Mattie Marie Fullingim was born on October 6, 1921, the youngest of the five children of John Wade and Myrtle (Lowe) Fullingim. Except for the years the family spent at Ringwood, Oklahoma, during the early 1930s, Marie grew up primarily in Antlers, southeastern Oklahoma, graduating from Antlers High School in May 1941. Her first cousin, Deb Fullingim, brought home one of his army buddies in July 1941, and that is when Marie first met E.L. "Cotton" Leatherwood—at the local skating rink. Marie and Cotton were married on November 16, 1941, just three weeks before the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entrance into WWII.
Because of her husband being in the U.S. Army assigned to the Headquarters Troop 11th Cavalry Group (Mechanized), their first years of marriage were preoccupied with multiple moves and just "thinking of survival...living everyday to the fullest, because there was no assurance of tomorrow," as remembered by Marie. After Cotton returned from the European theater in October 1945, he was employed variously (auto body work and upholstery, manager for Singer in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and ran an appliance dealership in Healdton, Oklahoma, etc.) all the while Marie utilized her skills in bookkeeping and in management. After a short time of residing in Dallas, Texas, in the late 60s when they cared for Cotton's aging father until his death, they moved to Oklahoma City in the fall of 1970 and remained there until Marie's death.
By the mid-1970s Cotton had developed a very successful industrial sewing machine business, C & M Industrial—"C" for Cotton and "M" for Marie. After they both "retired," Cotton still managed to repair a few industrial sewing machines from all over the state, and Marie maintained her bookkeeping skills for the family business.
Though Aunt Marie and Uncle Cotton had no children of their own, their home was a haven of help and acceptance for many a young person through the years of their marriage. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a number of family and friends on November 17, 1991, at the May Avenue Wesleyan Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where they both were active, responsible members.
On October 28, 1997, Marie succumbed to her decade-long bout with cancer. Cotton continued to reside in Oklahoma City until the early 2001 when he moved to Victoria, Texas, to be near one of his younger brothers.
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OBITUARY (The Daily Oklahoman, Wed., 29 Oct 1997): LEATHERWOOD, M. Marie, 76, of OKC, went to be with her Lord on October 28, 1997. She was born October 6, 1921 in Coleman, Oklahoma, to John Wade and Myrtle [Lowe] Fullingim. She met and married her husband, Elbert L. Leatherwood, on November 16, 1941. Marie was a member of May Avenue Wesleyan Church (Oklahoma City, OK).
She dedicated her life to serving people with special needs and was regarded as "mother" by so many people all over the country, especially in church, her nieces and nephews. She is survived by her beloved husband, E.L. "Cotton" Leatherwood; a brother, Paul Fullingim and numerous nieces, nephews and other family members and friends. Services will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, October 30, at Guardian West Chapel with interment to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rev. John Vaughan, officiating; music by Marsena Vaughan, vocalist, and Donna Anderson, organist. Casket Bearers: Kurtis Fullingim, Jeremy Fullingim, Robert McDaniel, Hugh Anderson, Edmon McCreight, Tony Reese, and Dennis Moore.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
Isaac Foster Fullingim
Martha Ann "Mattie" (Golden) Fullingim
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
William Erwin "Bill Lowe
Ellena Josephine "Leny" (Russell) Lowe
Because of her husband being in the U.S. Army assigned to the Headquarters Troop 11th Cavalry Group (Mechanized), their first years of marriage were preoccupied with multiple moves and just "thinking of survival...living everyday to the fullest, because there was no assurance of tomorrow," as remembered by Marie. After Cotton returned from the European theater in October 1945, he was employed variously (auto body work and upholstery, manager for Singer in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and ran an appliance dealership in Healdton, Oklahoma, etc.) all the while Marie utilized her skills in bookkeeping and in management. After a short time of residing in Dallas, Texas, in the late 60s when they cared for Cotton's aging father until his death, they moved to Oklahoma City in the fall of 1970 and remained there until Marie's death.
