Mary Louise Henry was born on March 6, 1927 to William and Velma Henry in Ford, Kansas and passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side on Sunday, April 29, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She grew up on the family farm near Ford, Kansas and graduated from Ford High School. After writing a soldier serving his country, they met. On July 28, 1945, Mary married David Meier in Santa Rosa, California. Following his discharge, they moved to Lipscomb County, Texas. Dave and Mary made their home on the farm southeast of Booker, Texas where they raised their family. She was a farmer's wife and had very large vegetable gardens. Mary later worked for several years as a cook at Booker Schools.
Dave and Mary moved to Shattuck, Oklahoma in 1987. She worked at Good Samaritan Funeral Home for several years and was a "Pink Lady" at Newman Memorial Hospital. Mary was also a member of the Calico Club and First United Methodist Church of Shattuck.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Dave in 2001; her parents, four brother; Lewis, Charlie, Bud, and Bob; a special brother-in-law, Willie Meier; a great grandson, Ethan Grey Meier in 2004.
Mary is survived by her son, Jim Meier and wife Debbie of Amarillo, TX; two daughters, Shirley Powell and husband Chuck of Norman, OK, and Debbie Brown of Shattuck, OK; seven grandchildren, Brett Meier, Josh Meier and wife Amanda, Corey Meier and wife Julie, Breanna Nash and husband Ryan all of Amarillo, TX, Stacey Slovacek and husband Keith Peabody, and Scott Slovacek and wife Amy of Norman, OK, Darren Brown of Shattuck, 9 great grandchildren; sister-in-law and husband Alvana and Mac Harms of Amarillo, TX; nieces, nephews, and many other relatives and friends.
Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday May 3, 2012 at the Shattuck 1st United Methodist Church with Rev. Rick Trobaugh and Maxwell Meier officiating. Burial will be at Fairmont Cemetery in Follett, TX. Memorials may be made to the Pink Ladies at Newman Memorial Hospital or Meals on Wheels in Shattuck, OK. Shaw Funeral Home of Shattuck.