Mary Ella Marsellis Obituary (1945

Mary Ella Marsellis was born at St. John's Hospital on Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1945 to Ted and Georgia Biggs of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her father, Ted Biggs, June 27, 2013. She is survived by her mother, Georgia Biggs, of Tulsa, OK, a brother, Ted Biggs, Jr, and his wife, Judy, of Arkansas City, KS, a sister, Wilma Hillhouse and husband Gene Hillhouse, of Bixby, OK. She was in the first graduating class at Memorial High School in 1964 and later that year married Lyle Marsellis on Dec. 19 (this December would have been their 50th anniversary). They have 3 children, Rob Marsellis and his wife Annie of Owasso, OK., Cheryl Wright and her husband Aaron of Tulsa, Ok., and Kristy Snider and husband James of Tulsa, OK; five granddaughters, one grandson, and one great-grandson. Mary Ella and Lyle served their Lord by helping plant new congregations in Boston, Mass. and Dover, N.H. and later with churches of Christ in Missouri and Oklahoma. In Lieu of Flowers the family asked memorials be made to the Park Plaza Church of Christ furniture ministry, 5925 E. 51st Street Tulsa, Ok. 74145