OBITUARY NAME: MARY KATHERYN "CRICKET" BOWEN, AGE 73, A FORMER ATOKA COUNTY RESIDENT FROM THE LIMESTONE GAP AREA BUT HAD MADE HER HOME IN ARDMORE FOR MANY YEARS. BORN: JANUARY 14, 1935 TO WILLIAM HOWARD MENELEY AND MYRTLE (CONN) MENELEY AT MILBURN, OK. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2008 AT MERCY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN ARDMORE, OK. AGE 73 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 19 DAYS EDUCATION: CRICKET ATTENDED SCHOOL AT LIMESTONE GAP MARRIED: SHE MARRIED ERNEST BOWEN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1951 AT DURANT, OK. . OCCUPATION: CRICKET WAS A LOVING HOUSEWIFE AND HOMEMAKER FOR 56 YEARS AND A STAY AT HOME MOM AND NANNY WHO TRULY LOVED HER FAMILY. SHE LOVED TO CROCHET AND QUILT AND SHE LOVED TO COOK, ESPECIALLY FIXING HER SPECIAL GRAVY FOR HER GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. CHURCH AFFILIATION: CRICKET WAS A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST AT LONE GROVE, OK. SHE LOVED HER CHURCH AND WAS A FAITHFUL CHRISTIAN . SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: ERNEST BOWEN OF THE HOME 2 DAUGHTERS: RHONDA MILLIGAN AND HUSBAND GARLAND OF LONE GROVE PATTY McMEANS AND GREG HUSBAND OF LONE GROVE 4 GRANDCHILDREN: JUSTIN GRAY AND WIFE SHANNA OF DICKSON, OK. CODY GRAY AND WIFE KIMBERLY OF BAY CITY, TX. BRIANNA NORRELL AND HUSBAND CASEY OF RATLIFF CITY, OK. BOWEN RUSHING OF LONE GROVE, OK. 5 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: TAYLOR DILL, HUNTER AND KATHERYN GRAY, KAYDEN AND KODI GRAY 1 BROTHER: HOWARD (BUD) MENELEY AND WIFE CORKY OF SULPHER, OK. 1 SISTER: BILLIE (VIRDIE) GARSIDE OF McALESTER, OK. ALONG WITH NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, BROTHERS-IN LAW, SISTERS-IN-LAW,COUSINS, OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WILLIAM H. AND MYRTLE MENELEY AND 2 INFANT SISTERS ******************************************************************************************************************** DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, JULY 7, 2008 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL, ATOKA, OK. PLACE OF BURIAL: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY OFFICIATING: COUGAN COLLINS CASKETBEARERS: SONS-IN-LAW AND GRANDSONS; GARLAND MILLIGAN, GREG MCMEANS, JUSTIN GRAY, CODY GRAY, CASEY NORRELL, BOWEN RUSHING FAMILY NIGHT IS SUNDAY,JULY 6, 6~8 P.M. CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK