Obituary for Mary Cline

Mary Helen Cline

(August 30, 1941 – August 19, 2016)

Mary Helen Mefford Cline, long time resident of Ponca City, went home to be with the Lord peacefully on Friday August 19th at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was 74 years old. A memorial service will be held at Northeast Baptist Church on Wednesday, August 24th at 10:00 a.m. with Dr. Larry Nigh officiating. Memorial services are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home and Crematory.

She was born August 30th, 1941 in Woodward, OK to Howard Wayne and Laneta Mae Cruzan Mefford, who preceded her in death.

She is survived by her loving husband Rodger Cline who she married on February 17th, 1962 in Wichita, KS. They had been married for 54 years. She is also survived by her children Stephen Cline and his wife Debi of Georgetown, IN and her daughter Cindy Tyner and husband Randy of Ponca City. She is also survived by her grandchildren Caitlyn Cline, Courtney Tyner, James Tyner, David Cline and Mikayla Cline and one great granddaughter Hallie Jones.

Mary was a homemaker for many years and previously worked in Ponca City at Higdon Florist, where she learned to arrange flowers, Singer Sewing and Southwestern Bell Telephone in Wichita, KS and San Antonio, TX. Mary was a Charter Member of Northeast Baptist Church, where she loved to teach children in Vacation Bible School and other children’s programs. She also taught a women’s Sunday School class. In the past she loved delivering Meals on Wheels. Mary loved making flower arrangements for the church and for Hospice of North Central Oklahoma. She led and participated in Bible Study Fellowship and Explorer’s Bible Study. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed baking, hiking at Cann Gardens and shopping with the grandkids. Each grandchild has special scrapbooks that she spent time creating to highlight their individual personalities and interests. Mary also enjoyed gardening, sewing and reading. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

The family requests in lieu of flowers that donations be made to Northeast Baptist Church Missions at 2200 Pecan Road, Ponca City, OK 74604.

Source: Trout Funeral Home