April 1, 1940 – September 17, 2020
Mary was born and raised in Oklahoma City by her loving parents Mrs. Hazel E. Humphrey and Mr. Noel H. Humphrey. She was blessed with three siblings, Ruth, Grace and James. Mary married Mr. Melvin H. Owings at the age of 16 and they had a son, Michael M. Owings and a daughter, Michelle J. Owings.
Mary loved the ocean and after the death of her husband, Melvin she moved her family to Galveston, Texas where she made her home and eventually met and married Mr. Roy Mooney. Her passions were ballroom dancing and Alcoholics’ Anonymous where she worked diligently for more than thirty years to help others struggling with alcoholism. She also loved cats and was known far and wide as a “crazy cat lady” as she fed every cat she ever met as well as the occasional opossum.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents Mrs. Hazel E. Humphrey and Mr. Noel H. Humphrey, husband Mr. Melvin H. Owings, brother, Mr. James A. Humphrey, son Mr. Michael M. Owings, grandson James D. Powel and husband Mr. Roy Mooney. She is survived by her loving sisters Mrs. Ruth Montgomery and Mrs. Grace Moseley, daughter Mrs. Michelle J. Powel, granddaughter Nicole J. Powel, and her niece Simone Montgomery Linn and nephew Jason Clay Moseley and their families.
No public services will be held. The family asks in lieu of flowers, please make donations in Mary’s name to your local no-kill animal shelter.
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