03/10/2021
Good evening friends, this is Director Paige. It's never easy making these posts. Another dear friend of the SEARK Rodeo Queen Pageant, Mrs. Mary Ellen Pepper, has passed away. Mary Ellen and her husband Earl have judged many Rodeo Queen pageants, and ours is no exception. I couldn't tell you how many times I would be sitting on the camper floor sorting awards with Mary Minnie and Mary Ellen perched above, supervising. Many times Mary Ellen would say "miss congeniality's pile looks a little light" or "don't you think that flag boot would go good with that saddle pad for the first runner up?" So girls if you got an award you loved, Mary Ellen likely put it in your pile. Mary Ellen was one heck of a horsewoman and a friend to all. I loved all of her stories and I will miss all the camper floor chats. I hope all the cowgirls in heaven have their horses legged up, because Mary Ellen Pepper is entered tonight!
Please pray for Earl and Mary Ellen's family and many friends during this difficult time.
Thank you Stacy McKiever Janes and Mary Minnie for sharing photos and service details.
Services for Mary Ellen Pepper are as follows:
Visitation Thursday March 11th 6pm to 7pm at Miller & Miller Funeral Home in Valliant, Oklahoma.
Services will be Friday March 12th at 2pm at The Church in Millerton, Oklahoma.
The family will gather at the home of Kyle and Jessica Pepper Coffman in Idabel.
The Family would like to Thank you for all your thoughts, prayers, calls and messages during this time.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made in Mary Ellen's name to the WRCA crisis fund, at www.WRCA.org
