ADELINE MIGNON ROHDE SLATON, 84, of
Anderson TX passed away peacefully surrounded
by family on April 28, 2025.
Mignon was born at the St. Joseph's Infirmary in
Houston on Jan. 5, 1941 to Willie "Bill" Gustave
& Dorothy Adeline Korffe Rohde. She attended Ranger
High School in the Class of 1959 at Ranger, TX.
Mignon was living in Humble, TX, with her grand-
mother, Alva Vida Black Korfffe, when she met Don
Slaton on a blind date. About 6 months later the
couple married in Oct. of 1961 and made their home
in Roans Prairie, TX. Their son, Todd, and daughter,
Vida, were born there. Mignon worked at American
General Life Insurance, the Grimes County Extension
Agency, the Department of Human Resources, & finally
for the Anderson-Shiro Consolidated School District.
She enjoyed watercolors, gardening, traveling, serving
with local church activities as well as serving as
Elder and Clerk of the Session at Shiro Presbyterian
Church. She was also a member of the Daughters of the
American Revolution as well an avid reader with a
thirst for knowledge.
Mignon is survived by her husband of 63 years, Don
Slaton; son, Todd Slaton; daughter and son-in-law,
Vida & Leroy Shumaker; brother-in-law, David Riffe;
nephews, Billy Riffe and wife Christine, Mark Riffe,
Paul Riffe; granddaughter, Ashlyn Patton; and great-
grandsons, Waylon and Cord Patton.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and
Dorothy Rohde; sister, Rachel Rohde Riffe (RHS-1961);
and uncle and aunt, Meredith and Miriam York.