~ ~ ~ ~ Dearest Great Aunt Mary ~ ~ ~ ~

Mary Catherine "Long" Fowler was
the daughter of Rev. Robert H. Long
and Lucinda "Holt" Long.
She was born in Billings, Mo. and she
died in Hugo, Ok.
Mary Catherine Long was the
grandaughter of Maples Long
and Mahala 'Atchley' Long and
Henry Holt and Martha 'Logan'
Holt.

Mary Catherine 'Long' married Gilbert Fowler, on the 14 of November, 1907, at Miami, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma. The couple lived in Afton, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma. They were the parents of 3 children:
Colleen Isabel Fowler
Littleton M. Fowler
Wayne Gilbert Fowler

Mary's family lived in Christian Co.,Missouri, when she was the age of three, they moved to Indian Territory, Afton,(Oklahoma). Once again, when Mary was eight years old, the family moved back to Christian Co.,Billings, Mo. The moves being her father changing from one church pastorate to another. In 1898,the Long's moved to Indian Territory, Afton, making it their permanent home. Mary Catherine attended the public school in Afton. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Afton. Her father,
Rev. Robert helped organized the church in 1901.
She was a member of the Woodman Circle at Afton since 1912; a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Order of Railway Conductors at Sapulpa since 1920; a member of the Order of the Eastern star since 1920 & served as Worthy Matron. Mary Catherine "Long" Fowler was of Cherokee Decent. She was eleven years of age when her father,
Rev. Robert H. Long signed the Final Dawes Rolls. Mary is 1/16 Cherokee,Census Card Number 97-Roll Number,301.
The family enrolled at I.T. Fairland,(OK). Mary was a
longtime member of the First Baptist Church, Afton,OK.
She was a loving & devout Christain, loved by her family and friends.

Aunt Mary was very special to me. We lived behind her on the next block. I was always going over & visiting her, sometimes even staying all night. She was a lot of fun to be with & we would work in her kitchen. She was always baking something & would let me help her, I'd lick the bowl and spoon! LOL
Aunt Mary had a cake pan that looked like a checker board.
She would make it part vanila & part chocolate. It looked so neat, especially as a young child to see it come out checkered. Aunt Mary was a very special Great Aunt, I loved her dearly.
I have kept many cute greeting cards from her, for all occasions, with her sweet notes of incouragements. Some of
them are when I was very young. I will always cherish my fond memories of her.

In Loving Memory of my Great Aunt Mary 'Long' Fowler.......

Phyllis 'Long' Rhodes

Please DO NOT COPY the family pictures
for other websites or family trees.
Thank you........
My thanks for Bobby for clearing the picture
up for me and placing it on G Aunt Mary's
Memorial page.