CHOCTAW
O’Dell, Mary Sue: 87, homemaker, died Dec. 13. Services 1 p.m. Friday, Bethesda Church of God, Duncan (Bill Eisenhour NE, Oklahoma City).
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Thursday, December 19, 2019, Page A7.
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Mary Lavina Chapman was born at home in the small community of Mountain Grove, near Loco, Oklahoma, to Joiel Oliver (Dick) and Oma Mitchell Chapman. Dr Mingles delivered her in the old Blaylock house. He failed to report the birth, so Mary never had an official birth certificate. The family attended the local Mountain Grove Baptist Church. Ed Sutton was their preacher. The first Bible verse Mary learned at 5 or 6 years old was John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” When she was 10 years old, Mary was baptized in the pond south of the church. Her favorite verse was Psalm 23; she also loved Matthew 6: 9-13 (the Lord’s Prayer) and Romans 10:13 “For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Mary was part of a large, loving family—four girls and seven boys: Lucille, JT, Johnny, Jean, Jack, Mary, Bob, Mack, Ada, Byrle, and Myrle. Sadly, the third child Johnny passed away when he was only a few months old. Tragically, she lost her younger brother Myrle in an accident while he working on a loading dock when he was only 18 years old. Her dad worked in the oil fields as a driller, which caused the family to move around a lot—at times they lived in Mountain Grove, St Joe Texas and the Skelly Camp. She grew up in a time when much of the country was suffering. Living in the country, they were able to grow fruits and vegetables and hunt for game. They didn’t have a lot of extras, but took good care of each other. In the fall of each year, the family worked hard pulling cotton in order to pay for school clothes for the kids. Her mother made Mary a little cotton sack the size of a pillowcase for the cotton she picked. She remembered that as she followed her dad, he would always leave a little pulled cotton in the row behind him for Mary to pick up. When her brother Mack was born, her big brother JT took Mary and the other kids to the cotton field and made little animals out of the cotton to entertain them while their mother gave birth at the house. Mary was seven years old when Mack was born early; she remembered that he was so small they placed him in a shoebox for a cradle. Mary was very close to her father. He affectionately called her “Sister.” He took her to meet the famous oil well firefighter Red Adair when he came to clean out an oil pipeline near their home. He woke her early the next morning to sit with him to help listen for the blast, signaling that the pipeline was clear. He surprised her once with an outing to Velma to see the movie “My Darling Clementine.” A very special time for father and daughter. Her mother had a hard time when her last babies, the twins Myrle and Byrle were born. Mary’s older sister Jean had moved away to work in Duncan, so the care of the younger children, the cooking, and the housework fell to Mary at only thirteen years old. She had to get the kids up, cook breakfast, get them dressed, walk them to the school bus, and cook dinner when they all returned home. To this day her brother Byrle insists that she made the best biscuits ever! Her sister Ada adored her. In July, in the summer of 1949, her friend Charlotte Wisdom introduced Mary to the boy attending church with her at the Loco Baptist Church, Keith O’Dell. Keith lived in Oklahoma City with his parents, but usually spent the summers with his grandma and grandpa on their farm near Weaver Chapel (between Loco and Comanche). Mary was visiting the church with her friend, Darrell Bollick, who was preaching the sermon that day. The next morning, Keith was on Mary’s front porch to visit. She was very surprised, to say the least, and didn’t even know how he had found her. He returned each week to visit, and on May 17, 1950 they were married in Duncan, Oklahoma, at the home of his aunt and uncle, Renie and Neal Coleman. She returned to school to graduate at Velma-Alma at the end of May. Times were hard and jobs were scarce. Mary and Keith moved in with his parents, Vernon and Minnie, in Oklahoma City. His parents were always very good to Mary. Keith