Mary Louise Busby
1941 – 2020
Mary Louise (Clevenger) Busby, 78, passed away February 14 in Oklahoma City. Services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 11:00 a.m. at Matthew's Funeral Home in Edmond with Bill Sanchez officiating. Burial will follow at El Reno Cemetery.
Mary Lou was born in El Reno on October 27, 1941 to Mary (Leonard) Clevenger and Warren Clevenger. She graduated from Enid High School in 1959. Mary Lou then attended Abilene Christian University and graduated in 1963 with a B.S. in Psychology. She married Wayne Busby in September 1964 and they both attended LSU and earned Masters in Social Work degrees. Mary Lou also earned a Fellowship while attending LSU and graduated with honors.
Mary Lou was known as a dedicated and compassionate Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She focused on child services work early in her career and then shifted to geriatrics. Mary Lou loved to travel and visited Israel and Costa Rica with church groups. She also attended the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary with her daughter. She loved to take family trips to the mountains of New Mexico and Colorado as well as visiting family and friends in California.
Mary Lou was a track and field official at OU and at the U.S. Olympic Festival. She enjoyed the outdoors doing gardening and going on nature hikes. She was active in bible study and loved spending time with her two granddaughters.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Mary and Warren Clevenger. She is survived by her daughter, Christine; son-in-law, Scott: and two granddaughters, Ashley and Lauren.
A visitation will be held on Friday, February 21 from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. at Matthews Funeral Home. Services will be held on Saturday, February 22 at 11:00 A.M. at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at El Reno Cemetery.