Mary Lou Watkins

Mary Lou Watkins Mary Lou Watkins, 77, of Lenapah, died at 7:36 A.M. on Tuesday at her home. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. on Friday, September 26, 2014 at the Mt. Washington Cemetery in Lenapah with Chaplain Terry Snelling of Good Shepherd Hospice officiating and under the direction of the Stumpff-Nowata Funeral Home. Visitation will be at the Stumpff-Nowata Funeral Home on Wednesday and Thursday until 6 P.M. each evening and from 9 AM until 12 Noon on Friday. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established to the Lenapah Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 130, Lenapah, Oklahoma 74042. Mrs. Watkins was born at Nowata, Oklahoma on January 24, 1937 to Ansel Hubert Langworthy and Winiferd Fern (Schuab) Langworthy. She grew up and received her education at Lenapah and graduated from Lenapah High School in 1955 and then attended the Hillcrest Medical Center School of Nursing in Tulsa where she graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1957. She was employed in nursing for a brief period and was married to Terry Lynn Watkins Jr. on September 14, 1957 in Tulsa. They made their home in various locations until 1966, settling in Thousand Oaks, California. Mr. Watkins was employed with United Airlines and Mrs. Watkins was a stay at home mother who was active in her children’s activities including 4-H. Following Mr. Watkin’s retirement they came to Nowata County near Lenapah to make their home in 1986. Mr. and Mrs. Watkins both loved to fish and Mr. Watkins preceded her in death on August 4, 2007. Mrs. Watkins is survived by her dear friend and companion, Robert Stephens of Kansas, three daughters, Mary Anne Hatton and husband Terry of Bartlesville, Okla., Pamela Bethards and husband David of Camarillo, California and Bonnie Watkins and husband Scott of Cushing, Okla., one sister, Helen Compston of Iola, Kansas, four grandchildren, Michael Poland, Matthew Poland, Jon Harrington and Jacob Harrington and six great grandchildren, Gavin, Autumn, Briley, Gabrielle, Delaney and Emma. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Billy Langworthy, a sister, Mildred Langworthy and one son, Terry Lynn Watkins III. PDF Printable Version

Mary Lou Watkins

January 24, 1937 - September 23, 2014