had joined the Marine Corps Reserves while in high school and when the Korean War broke out in June 1950, he was sent to Camp Pendleton in San Diego for basic training. After basic training Mary was able to join him in San Diego for a few weeks before he shipped out to Korea. Keith gave Mary a new middle name as he filled out Marine Corps paperwork for life insurance. He had always heard her Uncle Arch call her “Mary Sue,” so that’s what he used. After that she used “Sue” on all official documents. When Keith returned safely from Korea, as a Marine Corps veteran he was able to find employment at Tinker Air Force Base. They made Midwest City their home, raising their three children. In 1979 they built a home in Choctaw with plenty of room. Mary enjoyed time gardening, quilting, and caring for her grandchildren. She was a member of the Choctaw Baptist Church for many years. Her faith sustained her through many trials. She fought her battle with the dreadful disease of myasthenia gravis for many years with strength and grace. Survivors include her husband, Keith; two daughters: Debbie Hudson and husband Rick of Midwest City, and Judy McIntosh of Oklahoma City; one son, Ron and wife Gloria of Jones; one sister, Ada Huckabee of Gunter, Texas; two brothers: Bob Chapman and wife Joyce of Tom Bean, Texas, and Byrle (Autie) Chapman and wife Judy of Colorado City, Texas; sister-in-law Dutch Chapman of Duncan; six grandchildren: Rebecca Pitts, Heather Wood, Glenn West, Stephanie Thompson, Jason Holste, and Maria McIntosh; and eleven great-grandchildren: Emma Pitts, Hope Wood, Grace Wood, Elijah Thompson, Seth Thompson, Caleb Thompson, Harrison Hendricks, Jameson Hendricks, Kyler Williams, Ezra West, and Emma Holste, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers: Johnny, Myrle, Jack, Mack, and JT Chapman; and two sisters: Lucille Hutson and Jean Stewart. She leaves behind a loving family that anxiously awaits reunion with her in Heaven. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2019 at Bethesda Church of God, 201 S. 15th St., Duncan, OK 73533 with burial to follow at Fairlawn Cemetery in Comanche, Oklahoma.
O’Dell, Mary Sue: 87, homemaker, died Dec. 13. Services 1 p.m. Friday, Bethesda Church of God, Duncan (Bill Eisenhour NE, Oklahoma City).
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Thursday, December 19, 2019, Page A7.
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Mary Lavina Chapman was born at home in the small community of Mountain Grove, near Loco, Oklahoma, to Joiel Oliver (Dick) and Oma Mitchell Chapman. Dr Mingles delivered her in the old Blaylock house. He failed to report the birth, so Mary never had an official birth certificate. The family attended the local Mountain Grove Baptist Church. Ed Sutton was their preacher. The first Bible verse Mary learned at 5 or 6 years old was John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” When she was 10 years old, Mary was baptized in the pond south of the church. Her favorite verse was Psalm 23; she also loved Matthew 6: 9-13 (the Lord’s Prayer) and Romans 10:13 “For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Mary was part of a large, loving family—four girls and seven boys: Lucille, JT, Johnny, Jean, Jack, Mary, Bob, Mack, Ada, Byrle, and Myrle. Sadly, the third child Johnny passed away when he was only a few months old. Tragically, she lost her younger brother Myrle in an accident while he working on a loading dock when he was only 18 years old. Her dad worked in the oil fields as a driller, which caused the family to move around a lot—at times they lived in Mountain Grove, St Joe Texas and the Skelly Camp. She grew up in a time when much of the country was suffering. Living in the country, they were able to grow fruits and vegetables and hunt for game. They didn’t have a lot of extras, but took good care of each other. In the fall of each year, the family worked hard pulling cotton in order to pay for school clothes for the kids. Her mother made Mary a little cotton sack the size of a pillowcase for the cotton she picked. She remembered that as she followed her dad, he would always leave a little pulled cotton in the row behind him for Mary to pick up. When her brother Mack was born, her big brother JT took Mary and the other