Mary Lou Quimby

Mary Lou Quimby, 92, of Durant, OK, previously of Richmond, TX went to be with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on Sept. 2, 2008. Mary Lou was born October 10, 1915, in Cuba, Kentucky to Alec P. Dobson and Laura Lillian Gregory Dobson. Her family moved to Mississippi by wagon when she was a toddler. She married Pat C. Quimby, Sr., December 24, 1933, and began a journey that would last fifty-two years together, resulting in six children. After Pat's death, ever the devoted wife, Mary Lou spent the rest of her life traveling the United States visiting her children and grandchildren, never to marry again. Over these twenty-three years, she lived in Texas, Indiana, Illinois, and settled in Durant, Oklahoma. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Needville, TX before her move to Oklahoma. While there, she was a member of Stone Creek Baptist Church and the O.H.C.E. The Goodwill Club, a homemakers group. Some of Mary Lou's favorite hobbies were sewing, quilting, and baking. These pastimes resulted in various blue ribbons at county fairs and civic competitions in the states in which she lived. She was preceded in death by her husband on January 16, 1985; her parents; her sisters, Sue Kirkland, Dolly Pigott, Christine Muse; her brother, Alec Porter Dobson, Jr. Sonny; among other family members. She is survived by five daughters and one son: Ida Peevyhouse and husband, Les, Durant, OK.; Patsy Baumgarten and husband, Gaylan, Knoxville, IA.; Anne Moody and husband, Bob, Virginia Beach, VA.; Peggy Quimby and Bennie Williams, Durant, OK.; Eva Cooke and husband, Jim, Marlborough, MA; Pat C. Quimby, Jr. and wife, Nettie, Richmond, TX; 20 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren; 26 step-grandchildren; and 6 step-great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A. M., Saturday, September 6, 2008 at Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Chapel in Rosenberg. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Rosenberg. Officiating the service will be her son-in-law, Rev. Les Peevyhouse, Sr.; and grandsons, Rev. Tom Peevyhouse and Rev. Shawn Quimby. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P. M. until 8:00 P. M., Friday, September 5, 2008 at Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Chapel in Rosenberg. Serving as pallbearers are grandsons, Tim Quimby, Michael Gable, Wesley Gable, Richard Gable, Gaylan Baumgarten, Jr., Don Rigney, Jr., and Chuck Frank, Jr. Honorary pallbearers are grandsons, Leslie Peeveyhouse, Jr. and Delmar Peevyhouse.

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Mary Lou Quimby

October 10, 1915 - September 2, 2008