Michelle Fite
1956 – 2022
Michelle Fite went home to her Lord and Savior in heaven on May 27th, 2022. She was born in Minco, Oklahoma on July 6, 1956, to Doyle and Bobbie Jean Morris. They later moved to Artesia, New Mexico and subsequently moved to Glorietta, New Mexico. She grew up on the grounds of the Glorietta Baptist Assembly retreat and conference center where her father was the financial manager there. She attended school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Michelle was an exemplary singer and went to state for her abilities. She attended college at Central State University after transferring from the University of New Mexico. Michelle married her first and only love Roger Fite on August 4th, 1978, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Michelle and Roger moved to Piedmont, OK where they had 2 children, Troy Daniel Fite and Lance Alan Fite. She also had a step daughter in Sherry Jo Fite. The family moved to Edmond, OK in 1988. Michelle raised them with love, passion, and discipline while displaying what it means to love and follow Jesus Christ. She took great pride in her home. She always wanted it to convey a sense of welcome for anyone that would come by. During this time, she would take on many different roles and projects from being a stay at home mom to working for a few years as a teacher at Oklahoma Christian Schools where Lance and Troy attended high school. Michelle was a very talented seamstress. For a number of years, she did freelance sewing work. She was always working on a project sewing something for her friends or family. Her real passion was teaching the Word of God. She touched countless lives over the last couple of decades through Precept Ministries and BSF.
Michelle was diagnosed 15 years ago with a rare autoimmune disease in her liver. She was given 8-10 years to live. Her ability to continue to live life and pursue the Lord during this time was a testament to the person that she was. Michelle was preceded in death by her parents, Doyle and Bobbie Morris, and step daughter Sherry. She is survived by her husband Roger Fite of Edmond Ok, her sons Troy Fite of Edmond, OK and Lance Fite of Alamo, CA, and her brother Kevin Morris of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Michelle is also survived by her 8 grandchildren, Billie and Sammie Fite, Kallen, Kora, and Koen Fite, Kecia Stoltz and Caleb and Adam Skinner. She is survived by 1 great grandchild, Micah Stoltz. The family thanks Pastor Ted Kersh, Carol and Kenneth Crouch, Wathena and Charlie Spencer and her many friends for their love and support.
A private visitation will be held for family. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM, Friday, June 3rd, 2022 at First Baptist Church of Edmond , with burial to follow at Gracelawn Cemetery.