Charlotte Renee Minton was born January 23, 1962, in Lamesa, Texas to Travis and Janette Schafer. Renee Minton quietly left this world on Monday, February 14, 2022, after a brief and unexpected illness. She was 60 years old. During her illness, she was surrounded by her family every day.
 A memorial celebration of life for Renee was held on Monday, February 21, 2022, at Alex High School in Alex Oklahoma. She will be cremated at her request. Sevier Funeral Home is assisting the family at this time.
 She graduated from Lamesa High School in 1980. In 1984, she graduated from Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University) with a degree in Mathematics. Since that time, she served as a public school teacher until her death. She taught mostly in smaller school districts throughout Oklahoma including Shattuck, Boyton-Moton, Noble, Marlow, and Alex. Early in her career she taught at the Putnam City district in the OKC area and in Kansas City, MO. Her past 21 years were spent at Alex High School teaching both junior high and high school math.
 Renee and her husband, Dale, were married in 1999, and enjoyed their life together in Blanchard, OK. She and her husband worshipped with Life Church at the South Oklahoma City campus.
 Besides her students, Renee enjoyed spending time with her close friends and family. Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations were always special. In recent years, she and her husband Dale enjoyed spending time on vacation in the camper. The last few years, they especially enjoyed vacationing in and around Chama, New Mexico with each other and her two travelling companions, Beau and Rosie.
 Renee is survived by her children and was mother to her step daughter. They are Bekah Harris of Blanchard, Hannah E. Harris and her partner Rob Hillard of Houston TX, and Sam Harris and his wife Shiloh of Ada, Hannah R. Newman and her husband Lance of Seminole. She was an aunt to Chris Schafer and wife Jaime and daughter Jasmyne of Oklahoma City. She was also aunt to Melissa Morris and husband Tyler and son Jack of Yukon. She is also survived by her parents, Travis and Janette Schafer of Tuttle, OK and her brother and his wife, Mike and Pam Schafer, of El Reno, OK. She was grandmother to 8 children. She is survived by her parents, Travis and Janette Schafer of Tuttle, OK and her brother and his wife, Mike and Pam Schafer, of El Reno, OK. She is also survived by aunts, uncles and cousins throughout Southwest.