kids to the cotton field and made little animals out of the cotton to entertain them while their mother gave birth at the house. Mary was seven years old when Mack was born early; she remembered that he was so small they placed him in a shoebox for a cradle. Mary was very close to her father. He affectionately called her “Sister.” He took her to meet the famous oil well firefighter Red Adair when he came to clean out an oil pipeline near their home. He woke her early the next morning to sit with him to help listen for the blast, signaling that the pipeline was clear. He surprised her once with an outing to Velma to see the movie “My Darling Clementine.” A very special time for father and daughter. Her mother had a hard time when her last babies, the twins Myrle and Byrle were born. Mary’s older sister Jean had moved away to work in Duncan, so the care of the younger children, the cooking, and the housework fell to Mary at only thirteen years old. She had to get the kids up, cook breakfast, get them dressed, walk them to the school bus, and cook dinner when they all returned home. To this day her brother Byrle insists that she made the best biscuits ever! Her sister Ada adored her. In July, in the summer of 1949, her friend Charlotte Wisdom introduced Mary to the boy attending church with her at the Loco Baptist Church, Keith O’Dell. Keith lived in Oklahoma City with his parents, but usually spent the summers with his grandma and grandpa on their farm near Weaver Chapel (between Loco and Comanche). Mary was visiting the church with her friend, Darrell Bollick, who was preaching the sermon that day. The next morning, Keith was on Mary’s front porch to visit. She was very surprised, to say the least, and didn’t even know how he had found her. He returned each week to visit, and on May 17, 1950 they were married in Duncan, Oklahoma, at the home of his aunt and uncle, Renie and Neal Coleman. She returned to school to graduate at Velma-Alma at the end of May. Times were hard and jobs were scarce. Mary and Keith moved in with his parents, Vernon and Minnie, in Oklahoma City. His parents were always very good to Mary. Keith had joined the Marine Corps Reserves while in high school and when the Korean War broke out in June 1950, he was sent to Camp Pendleton in San Diego for basic training. After basic training Mary was able to join him in San Diego for a few weeks before he shipped out to Korea. Keith gave Mary a new middle name as he filled out Marine Corps paperwork for life insurance. He had always heard her Uncle Arch call her “Mary Sue,” so that’s what he used. After that she used “Sue” on all official documents. When Keith returned safely from Korea, as a Marine Corps veteran he was able to find employment at Tinker Air Force Base. They made Midwest City their home, raising their three children. In 1979 they built a home in Choctaw with plenty of room. Mary enjoyed time gardening, quilting, and caring for her grandchildren. She was a member of the Choctaw Baptist Church for many years. Her faith sustained her through many trials. She fought her battle with the dreadful disease of myasthenia gravis for many years with strength and grace. Survivors include her husband, Keith; two daughters: Debbie Hudson and husband Rick of Midwest City, and Judy McIntosh of Oklahoma City; one son, Ron and wife Gloria of Jones; one sister, Ada Huckabee of Gunter, Texas; two brothers: Bob Chapman and wife Joyce of Tom Bean, Texas, and Byrle (Autie) Chapman and wife Judy of Colorado City, Texas; sister-in-law Dutch Chapman of Duncan; six grandchildren: Rebecca Pitts, Heather Wood, Glenn West, Stephanie Thompson, Jason Holste, and Maria McIntosh; and eleven great-grandchildren: Emma Pitts, Hope Wood, Grace Wood, Elijah Thompson, Seth Thompson, Caleb Thompson, Harrison Hendricks, Jameson Hendricks, Kyler Williams, Ezra West, and Emma Holste, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers: Johnny, Myrle, Jack, Mack, and JT Chapman; and two sisters: Lucille Hutson and Jean Stewart. She leaves behind a loving family that anxiously awaits reunion with her in Heaven. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2019 at Bethesda Church of God, 201 S. 15th St., Duncan, OK 73533 with burial to follow at Fairlawn Cemetery in Comanche, Oklahoma.
