Dolores and Marion Davidson have been a staple in the Weatherford community for many, many years.
The pair moved to Weatherford from Roger Mills County, and Marion opened his Ford dealership. Dolores, who earned music and early elementary education degrees from SWOSU, said the move was like coming home.
While Marion ran the Ford dealership with his business partner, Dolores became very involved with the community, especially the library.
Dolores was a frequent visitor at the Weatherford Public Library.
“I like to read, so I would go in, read and talk with the librarian,” she said.
Dolores eventually joined the Weatherford Public Library Advisory Board, where she helped to raise money for the current library on Franklin Avenue. She said she enjoyed meeting new people from around Weatherford and reading all the new books before they hit the shelves.
“We had people from all walks of life on the library board,” Dolores said. “We had college professors, business owners and housewives.”
As the library grew, Dolores and the board would help with different library events in the community. Some of her favorite events include hosting community coffee and book reviews. Unfortunately, the library no longer hosts the reviews as interest in the event dwindled.