Viewing for Mary will be 12pm - 8pm Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the funeral home.

A celebration on Mary's life will be 10 AM Monday, August 30, 2021 at Southern Hills Baptist Church, 8601 S. Penn, Oklahoma City, OK. For those who cannot attend and would like to watch the service in real time, the church will be live streaming the service. You can go to www.myshbc.com and click on the "Media" tab and select "Memorials" and find Mary Marshall's service and click on it. The service and live streaming will begin at 10 AM.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Baptist Children's Home at Baptist Children's Home or any charity of your choice in Mary's memory.

Mary Ruth Marshall was born to Grady B. and Opal Watson in Hobart, Oklahoma on March 4, 1938. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on August 24, 2021 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Grady B. Watson, Jr. and Donald Watson, as well as two sisters, Gwendolyne Ruyle and Helen Snider and the love of her life, James E. Marshall, to whom she was married for 53 years. Mary attended the University of Oklahoma where she obtained her Master's in Education. She taught elementary school for four years then decided to focus on raising her two sons, Jimmy and Michael. In 1970, Mary and her husband, Jim, started their own business selling fasteners and hardware from their home. Mary was a devout member of Southern Hills Baptist Church where she served faithfully as a children's Sunday school teacher and used her skills in American Sign Language to teach and interpret for the deaf. Mary lived a full life and was the most wonderful mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Our family was so blessed to know her. Mary loved sports and music, but more than anything she loved to spend time with her family. She will be dearly missed and forever in our hearts. She is survived by her son, Jimmy, her son, Michael, and his wife, Jennifer. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Jimmy and his wife, Missy, Rachel and her husband, Ray and Luke, as well as, great grandchildren, Ray-Ray, Raymond, Romero, Kenzie, Austin, and Rosalinda. Mary is survived by her brother, Jimmy Watson and his wife, Janith and her sister, Lois Arrington.