CHOCTAW
O’Dell, Mary Sue: 87, homemaker, died Dec. 13. Services 1 p.m. Friday, Bethesda Church of God, Duncan (Bill Eisenhour NE, Oklahoma City).
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Thursday, December 19, 2019, Page A7.
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Mary Lavina Chapman was born at home in the small community of Mountain Grove, near Loco, Oklahoma, to Joiel Oliver (Dick) and Oma Mitchell Chapman. Dr Mingles delivered her in the old Blaylock house. He failed to report the birth, so Mary never had an official birth certificate. The family attended the local Mountain Grove Baptist Church. Ed Sutton was their preacher. The first Bible verse Mary learned at 5 or 6 years old was John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” When she was 10 years old, Mary was baptized in the pond south of the church. Her favorite verse was Psalm 23; she also loved Matthew 6: 9-13 (the Lord’s Prayer) and Romans 10:13 “For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Mary was part of a large, loving family—four girls and seven boys: Lucille, JT, Johnny, Jean, Jack, Mary, Bob, Mack, Ada, Byrle, and Myrle. Sadly, the third child Johnny passed away when he was only a few months old. Tragically, she lost her younger brother Myrle in an accident while he working on a loading dock when he was only 18 years old. Her dad worked in the oil fields as a driller, which caused the family to move around a lot—at times they lived in Mountain Grove, St Joe Texas and the Skelly Camp. She grew up in a time when much of the country was suffering. Living in the country, they were able to grow fruits and vegetables and hunt for game. They didn’t have a lot of extras, but took good care of each other. In the fall of each year, the family worked hard pulling cotton in order to pay for school clothes for the kids. Her mother made Mary a little cotton sack the size of a pillowcase for the cotton she picked. She remembered that as she followed her dad, he would always leave a little pulled cotton in the row behind him for Mary to pick up. When her brother Mack was born, her big brother JT took Mary and the other kids to the cotton field and made little animals out of the cotton to entertain them while their mother gave birth at the house. Mary was seven years old when Mack was born early; she remembered that he was so small they placed him in a shoebox for a cradle. Mary was very close to her father. He affectionately called her “Sister.” He took her to meet the famous oil well firefighter Red Adair when he came to clean out an oil pipeline near their home. He woke her early the next morning to sit with him to help listen for the blast, signaling that the pipeline was clear. He surprised her once with an outing to Velma to see the movie “My Darling Clementine.” A very special time for father and daughter. Her mother had a hard time when her last babies, the twins Myrle and Byrle were born. Mary’s older sister Jean had moved away to work in Duncan, so the care of the younger children, the cooking, and the housework fell to Mary at only thirteen years old. She had to get the kids up, cook breakfast, get them dressed, walk them to the school bus, and cook dinner when they all returned home. To this day her brother Byrle insists that she made the best biscuits ever! Her sister Ada adored her. In July, in the summer of 1949, her friend Charlotte Wisdom introduced Mary to the boy attending church with her at the Loco Baptist Church, Keith O’Dell. Keith lived in Oklahoma City with his parents, but usually spent the summers with his grandma and grandpa on their farm near Weaver Chapel (between Loco and Comanche). Mary was visiting the church with her friend, Darrell Bollick, who was preaching the sermon that day. The next morning, Keith was on Mary’s front porch to visit. She was very surprised, to say the least, and didn’t even know how he had found her. He returned each week to visit, and on May 17, 1950 they were married in Duncan, Oklahoma, at the home of his aunt and uncle, Renie and Neal Coleman. She returned to school to graduate at Velma-Alma at the end of May. Times were hard and jobs were scarce. Mary and Keith moved in with his parents, Vernon and Minnie, in Oklahoma City. His parents were always very good to Mary. Keith had joined