Obituary

Mary Lagree

Obituary

Mary Lagree, age 94, of Mendon, formerly a longtime resident of Newton, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield, Missouri.

A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 21, 2014, at the First Christian Church in Brookfield, with Pastor Mindy Figurino officiating. Visitation will begin Friday at 1 p.m. at Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield, and the family will receive friends from 6 until 7 p.m. in the evening.

Memorials to the CWF (Christian Women's Fellowship) may be left at or mailed to Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home, P.O. Box 496, Brookfield, MO 64628.

Mary Elmetta, daughter of Stillwell Truax and Jennie Pearl (Holler) Covalt, was born Nov. 10, 1919, in Durham. In 1942, she married Edgar John Rodgers, who preceded her in death in 1958; later in 1962, she married Lawrence Ray Lagree, who preceded her in death in 2000.

Mary was a former member of the First Baptist Church in Newton, and a member of the First Christian Church in Brookfield. She was also a member of the Christian Women's Fellowship.

Survivors include one daughter, Creta Rodgers Truesdell and husband, Robert of Mendon; nine grandchildren, Edgar Eugene Rodgers of Colorado, Tama Marriott of Brookfield, Shane Truesdell of Mendon, Keturah Austin of Bel Aire, Jorena McFadden of Hutchinson, Tony Lagree of Hays, Debra Southworth, Bill Humphrey and Aaron Lagree, all of Wichita; 18 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Miriam Pearl Covalt of Wichita; her late husband's daughter, Mary Ann Lagree Humphrey of Wichita; and several nieces and one nephew.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; one son, Eric Eugene Rodgers; one granddaughter, Tara Lee Truesdell; 11 brothers and sisters; her late husband's two sons, Gary Lagree and Richard Lagree; and one niece and several nephews.