A celebration of life for Mary E. Meyer, age 89, will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 28, 2006, at the Covington Christian Church, with Rev. Connie Schlarb officiating.  Burial will be in the Billings Union Cemetery, with arrangements by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home.

            Mary was born to Orville and Nora Williams on a farm west of Billings on August 14, 1917, and passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2006, at Greenbrier Nursing Home in Enid.

            She graduated from Billings High School, and because of her passion for teaching children to read, she began teaching at a rural school near Billings.  She taught there for one year.  She then attended college at Tonkawa.  On June 25, 1940, she married John T. Meyer at Sterling, Oklahoma.  A son, Dean, was born October 13, 1941.  They moved to Covington in 1946, when John became the elementary principal.  Mary began teaching third grade at Covington in 1950 while attending Central State University, where she graduated in 1953.  She was honored as the Garfield County Teacher of the Year in 1969.  Mary was a 4-H leader and active in Home and School Club for many years.  She was also a member of the Covington Christian Church and the Enid Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.

            Mary retired in May, 1977, was presented with a plaque in recognition of dedicated service to the boys and girls of Covington, Douglas and Marshall Schools.  Then in May 1979, Mary and John were presented with a plaque in appreciation for many years of service to Covington-Douglas Schools.  She joined Garfield County Retired Teachers and became a board member of the Tri-County Senior Citizens.  John  and Mary enjoyed traveling after retirement with friends from “Minnesota to Texas” until his death in August, 1987. 

            Greenbrier became Mary’s home in March, 2006.  She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, educator and friend.

            She is survived by one son Dean Meyer and wife Karan of Cleo Springs; three grandchildren, Brian Meyer and wife Becky of Enid, Brenda Martin and husband Greg of Broken Arrow, and Brent Meyer and wife Leann of Broken Arrow; eight great-grandchildren, Rachel and Meleah Meyer of Enid, Braden, Madison and Mia Martin of Broken Arrow, and Cassody, Holli and Karlee Meyer of Broken Arrow; sister-in-law Ann Otis of Throckmorton, TX; and a host of friends.

            She was preceded in death by her husband, John, and brother, Dorrell Dean Williams.