the Marine Corps Reserves while in high school and when the Korean War broke out in June 1950, he was sent to Camp Pendleton in San Diego for basic training. After basic training Mary was able to join him in San Diego for a few weeks before he shipped out to Korea. Keith gave Mary a new middle name as he filled out Marine Corps paperwork for life insurance. He had always heard her Uncle Arch call her “Mary Sue,” so that’s what he used. After that she used “Sue” on all official documents. When Keith returned safely from Korea, as a Marine Corps veteran he was able to find employment at Tinker Air Force Base. They made Midwest City their home, raising their three children. In 1979 they built a home in Choctaw with plenty of room. Mary enjoyed time gardening, quilting, and caring for her grandchildren. She was a member of the Choctaw Baptist Church for many years. Her faith sustained her through many trials. She fought her battle with the dreadful disease of myasthenia gravis for many years with strength and grace. Survivors include her husband, Keith; two daughters: Debbie Hudson and husband Rick of Midwest City, and Judy McIntosh of Oklahoma City; one son, Ron and wife Gloria of Jones; one sister, Ada Huckabee of Gunter, Texas; two brothers: Bob Chapman and wife Joyce of Tom Bean, Texas, and Byrle (Autie) Chapman and wife Judy of Colorado City, Texas; sister-in-law Dutch Chapman of Duncan; six grandchildren: Rebecca Pitts, Heather Wood, Glenn West, Stephanie Thompson, Jason Holste, and Maria McIntosh; and eleven great-grandchildren: Emma Pitts, Hope Wood, Grace Wood, Elijah Thompson, Seth Thompson, Caleb Thompson, Harrison Hendricks, Jameson Hendricks, Kyler Williams, Ezra West, and Emma Holste, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers: Johnny, Myrle, Jack, Mack, and JT Chapman; and two sisters: Lucille Hutson and Jean Stewart. She leaves behind a loving family that anxiously awaits reunion with her in Heaven. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2019 at Bethesda Church of God, 201 S. 15th St., Duncan, OK 73533 with burial to follow at Fairlawn Cemetery in Comanche, Oklahoma.
O’Dell, Mary Sue: 87, homemaker, died Dec. 13. Services 1 p.m. Friday, Bethesda Church of God, Duncan (Bill Eisenhour NE, Oklahoma City).
Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Thursday, December 19, 2019, Page A7.
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Mary Lavina Chapman was born at home in the small community of Mountain Grove, near Loco, Oklahoma, to Joiel Oliver (Dick) and Oma Mitchell Chapman. Dr Mingles delivered her in the old Blaylock house. He failed to report the birth, so Mary never had an official birth certificate. The family attended the local Mountain Grove Baptist Church. Ed Sutton was their preacher. The first Bible verse Mary learned at 5 or 6 years old was John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” When she was 10 years old, Mary was baptized in the pond south of the church. Her favorite verse was Psalm 23; she also loved Matthew 6: 9-13 (the Lord’s Prayer) and Romans 10:13 “For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Mary was part of a large, loving family—four girls and seven boys: Lucille, JT, Johnny, Jean, Jack, Mary, Bob, Mack, Ada, Byrle, and Myrle. Sadly, the third child Johnny passed away when he was only a few months old. Tragically, she lost her younger brother Myrle in an accident while he working on a loading dock when he was only 18 years old. Her dad worked in the oil fields as a driller, which caused the family to move around a lot—at times they lived in Mountain Grove, St Joe Texas and the Skelly Camp. She grew up in a time when much of the country was suffering. Living in the country, they were able to grow fruits and vegetables and hunt for game. They didn’t have a lot of extras, but took good care of each other. In the fall of each year, the family worked hard pulling cotton in order to pay for school clothes for the kids. Her mother made Mary a little cotton sack the size of a pillowcase for the cotton she picked. She remembered that as she followed her dad, he would always leave a little pulled cotton in the row behind him for Mary to pick up. When her brother Mack was born, her big brother JT took Mary and the other kids to the cotton field and made