By the mid-1970s Cotton had developed a very successful industrial sewing machine business, C & M Industrial—"C" for Cotton and "M" for Marie. After they both "retired," Cotton still managed to repair a few industrial sewing machines from all over the state, and Marie maintained her bookkeeping skills for the family business.
Though Aunt Marie and Uncle Cotton had no children of their own, their home was a haven of help and acceptance for many a young person through the years of their marriage. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a number of family and friends on November 17, 1991, at the May Avenue Wesleyan Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where they both were active, responsible members.
On October 28, 1997, Marie succumbed to her decade-long bout with cancer. Cotton continued to reside in Oklahoma City until the early 2001 when he moved to Victoria, Texas, to be near one of his younger brothers.
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OBITUARY (The Daily Oklahoman, Wed., 29 Oct 1997): LEATHERWOOD, M. Marie, 76, of OKC, went to be with her Lord on October 28, 1997. She was born October 6, 1921 in Coleman, Oklahoma, to John Wade and Myrtle [Lowe] Fullingim. She met and married her husband, Elbert L. Leatherwood, on November 16, 1941. Marie was a member of May Avenue Wesleyan Church (Oklahoma City, OK).
She dedicated her life to serving people with special needs and was regarded as "mother" by so many people all over the country, especially in church, her nieces and nephews. She is survived by her beloved husband, E.L. "Cotton" Leatherwood; a brother, Paul Fullingim and numerous nieces, nephews and other family members and friends. Services will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, October 30, at Guardian West Chapel with interment to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rev. John Vaughan, officiating; music by Marsena Vaughan, vocalist, and Donna Anderson, organist. Casket Bearers: Kurtis Fullingim, Jeremy Fullingim, Robert McDaniel, Hugh Anderson, Edmon McCreight, Tony Reese, and Dennis Moore.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
Isaac Foster Fullingim
Martha Ann "Mattie" (Golden) Fullingim
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
William Erwin "Bill Lowe
Ellena Josephine "Leny" (Russell) Lowe
Mattie Marie Fullingim was born on October 6, 1921, the youngest of the five children of John Wade and Myrtle (Lowe) Fullingim. Except for the years the family spent at Ringwood, Oklahoma, during the early 1930s, Marie grew up primarily in Antlers, southeastern Oklahoma, graduating from Antlers High School in May 1941. Her first cousin, Deb Fullingim, brought home one of his army buddies in July 1941, and that is when Marie first met E.L. "Cotton" Leatherwood—at the local skating rink. Marie and Cotton were married on November 16, 1941, just three weeks before the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entrance into WWII.
Because of her husband being in the U.S. Army assigned to the Headquarters Troop 11th Cavalry Group (Mechanized), their first years of marriage were preoccupied with multiple moves and just "thinking of survival...living everyday to the fullest, because there was no assurance of tomorrow," as remembered by Marie. After Cotton returned from the European theater in October 1945, he was employed variously (auto body work and upholstery, manager for Singer in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and ran an appliance dealership in Healdton, Oklahoma, etc.) all the while Marie utilized her skills in bookkeeping and in management. After a short time of residing in Dallas, Texas, in the late 60s when they cared for Cotton's aging father until his death, they moved to Oklahoma City in the fall of 1970 and remained there until Marie's death.
By the mid-1970s Cotton had developed a very successful industrial sewing machine business, C & M Industrial—"C" for Cotton and "M" for Marie. After they both "retired," Cotton still managed to repair a few industrial sewing machines from all over the state, and Marie maintained her bookkeeping skills for the family business.
Though Aunt Marie and Uncle Cotton had no children of their own, their home was a haven of help and acceptance for many a young person through the years of their marriage. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a number of family and friends on November 17, 1991, at the May Avenue Wesleyan Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where they both were active, responsible members.
On October 28, 1997, Marie succumbed to her decade-long bout with cancer. Cotton continued to reside in Oklahoma City until the early 2001 when he moved to Victoria, Texas, to be near one of his younger brothers.
