1920
Mary
2010
Mary Shrewsbury
September 16, 1920 — January 14, 2010
Funeral services for Mary Shrewsbury of Enid will be 2 pm Sunday, January 17, 2010 at the Hillsdale Bible Church with Rev Mike Kelly and Dr Joe Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Church Growth Ministries with the funeral home serving as custodians of the fund.
Mary Elizabeth Olbert Shrewsbury was born September 16, 1920 in Hillsdale to Fred Lee Olbert and Ruth Moore Olbert and passed away January 14, 2010 in the Greenbrier Nursing Home. She and her four sisters grew up on the family farm near Hillsdale.
Mary started school a year early to keep her older sister company. She graduated from Hillsdale School in 1937 and went on to attend nursing school at Saints Mary’s in Enid. Mary met and married the love of her life, Eldon Shrewsbury, April 30, 1943. While Eldon was in the service of his country, in World War II, Mary resided in Wichita, KS where she worked as a telephone operator. Upon Eldon’s return from the war they made their home on the Shrewsbury family farm near Nash. They lived on the farm until retirement in 1989 when they moved to Enid. Two sons were born to this union, James Lee Shrewsbury in 1948 and William Dean Shrewsbury in 1952.
Mary was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She had a deep and abiding faith in the Lord. It brought Mary joy to fix special meals and care for her family.
She is survived by her husband Eldon, son Jim of Nash, son Bill and daughter-in-law Patsy from Woodward and Doris Shrewsbury from Enid. Four grandchildren: Cory Shrewsbury and wife Jodi, Becky Miller and husband Bobby, Katy Williams and husband Nakia and Ben Shrewsbury and wife Amber. Nine great-grandchildren: Katlyn Williams, Wyatt Shrewsbury, Jaci Shrewsbury, Mia Miller, Mary Elizabeth (Liz) Shrewsbury, Garon Williams, Jake Miller, Dani Shrewsbury, and Halla Dare Williams, Two sisters Fredith Crouse and Edith Hutchison, One sister-in-law, Darlene Jantz and husband Albert and many nieces and nephews. Mary touched these lives with life long memories.
Condolences may be emailed to ladusauevans@suddenlinkmail.com
Mary Elizabeth Olbert Shrewsbury was born September 16, 1920 in Hillsdale to Fred Lee Olbert and Ruth Moore Olbert and passed away January 14, 2010 in the Greenbrier Nursing Home. She and her four sisters grew up on the family farm near Hillsdale.
Mary started school a year early to keep her older sister company. She graduated from Hillsdale School in 1937 and went on to attend nursing school at Saints Mary’s in Enid. Mary met and married the love of her life, Eldon Shrewsbury, April 30, 1943. While Eldon was in the service of his country, in World War II, Mary resided in Wichita, KS where she worked as a telephone operator. Upon Eldon’s return from the war they made their home on the Shrewsbury family farm near Nash. They lived on the farm until retirement in 1989 when they moved to Enid. Two sons were born to this union, James Lee Shrewsbury in 1948 and William Dean Shrewsbury in 1952.
Mary was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She had a deep and abiding faith in the Lord. It brought Mary joy to fix special meals and care for her family.
She is survived by her husband Eldon, son Jim of Nash, son Bill and daughter-in-law Patsy from Woodward and Doris Shrewsbury from Enid. Four grandchildren: Cory Shrewsbury and wife Jodi, Becky Miller and husband Bobby, Katy Williams and husband Nakia and Ben Shrewsbury and wife Amber. Nine great-grandchildren: Katlyn Williams, Wyatt Shrewsbury, Jaci Shrewsbury, Mia Miller, Mary Elizabeth (Liz) Shrewsbury, Garon Williams, Jake Miller, Dani Shrewsbury, and Halla Dare Williams, Two sisters Fredith Crouse and Edith Hutchison, One sister-in-law, Darlene Jantz and husband Albert and many nieces and nephews. Mary touched these lives with life long memories.
Condolences may be emailed to ladusauevans@suddenlinkmail.com
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