little animals out of the cotton to entertain them while their mother gave birth at the house. Mary was seven years old when Mack was born early; she remembered that he was so small they placed him in a shoebox for a cradle. Mary was very close to her father. He affectionately called her “Sister.” He took her to meet the famous oil well firefighter Red Adair when he came to clean out an oil pipeline near their home. He woke her early the next morning to sit with him to help listen for the blast, signaling that the pipeline was clear. He surprised her once with an outing to Velma to see the movie “My Darling Clementine.” A very special time for father and daughter. Her mother had a hard time when her last babies, the twins Myrle and Byrle were born. Mary’s older sister Jean had moved away to work in Duncan, so the care of the younger children, the cooking, and the housework fell to Mary at only thirteen years old. She had to get the kids up, cook breakfast, get them dressed, walk them to the school bus, and cook dinner when they all returned home. To this day her brother Byrle insists that she made the best biscuits ever! Her sister Ada adored her. In July, in the summer of 1949, her friend Charlotte Wisdom introduced Mary to the boy attending church with her at the Loco Baptist Church, Keith O’Dell. Keith lived in Oklahoma City with his parents, but usually spent the summers with his grandma and grandpa on their farm near Weaver Chapel (between Loco and Comanche). Mary was visiting the church with her friend, Darrell Bollick, who was preaching the sermon that day. The next morning, Keith was on Mary’s front porch to visit. She was very surprised, to say the least, and didn’t even know how he had found her. He returned each week to visit, and on May 17, 1950 they were married in Duncan, Oklahoma, at the home of his aunt and uncle, Renie and Neal Coleman. She returned to school to graduate at Velma-Alma at the end of May. Times were hard and jobs were scarce. Mary and Keith moved in with his parents, Vernon and Minnie, in Oklahoma City. His parents were always very good to Mary. Keith had joined the Marine Corps Reserves while in high school and when the Korean War broke out in June 1950, he was sent to Camp Pendleton in San Diego for basic training. After basic training Mary was able to join him in San Diego for a few weeks before he shipped out to Korea. Keith gave Mary a new middle name as he filled out Marine Corps paperwork for life insurance. He had always heard her Uncle Arch call her “Mary Sue,” so that’s what he used. After that she used “Sue” on all official documents. When Keith returned safely from Korea, as a Marine Corps veteran he was able to find employment at Tinker Air Force Base. They made Midwest City their home, raising their three children. In 1979 they built a home in Choctaw with plenty of room. Mary enjoyed time gardening, quilting, and caring for her grandchildren. She was a member of the Choctaw Baptist Church for many years. Her faith sustained her through many trials. She fought her battle with the dreadful disease of myasthenia gravis for many years with strength and grace. Survivors include her husband, Keith; two daughters: Debbie Hudson and husband Rick of Midwest City, and Judy McIntosh of Oklahoma City; one son, Ron and wife Gloria of Jones; one sister, Ada Huckabee of Gunter, Texas; two brothers: Bob Chapman and wife Joyce of Tom Bean, Texas, and Byrle (Autie) Chapman and wife Judy of Colorado City, Texas; sister-in-law Dutch Chapman of Duncan; six grandchildren: Rebecca Pitts, Heather Wood, Glenn West, Stephanie Thompson, Jason Holste, and Maria McIntosh; and eleven great-grandchildren: Emma Pitts, Hope Wood, Grace Wood, Elijah Thompson, Seth Thompson, Caleb Thompson, Harrison Hendricks, Jameson Hendricks, Kyler Williams, Ezra West, and Emma Holste, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers: Johnny, Myrle, Jack, Mack, and JT Chapman; and two sisters: Lucille Hutson and Jean Stewart. She leaves behind a loving family that anxiously awaits reunion with her in Heaven. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2019 at Bethesda Church of God, 201 S. 15th St., Duncan, OK 73533 with burial to follow at Fairlawn Cemetery in Comanche, Oklahoma.
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