Mary Cargile

Mary K. Kay Cargile, 86, formerly of Tulsa and Perry, Oklahoma a current resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico was the daughter of Benjamin Eugene and Sylvia Blanche Johnson Kearns. She was born March 7, 1927 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and died Tuesday, April 2, 2013 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She attended high school at Will Roger High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Kay attended the Cadet Nursing Program at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she met her best friend and sweetheart Kenneth Cargile. She married Kenneth on February 14, 1947 at her parents home in Tulsa. He preceded her in death in 1982. She enjoyed cooking, trying new recipes, knitting, crocheting, and traveling but most of all she loved spending time with her family. Kay was awarded the Silver Fawn Award by the Boy Scouts. She was an active member of the Memorial Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Memorial services will be held 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the BrownDugger Funeral Home Chapel, in Perry, Oklahoma. Pastor Marc Dreyer will officiate. Interment will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery northwest of Perry, Oklahoma. Services are under the direction of BrownDugger Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the WMU Foundation of the Southern Baptist and Plant a Tree in care of BrownDugger Funeral Home, 1010 N. 7th Street, Perry, Oklahoma 73077. Kay is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Kay Cargile of Albuquerque, New Mexico son, Kenneth Eugene Cargile of Tulsa, Oklahoma grandson, Dillan Cargile of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth and her parents, Benjamin and Sylvia Kearns. Online condolences may be sent to the family using the online guest book at www.brownduggerfuneralhome.com.