MARY FRANCES (CURTIS) McDOUGAL

CLASS OF 1941
MARCH 2, 1922 - OCTOBER 26, 2018Mary
Frances McDougal, age 96, of Paola, KS, formerly of rural Lane, KS,
passed away October 26, 2018 at North Point Skilled Nursing and Rehab
Center, Paola, KS.Mary
was born March 2, 1922 at Blue Mound, Kansas. She was the second of
three children born to Robert Lacey and Hazel Oma (Coffelt) Curtis.
Mary grew up in Blue Mound until her father's passing in 1940. At that
time, she moved to Osawatomie and lived with her aunt and uncle Bessie
and Basil Coffelt and their son Dean. Mary graduated from Osawatomie
High School with the Class of 1941. She then attended secretarial
school.Mary
and Donald Eugene McDougal were united in marriage on October 31, 1942
at Kansas City, Missouri. With Donald serving in the U. S. Navy, Mary
traveled with him to Boston and Washington, D.C. Their first son Donald
E., Jr. was born after Mary moved to Osawatomie while Donald was still
serving in the Navy. Donald and Mary moved to their farm home at rural
Lane, Kansas in November of 1947. Their second son was born the month
after they had moved to their farm.Mary
was an active member of the Lane United Methodist Church, United
Methodist Women, and the Eastern Star. She enjoyed sewing and gardening.She
was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Donald who died in
2013, one brother Robert Curtis, one sister Winnie Lou Baker, and one
grandson Steven McDougal.She
is survived by two sons Donald E., Jr., of rural Lane, KS and one other. Her daughter-in-law
Jolene McDougal of Paola; her sister-in-law Katie McDougal of rural
Osawatomie; two grandchildren Gregg and Michael McDougal; 4 great grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren; many
other
relatives and friends.Visitation
Nov. 1, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Lane United Methodist Church, 425 Oak, Lane,
KS; Graveside services 1:30 pm at Spring Grove Friends/Quaker Cenetery,
Lane, KS.