Graveside and burial services will be held Saturday, May 16, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Alva Municipal Cemetery (those attending may turn their car radio to FM 104.9) with Dr. Jay Tyree, minister, College Hill Church of Christ, officiating. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com.

Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Lydia Lillian (Smythe) and John Shoemake, was born on December 21, 1924, in Atoka, Oklahoma, and passed away at Beadles Nursing Home, on May 13, 2020, at the age of 95 years, 4 months and 22 days.

Mary attended the Atoka Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1942....