Mary Reynolds

Mary Ellen (Stanfield) Reynolds, 91, of Quinton departed this life Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at Haskell County Community Hospital in Stigler. She was born Oct. 24, 1926, in Quinton to Augustus and Ruth (Simpkins) Stanfield.
Mary Ellen was a retired educator, having taught more than 30 years in Oklahoma schools. Her educational degrees were earned from Eastern Oklahoma State College, Southeastern State University, University of Central Oklahoma, East Central University and Oklahoma State University.
Mary Ellen taught at Crosslane Rural School with her mother, Ruth, and future husband Roy. She also taught the second grade at Quinton Elementary School and at McAlester Kiamichi Vo-Tech School, where she developed the second Home Economics Class offered in Oklahoma for special needs students.
Mary Ellen enjoyed Thunder basketball and listened to their games with her friends and son, Joe, who often gave her play-by-play action when she couldn’t get Thunder on TV. She also was an avid traveler. Such trips included her grandchildren’s graduations, any activities her family members were involved in and various destinations throughout the United States. Her most memorable trip was to Israel, where she was baptized in the Jordan River by her younger brother, David.
She loved gardening, sewing and cooking, but most of all she adored her family. All these skills were passed on to family members. Family get-togethers, usually more than five a year, were the highlight of her life. Each one she considered better than the last. “Didn’t everyone have a good time, we had such good food,” was her favorite comment after each get-together.
Mary Ellen is survived by her eight children, James and Shirley Reynolds of Dike, Texas, Mary and Bill Adcock of Stigler, Lois and Dwaine Jennings of Harrah, John and Barbara Reynolds of Mounds, JoAnn Johnson of Glenpool, Joe and Regina Reynolds of Quinton, Lauralea and Bruce Wilson of Quinton, Betty and David Percifield of Fallon, Nev.; 17 grandchildren, Olivia and husband, Wade, Jamie and husband, Aaron, Courtney and husband, Kevin, Cory and wife, Nichole, Phillip and wife, Monica, Melissa, Kristen and husband, Michael, William and wife, Gretchen, Douglas and wife, Rachel, Sonya and husband, Zach, David, Julie and husband, Heath, Ryan, Katelynn, Elisabeth, James, Sarah and husband, Sreekanth, Azria; 25 great-grandchildren, Raylea, Sydney, Ty, Callie, Autum, Allie, Jake, Peyton, Luke, Amberly, Riley, Carson, John Cole, Sarah, James, Anna, Ian, Baby Girl Reynolds, Josiah, Jarah, Coleman, Conleey, Raylin, Mala and Ila; one great-great-grandson, Braydenn Ward; in-laws, Sue Stanfield of Quinton, Carolyn Stanfield of McAlester, Ronald Lewis of Greenwood, Ark., Edith Reynolds of Ada, ImaDale Reynolds of Artesia, N.M.; special friends, Ersie Coblentz and Mary Spicer.
Mary Ellen was preceded in death by her parents, Augustus and Ruth Stanfield; her husband, Roy Reynolds; a daughter, Susanne Reynolds; son-in-law, Martin Johnson; four brothers, Joseph, Silas, Paul and David Stanfield; a sister, Rebekah Lewis.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Quinton First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Bengs officiating. Eulogist was the Rev. Heath Eldridge. Pallbearers included Cory Adcock, Phillip Jennings, William Reynolds, Douglas Reynolds, Dr. David Reynolds, Ryan Wilson, James Percifield and Spec. Azria Percifield.
Burial followed at Quinton Cemetery under the direction of King and Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler.