Mary Elizabeth

Wheless Terrell Wheless

Mary Elizabeth (Wheless) Terrell Wheless, 96 years of age, passed away in Norman on Monday, October 3, 2022.  The daughter of Samuel Tilden Wheless and Addie Marie (True) Wheless, Mary was born on September 24, 1926, in Blanchard, Oklahoma.

Mary graduated from Blanchard High School in 1944 and from the University of Oklahoma with her B.S. in Pharmacy in 1951.  She received her Doctor of Pharmacy in 2001.  Mary worked for several years in retail pharmacies in Pampa, Texas.  After moving back to Oklahoma, she worked in the pharmacy at Norman Municipal Hospital.  Mary retired after 37 years of working as a pharmacist.

Mary married William O. Terrell ion March 31, 1942, and they were married for nearly forty years until his passing in 1981.  Through Mary's love for genealogy, she met and married Robert E. Wheless on August 6, 1988; they were married for fourteen years until his passing in 2002.    Mary loved studying genealogy and produced multiple books of their family history.  Mary was an avid Sooners Fan.  She also enjoyed doing knitting and crocheting.  Mary will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Mary is preceded in death by her parents; maternal grandparents, Elizabeth Price Wilkinson and James William True; paternal grandparents, Geneva Dickerson and Samuel Thomas Wheless; two husbands, William O. Terrell and Robert E. Wheless; brothers, True Wheless and Bill R.Wheless; sisters, Geneva Wheless Schiffman and Trula Wheless McCraw; infant brother, Sammie Joe Wheless; brother-in-law, Jimmy Bowers; sister-in-law, Ada Wheless; and nephew, Sam Bowers.

Mary is survived by her sister, Emma Wheless Bowers; brother-in-law, Bob Schiffman; daughter, Denise Beth Terrell Heavner and husband Craig; grandchildren, Kristen Stacy Coffman and husband Mike, Rikki Stacy Feexico and husband Sonny, Elizabeth Heavner, and John Heavner and wife Tiffany; great grandchildren, Kelly Owens, Sonni and Jared Feexico, Caleb, Allie and Tatum Heavner; one great, great grandson, Jordan Owens; and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be Friday, October 7, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., in the Blanchard Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home, Blanchard, OK.  Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com