lorene was a talented writer and wrote many stories recounting experiences such as the tragic loss of her father during the Depression in 1933. She wrote about the comforting Orange Dog toy she received the Christmas of 1933 in the article "Christmases to Remember", published in the Daily Oklahoman on December 24, 2006.

As a dual cancer survivor, Lorene triumphed over both breast cancer and colon cancer. She was an active member of the Mercy Cancer Survivor's group. She had learned to fight the good fight and never give up. Her written tribute and plaque to the women with breast cancer is posted in Baptist Hospital.

Lorene retired to Stillwater where she continued socializing with family and friends at Primrose Retirement Community. A great keeper of family records, she loved nothing more than to tell stories about life in Oklahoma over the last century.

Lorene goes to rejoin her parents Hugh and Obeda, brothers Arthur, Delbert, Vancel and Lloyd (Buddy), her husbands Bob and Ben, and grandson Jeffrey Goodwill. She is survived by her beloved daughters Donna Goodwill and husband William (Edmond), and Kathryn Castle Aichele and husband Douglas (Stillwater). Lorene is also survived by her grandchildren Rob Goodwill and wife Heather (Oklahoma City), Julie Newsom and husband Eric (Frankenmuth, MI), Adam Aichele and Allison McGarry (Washington, DC), Clint Aichele and wife Melanie (Stillwater), and six great grandchildren Sawyer, Beau, Paul and Joel Aichele and Barrett and Everett Newsom..

Visitation Monday, October 6, 2025 from 2pm to 5pm at the Memorial Park Funeral Home at 13313 N Kelley Ave, OKC. Services on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 2pm at the Historic Chapel at Memorial Park Cemetery, 13400 N Kelley Ave, OKC, with burial to follow the service.