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OBITUARY (The Daily Oklahoman, Wed., 29 Oct 1997): LEATHERWOOD, M. Marie, 76, of OKC, went to be with her Lord on October 28, 1997. She was born October 6, 1921 in Coleman, Oklahoma, to John Wade and Myrtle [Lowe] Fullingim. She met and married her husband, Elbert L. Leatherwood, on November 16, 1941. Marie was a member of May Avenue Wesleyan Church (Oklahoma City, OK).
She dedicated her life to serving people with special needs and was regarded as "mother" by so many people all over the country, especially in church, her nieces and nephews. She is survived by her beloved husband, E.L. "Cotton" Leatherwood; a brother, Paul Fullingim and numerous nieces, nephews and other family members and friends. Services will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, October 30, at Guardian West Chapel with interment to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rev. John Vaughan, officiating; music by Marsena Vaughan, vocalist, and Donna Anderson, organist. Casket Bearers: Kurtis Fullingim, Jeremy Fullingim, Robert McDaniel, Hugh Anderson, Edmon McCreight, Tony Reese, and Dennis Moore.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
Isaac Foster Fullingim
Martha Ann "Mattie" (Golden) Fullingim
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
William Erwin "Bill Lowe
Ellena Josephine "Leny" (Russell) Lowe
Because of her husband being in the U.S. Army assigned to the Headquarters Troop 11th Cavalry Group (Mechanized), their first years of marriage were preoccupied with multiple moves and just "thinking of survival...living everyday to the fullest, because there was no assurance of tomorrow," as remembered by Marie. After Cotton returned from the European theater in October 1945, he was employed variously (auto body work and upholstery, manager for Singer in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and ran an appliance dealership in Healdton, Oklahoma, etc.) all the while Marie utilized her skills in bookkeeping and in management. After a short time of residing in Dallas, Texas, in the late 60s when they cared for Cotton's aging father until his death, they moved to Oklahoma City in the fall of 1970 and remained there until Marie's death.
By the mid-1970s Cotton had developed a very successful industrial sewing machine business, C & M Industrial—"C" for Cotton and "M" for Marie. After they both "retired," Cotton still managed to repair a few industrial sewing machines from all over the state, and Marie maintained her bookkeeping skills for the family business.
Though Aunt Marie and Uncle Cotton had no children of their own, their home was a haven of help and acceptance for many a young person through the years of their marriage. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a number of family and friends on November 17, 1991, at the May Avenue Wesleyan Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where they both were active, responsible members.
On October 28, 1997, Marie succumbed to her decade-long bout with cancer. Cotton continued to reside in Oklahoma City until the early 2001 when he moved to Victoria, Texas, to be near one of his younger brothers.
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OBITUARY (The Daily Oklahoman, Wed., 29 Oct 1997): LEATHERWOOD, M. Marie, 76, of OKC, went to be with her Lord on October 28, 1997. She was born October 6, 1921 in Coleman, Oklahoma, to John Wade and Myrtle [Lowe] Fullingim. She met and married her husband, Elbert L. Leatherwood, on November 16, 1941. Marie was a member of May Avenue Wesleyan Church (Oklahoma City, OK).
She dedicated her life to serving people with special needs and was regarded as "mother" by so many people all over the country, especially in church, her nieces and nephews. She is survived by her beloved husband, E.L. "Cotton" Leatherwood; a brother, Paul Fullingim and numerous nieces, nephews and other family members and friends. Services will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, October 30, at Guardian West Chapel with interment to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rev. John Vaughan, officiating; music by Marsena Vaughan, vocalist, and Donna Anderson, organist. Casket Bearers: Kurtis Fullingim, Jeremy Fullingim, Robert McDaniel, Hugh Anderson, Edmon McCreight, Tony Reese, and Dennis Moore.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
Isaac Foster Fullingim
Martha Ann "Mattie" (Golden) Fullingim
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
William Erwin "Bill Lowe
Ellena Josephine "Leny" (Russell) Lowe
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