Dione Antonia (Villicana) Hackworth

Dione Antonia Villicana Hackworth, age 59, passed away on February 28th, 2025, at Integris Health Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dione was born on April 17, 1965, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Eli Villicana and Ann Katherine Tainpeah Villicana. She graduated from Capitol Hill High School and attended Oklahoma City Community College. At the age of 19, Dione began working for UPS, where she spent almost 10 years of her life. Later, she worked for Optum, assisting with patient calls regarding prescriptions, and eventually transitioned to working from home. Her dedication to her family never wavered, even as life presented increasing amounts of stress and challenges. After facing several health issues and becoming disabled, she spent the remainder of her life navigating her physical health struggles. Dione’s life was marked by both hard times and moments of joy. Her mother passed away in 2007, and her father passed away in 2009. She lost her sisters Frances Ann Crandell Park in 2021, and Renee Villicana Bruesch in 2022. She was a loving mother to her two children, Daniel Jay Harjo and Alec Micael Hackworth, always striving to provide for them despite the challenges she faced. Her love for her children was evident, even in difficult moments, and she worked hard to ensure they were cared for. She faced personal struggles, but she made strides toward recovery and finding happiness in the last years of her life. Dione loved listening to music, reading books, and watching movies and TV shows, especially when she could share those things with her sons. She enjoyed hanging out with friends from work and getting to know them better. She spent a lot of time hanging out or talking with her sisters, her nephew, Dana Tainpeah Crandell, and her niece, Manon Crandell Hijazi. She enjoyed talking with extended family members and getting to know them better. She loved eating out when she could with her sons and others, and she had a passion and interest in cooking, especially being inspired by cooking and food TV shows. She enjoyed every opportunity she had to travel, to have fun shopping, and see new places. She loved all her pets very much, whether it was her dogs or cats. Dione is a descendant of the Kiowa, Wichita, and Comanche tribes. She was baptized at Glorieta Baptist Church and later became a member of First Southern Baptist Church in Del City. Though Dione’s life was filled with hardship, she was a survivor. In her final year, she fought bravely against the end stage of liver cirrhosis, undergoing numerous hospitalizations. Despite the many setbacks, despite her body and mind deteriorating, she remained hopeful for the future and strong in spirit until her passing. Dione’s determination and resilience in the face of adversity is something her family will forever remember and admire. She will be greatly missed and cherished by all who knew and loved her. May she rest in peace. “I have two sons which can drive me crazy at times, yet I love them more than anything in the world.” - Dione Dione is preceded in death by mother Ann Tainpeah Villicana, father Eli Villicana, maternal grandparents Alice Pickard and Guy Tainpeah, paternal grandparents Louise Asetoyer Villicana and Octaviano Villicana, sisters Frances Crandell Park and Renee Bruesch, and nephew Dana Tainpeah Crandell. She is survived by her children, Daniel Harjo and Alec Hackworth, her sister, Michelle Hummingbird, her nieces Leah Hummingbird, Kylie Hummingbird, Katelyn Hummingbird, Veronica Bruesch, Monica Bruesch, Manon Crandell Hijazi, her great nephews, Carlo Norberte, Christian Grove, Vincent Grove, and her great nieces, Isabelle Grove and Giselle Quinonez, and her daughter-in-law, Season Babygirl Harjo. Visitation for Dione is set to be held from 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Anadarko, Oklahoma. She will be laid to rest at the Memory Lane Cemetery in Anadarko, Oklahoma, following the service. Services are under the direction of Smith Funeral Home in Anadarko, Oklahoma.

Dione Antonia (Villicana) Hackworth

April 17, 1965 - February 28, 2025

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