Mary Lou Mefford

Mary Lou Mefford

Mary Lou Mefford, age 89, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at Pleasant Hill Health and Rehab Center, Pleasant Hill, Mo. She was born Aug. 19, 1935, in Drumright, Okla., the daughter of Perry and Ethel Mae Coffman Johnson. Mary graduated from Moran High School with the class of 1953. She married William “Ike” Mefford on Sept. 29, 1967, in Fort Scott. He preceded her in death. Mary worked most of her career as a claim supervisor for several insurance companies. She was a member of Eastern Star and St. John’s Global Methodist Church.

Survivors include a stepson, Don Mefford (Linda), Mound City, Kan.; three grandsons, Mike Mefford (Rochelle) and their daughter Aleigh, Lee’s Summit, Mo., Shon Mefford (Dana), Joplin, Mo., and Jason Mefford (Cindy), Mapleton, Kan.; a sister, Jean Decker, Bronson, Kan.; a brother, Terry Joe Johnson (Karen), Iola, Kan.; and several nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Clara Kay Griffin-Clark; four brothers, Ralph, Gilbert, Perry, and Paul Johnson; three sisters, Betty Clayton, Shirley Bolan, and Pat Dawson; and two stepsons, Richard and Bill Mefford.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Bronson Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Care to Share and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted online at cheneywitt.com.