Mary Sue Adkisson

April 15, 2021

Funeral services for Mary Sue Adkisson will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 17, 2021, in the First Baptist Church, Snyder, with Jeff Flowers, former pastor, officiating.

Burial will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Snyder.

The family will greet friends Friday evening from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mary Sue Adkisson, 82, Snyder, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021, at her home in Snyder. She was born March 15, 1939, in Mountain Park, to Pauline and Olin Woodward. She lived in rural Mountain Park until the family moved to Snyder in 1949. She graduated from Snyder High School in 1957.

She married Keith Adkisson on May 25, 1957, in Snyder. They made their home in Oklahoma City and moved to Yukon in 1960. Yukon was home until 1979 when they moved to Arlington, Texas. Upon her retirement, they moved back to Snyder where she lived until her death. Sue loved to cook and bake. She loved to spend her summers at her cabin in New Mexico. One summer she made pies for The Hungry Bear Café. Her pies made her a local celebrity, and she was known as the “Pie Lady” by everyone on the mountain. Sue founded and ran the Angels Attic in Snyder for several years.

Sue is survived by her husband, Thomas Keith Adkisson of the home; three children: Sherry and James Cook of Arlington, Texas, Sharon and Scott Rushing of Arlington, Texas, Randy and Lesa Adkisson of Mountain Park; her sisters: Gayle Luttrell of Mountain Park and Marj and husband Bob Morgan of Amarillo, Texas; a brother, Paul and wife Avis Woodward of Ocheleta; her grandchildren: Jordan and Shannon Adkisson, Meagan and Jeff Ivie, Brittney and John Rupp, Jessica Cook; great- grandchildren: Kami and Kyper Adkisson, Avery and Dutton Ivie and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Pauline and Olin Woodward and a son, Kevin Wayne Adkisson.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Fairlawn Cemetery Association, PO Box 185, Snyder, OK 73566.