Mary Frances Armor

Mary Frances Armor of Calera, Okla., formerly of Bokchito, Okla., passed away on Jan. 7, 2021, in Sherman, Texas, at the age of 84. She was born Aug. 22, 1936, to Rice Bostic and Pearl Marie (Wagoner) Jones in Roanoke, Texas.

Mary married W.C. Armor on May 26, 1955, in Justin, Texas. They lived in Justin for a while before making their home in Bokchito, Okla., where they raised three daughters.

Mary attended her early years of school at Dodson School in Bokchito and Mead School. She graduated from Northwest High School in Justin, Texas, and attended Murray State College in Tishomingo, Okla. She worked at M.C. Easter Co. in Bokchito, First National Bank in Durant and First State Bank in Bokchito.

Mary made the front page of the newspaper when the Bokchito bank was robbed and she tried to slip out the back door to get help. She was self-employed as a tax preparer for many years in addition to farming and ranching at her home in Bokchito. She enjoyed playing with her grandchildren, raising chickens, gardening, as well as crocheting and quilting. Mary was of the Christian faith and worshipped with the Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Rice and Pearl Jones; her husband, W.C. Armor; and her sister, Wanda Pope.

Mary is survived by her three girls and their husbands: Melinda and David Craige of Bokchito; Karen and Roger Hedgecock of Bokchito; Kristie and Lance Luke of Calera; her grandkids: Dr. Clairissa Maples of Edmond, Okla.; Collin Craige of Madison, Wisc.; Kaitlin Hedgecock of Rattan, Okla.; Tayler Hedgecock of Germantown, Tenn.; Evan Luke and Kelsey Luke of Calera; her great-grandson, River Duncan of Rattan; her sister, Ruby Reed of Tioga, Texas; and numerous nieces, nephews and other family.

Pallbearers will be her sons-in-law and grandsons, David Craige, Collin Craige, Roger Hedgecock,Tayler Hedgecock, Lance Luke, and Evan Luke.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021,at Brown’s Funeral Service Chapel of Durant, Oklahoma. Internment will be at Bokchito Cemetery. There will not be a family hour.