Mary McLanahan 1927-2018
Mary McLanahan, 91, of Edmond, OK, went home to be with Jesus in the early morning hours of November 3 rd , 2018. Mary was born on May 22, 1927 in Russellville, AR to Bertha Mary Lewis Turner and William Autry Turner. Her family later moved to Tulsa, OK where she graduated from Central High School in 1945 and then worked for American Airlines. On September 3, 1950 she married Paul James McLanahan and they moved to Oklahoma City. She worked for TG&Y Stores Company in accounting, until becoming a mother. She was an excellent seamstress and had her own drapery business. She also loved to cook and be with her family, especially the grandbabies. Mary has been reunited in heaven with her husband of 54 years, Paul James McLanahan, parents Bertha Mary Lewis Turner and William Autry Turner, stepmother Effie Turner, brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles and LaDonna Turner, Bob and Audrey Turner, and Roy McWhirter, sister and brother-in-law, Wanda and Don White, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Francis and Dorothy McLanahan, son-in-law Bryan Nelson and nephew, Phil Turner. Mary is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Carol Turner of Hughes, AR; children, Karen (Lyndy) Serpan and Steve (Charlotte) McLanahan; grandchildren, Jami (Baltazar) Prado, Steve (Amy) McLanahan, Jr., Michael (Sunnye) McLanahan of Owasso, OK, and Andy (Keirsten) Nelson; great-grandchildren, Hadley, Mason, Rylee, Ethan, Chloe, Carter, Tatum, Ellisyn, Isabella and Everett; nieces and nephews, Julie Townsend, Mike Turner, Rick White, Ken White, Sherry Turner, Kelly Turner, Tim McWhirter, Mark McWhirter, Donna Turner and Teresa Turner, and other family and friends. Public viewing will be held at Matthews Funeral Home Monday from 12:00 until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Spring Creek Assembly of God, Edmond, OK followed by interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.