Obituary of Mary MOWRY

Mary Melissa Mowry passed away April 18, 2003. She was born October 13, 1940 in Stoddard, Wisconsin to Marion and Bernice McClellan. Mary moved from Wisconsin in 1950 to South Dakota and then to Wyoming. In 1951 the family moved to Oregon, where Mary's father died and she and her sister went to South Dakota to live with her Dad's sister, Frances and her husband, Bill Dumke.Mary graduated from Hot Springs High School with the class of 1958, got married and became a military wife, living in various places in California and Hawaii. In 1972 the family moved to Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island, Washington where Mary started her career as Records Information Specialist/Secretary for the Oak Harbor Police Department, retiring in 1998 after 25 years of service.In 1978 Mary married Richard Mowry and together they built several homes in their spare time. Mary and Dick moved to the sunshine in Lake Havasu City, Arizona in 2001, where they built their own home again.She is survived by her husband, Richard of the family home; sons, Randy Hall and his wife of Kalispell, Montana, Forest Hall and his wife, Melissa of Gilbert, Arizona and Carl Hall and his wife Maureen of Black Hawk, South Dakota; step-son, Bryan Mowry of Kirkland, Washington and step-daughter, Lynette Mowry of Enumclaw, Washington; grandchildren, Richard Hall, Jeremy Hall, Caetlin Hall, Michael Hall, Erin Van Meter, Emily Van Meter, Hailey Van Meter and Chloe Hall; brothers, Clarence McClellan and his wife Alice of Stoddard, Wisconsin, Stanley McClellan and his wife, Yong Cha of Fair Oaks, California and Bernard McClellan and his wife, Judy of Genoa, Wisconsin; sister, Anna Vagt and her husband, Ron of Phoenix, Arizona; sister-in-laws, Karen and Jack Schmeider of Bellevue, Washington, Donna and Chuck Christenson of Renton, Washington and Kathy and Rich Adcox of North Bend, Washington and by numerous nieces and nephews.Mary was preceded in by her parents, a sister, Bernice James, infant brother, Richard and infant son, Richard.A celebration of life will be held Friday, April 25, 2:00 PM at Lietz-Fraze Chapel in Lake Havasu City. Interment services will be held at a later date in North Bend, Washington.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Havasu.Arrangements were entrusted to Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home.