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Meeks, Mary Mae Pratt (1911-1987)
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| + | Canton, Okla. (GCMC) — Mary Mae Pratt Meeks, an Arapaho Indian and lay leader and member of Zion Mennonite Church here, died Nov. 14 at the age of 76. |
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| + | "Today from near and far we pay tribute to a great lady. What made her great? Her commitment to the Lord," said family friend Ralph Toahty. |
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Latest revision as of 13:50, 14 October 2010
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 17 Dec 1987 p. 6
Birth date: 1911
text of obituary:
Indian Lay Leader Dies In Oklahoma at 76
Canton, Okla. (GCMC) — Mary Mae Pratt Meeks, an Arapaho Indian and lay leader and member of Zion Mennonite Church here, died Nov. 14 at the age of 76.
Nearly 200 relatives and friends gathered near Geary, Okla., to bury Meeks' body in Arapaho soil.
"Today from near and far we pay tribute to a great lady. What made her great? Her commitment to the Lord," said family friend Ralph Toahty.
Meeks is survived by two daughters and two sons.
