|
| |
Edna "Marie" (Davies) McGhay, aka Granny, was born in Atchison County, KS on May 21, 1926 and entered into eternal life on April 9, 2019 surrounded by family in Enid, OK.
Born to John William and Edna (Higley) Davies, Marie's early years were spent on a farm 20 miles outside of Atchison, KS where she attended school in a one-room school house. The family later moved to Effingham, KS where she graduated from Atchison County Community High School in 1944. During WWII, Marie worked for Pratt-Whitney Aircraft in Kansas City. Following the war, she met Don McGhay whom she married on December 25, 1948, that very same day the couple moved to Enid, OK and established their home.
A mother of three, Marie, had a very full and active life. She proudly worked at Vance Air Force Base from 1956 until her retirement in 1980, most notably as the base Historian receiving multiple Outstanding ratings. During her working years she was an avid bowler and was inducted into the Enid Bowling Association Hall of Fame in 2005 for her service to the organization. Retirement brought a love for the game of golf. Marie enjoyed being a member of the Meadowlake Women's Golf Association where she had a hole in one in 1991 on hole #5. Marie loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them and discussing/debating current events. She was loved and will be greatly missed.
Marie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, brother, Bud (Ruth), and sister, Helen Gerdes (Carl). She is survived by son, Jim McGhay, (Carolyn), Tulsa, OK; daughter, Judi Jorden, (Jim), Enid, OK; son, Jon McGhay, (Lisa Akins), Conroe, TX. Grandchildren, Jake McGhay (Stephanie), Katie Glasier (Paul); Jennifer Douma (Scott), Josh Jorden (Eva); Stephanie Savage (Chris), Suzanne Pannell (Tim), Shannon Zellers (Jared). Marie was also blessed with sixteen great grandchildren: Dylan, Colton, Addison McGhay; Ben and Madilyn Glasier; Matthew and Willa Jorden; Lillian, Gabriel, Sebastian, Isabelle and Finnian Savage; Makayla and Gracie Pannell; Carter and Victoria Zellers.
A private graveside service will be held. Cremation arrangements are by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home & Crematory. Memorials may be made to The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Lung Division. Online condolences available at www.andersonburris.com.
This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma CemeteriesThe information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.