Hazel Lavern Mccrary

Hazel Lavern Mackey McCrary was born on the family farm near Sayre, Oklahoma, September 12, 1920. She died March 4, 2015, at the age of 94. Services have been entrusted to the care of Palmer Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater and a service celebrating her life will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Kingfisher, OK with interment following at Kingfisher Cemetery.
Hazel was the eldest of 6 children born to Frank and Nellie Mackey. Leaving Sayre, the family moved to a farm near Durham where Hazel started school. Later they moved to a farm near Kingfisher when Hazel was in high school where she proudly played on their championship basketball team for four years.
Hazel enrolled at OSU in 1940 and met Dean McCrary in 1941. They were married March 14, 1943 prior to Deans deployment to North Africa during World War II. Hazel worked at Tinker Field for the war effort until Dean returned. After returning to college she graduated with a Home Economics degree in 1947.
Following a year in Omega where their daughter Ladean was born, Dean and Hazel returned to OSU. In 1952 their son Frank was born and, soon thereafter, the family went to Ethiopia as part of the OSU Point 4 Program for 4 years. After returning to the United States the family moved to Kentucky for Dean to complete his doctoral work. In 1961 the family moved overseas again when Dean accepted a teaching position at the American University of Beirut. In 1965 Hazel and Dean adopted a daughter Atina. After living in Lebanon for 14 years, Dean, Hazel, and Atina relocated to Washington D.C. where they lived until Deans death in 1982.
After moving back to Stillwater in 1987 Hazel devoted her time to her family and pursuing her many interests including reading, sewing, gardening, and keeping up with world events.
Preceding her in death were her parents, sister Mary Jane Schemmer, brother Carl Mackey, husband Dean McCrary, and daughter Vergie Nell.
Hazel is survived by her children: Ladean Kendrick and husband, Floyd, of Stillwater, OK; son Frank and wife, Valerie, of Carrollton, TX; and daughter Atina Pegram and husband, Chris, of Dallas, TX. Also surviving are her grandchildren: Dean Kendrick and his wife, Elizabeth, of Glenpool, OK; Micah Kendrick and his wife, Jodi, of Glenpool, OK; Kyle McCrary and partner, Jeannine Pfeifferling, of Hamburg, Germany; Evan McCrary of Carrollton, TX; Craig McCrary of Carrollton TX; Christian Pegram of Atlanta, GA; Mackey Pegram of Dallas, TX; Samira Pegram of Dallas, TX; one great-grandson Kyle Kendrick of Glenpool, OK; and one great-granddaughter Thea Pfeifferling-McCrary of Hamburg, Germany. Hazel has three surviving sisters, Alice Maple of Kingfisher, Betty Satterfield of Sand Springs, and Jonell Crawford with husband, Bill, of Kingfisher, as well as, one sister-in-law Jeanne Mackey, and one brother-in-law Frederick Schemmer both of Kingfisher, OK. In addition, she has many nieces and nephews with their extended families.
If desired, in lieu of flowers, the family suggests gifts to Judith Karman Bristol Hospice, 915 South Main Street, Stillwater, OK 74074.
Condolences may be sent to the family via an online guestbook at www.pmcfh.com