Obituary for Mary Lenix

Ponca City Now - November 28, 2015 12:00 am

Mary Joanne Lenix

(August 15, 1961 – November 21, 2015)

Mary Joanne Lenix, age 54, resident of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015, at her home.

The family will greet friends from 6-7PM on Monday, November, 30 at Trout Funeral Home. A ceremony to gratefully remember Mary will be held at 2:00PM, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at the Woodlands Christian Church, 1400 E. Hartford Ave, Ponca City, OK 74604 with Herb Rains officiating. Burial will then follow at the Resthaven Memorial Park in Ponca City. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory.

Mary was born on August 15, 1961 to Jose Torres Urrea and Amma Dee Warren in Tucson, AZ. Mary Graduated from Sunset High School in Hayward, California in 1978, then attended California State University, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. In 1990, she married Michael Lenix and they made their home in Arkansas City. They had two beautiful daughters together, Ashley and Christina. Upon Michael’s passing, the family moved to Ponca City in 1997 and has lived here ever since. Mary loved spending time with her friends and family, doting on her grandson and her daughters, or boating with her fiancé Shaun Mackey on Lake Ponca. Mary was an avid football fan and loved cheering on the Chicago Bears and Oklahoma State football teams. Mary also enjoyed archery, shooting pool, cooking, helping others, and spoiling her grandson and grand puppy, Sophie. Much of this was done to a soundtrack of her all-time favorite artist, Elvis Presley. Possessing a true servant’s heart, Mary faithfully cared for family and friends through delicious cooking, crafting, unconditional love and support. Mary Lenix was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, and friend and will be dearly missed by everyone who knew her.

Survivors include her cherished daughters, Ashley Lenix and boyfriend Douglas Dunn, Jr., Christina Lenix and fiancé Jorge Barragan, beloved fiancé Shaun Mackey, treasured grandson Michael Barragan, and step daughter Brooke Mackey, all of Ponca City, mother Amma D. of Tulsa, OK, and many nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband, father, and brother Larry McCarty, Jr.

Casket bearers will be, Juan Mata, Jim Leggett, Jeff Hernandez, John Watson, Mike Guzman, and Ben Kleinmann and honorary casket bearer, Zack Hermes. Memorial Contributions may be made to the The Center for Colon Cancer Research, Attn: Dr. Frank Berger, 712 Main Street, Rm 614, Jones PSC Bldg, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC, 29208.

Source: Trout Funeral Home