Mary Ruth Cartmill

August 24, 1934 - September 28, 2017

Mary Ruth Cartmill passed from this life on September 28, 2017 in Wichita Falls, Texas at age 83. Mary was born on August 24, 1934 in Foss, Oklahoma to James Olus McNatt and Ruth Robert (Austin) McNatt. She attended all of her school years in Foss and after graduation she went on to college at Southwestern College in Weatherford graduating with an Associate’s degree in business. She married Earl Glenn Cartmill on June 13, 1954 in Foss, Oklahoma. They celebrated 56 years of marriage before his passing in 2010. She worked for many years as an executive secretary for several major oil companies then she worked for the Internal Revenue Service. Mary enjoyed playing bridge, she was a long time member of the First United Methodist Church, loved to attend her United Methodist Women and she loved to socialize. Mary also liked to attend baseball and football games and watch her children and grandchildren play, she did not know what was going on, but she loved to go. She loved spending time with her family. Mary is survived by her two sons James Cartmill and wife Edith of Acworth, Georgia and Craig Cartmill and fiancé Jennifer of Oklahoma City, daughter Elizabeth Cartmill and fiancé Douglas Clark of Lawton, one sister Elaine McCormack and husband John of Yukon, Oklahoma. Mary leaves a legacy of six grandchildren, Stetson, Ryan, Michael, Bailey, Madison and Ava Grace, two great-grandchildren, Remy and Ruby, many nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Mary was preceded in death by her parents Olus and Ruth, husband Earl Glenn, sister Peggy June McFarlin and brother James Robert McNatt. Services for Mary are scheduled for Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 11:00 A.M. at the First United Methodist Church in Lawton located at 2602 N.W. Ferris Avenue with Pastor Robert Rose officiating. Committal Service will follow at 2:00 P.M. at the Ft. Sill National Cemetery. Viewing for Mary will begin 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 3, 2017 until 8:00 P.M. at Peoples Cooperative Funeral Home in Lone Wolf, located at 1400 West Main, 580-846-9018. On-line condolences can be made for Mary by visiting www.peoplescoopertivefuneralhome.com