BOYD, Maurine Boyd

        Maurine Jones Boyd crossed over Thursday, April 20, 2006, in Marlow. She was 90. Funeral services will be held at l p.m., Monday, April 24, 2006, at the CallawaySmith-Cobb Funeral Home with Peggy Darnall, Jack Graves, and Kent Strahan officiating. Burial will be in the Marlow Cemetery. Maurine was born December 28, 1915, to J. Hines 'Deacon' Jones and Stella Anderson Jones, both early Indian settlers of the area in the early 1890's. She was graduated from Marlow High School. She attended Oklahoma College for Women. She was a consummate certified medical transcriptionist for over 30 years at St. Luke Episcopal, Jeff Davis, Hermann, Bellaire General, and other Houston area hospitals. For the few years prior to retirement she was the secretary to a division chairperson of Houston Community College. She was a musician playing piano 'by ear' and took lessons throughout her life to sight read. She never passed up a piano without playing. She was a champion ballroom dancer who taught ballroom and tap dancing at her dance studio at the old American Legion Hut in Marlow, at Plato School, and other locations throughout the area. She fondly remembered all her dance pupils. She loved to have any excuse to teach someone dance steps. For years when she was younger, instead of walking to get around town she tap danced. In years past Maurine was the Marlow social news reporter for The Marlow Review and The Duncan Banner, a role well-suited to her, frequently 'getting the news' at the City CafT or the old Davis Inn. She was extremely proud of her Choctaw-Cherokee heritage and of her father's being a Dawes original enrollee. She was a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. She was one of the early members of the First Christian Church of Marlow, a charter member of the James Tull Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Humble, TX, a member of the Inter-Tribal Council and the Delta Gamma Mother's Club, and the honorary secretary for the Johnny Dyson Band, all in Houston, TX, and, of course, a '45th Division Girl.' Maurine lived in Bellaire, TX and Tulsa and Marlow, OK. She was married to Jesse Thomas Boyd in Ayer, Massachusetts on May 15, 1942. He crossed over July 6, 1982. She also was preceded in death by her parents, her dear sister Jean and brother-in-law Frank B. Smith, and her niece Jan the Dan (Jan Smith Shaw) with whom she had a wickedly humorous relationship. She missed terribly all her many other family members and friends who had gone on as well as leaving her Heavenly Houston and Blessed Bellaire. Survivors include Pancho Baby Dog Smith, her beloved poodle who was her constant companion and protector and who was covering her with kisses and caresses when she crossed. Additional survivors include daughter Jeanie Boyd of Marlow, her nephews Darren Shaw of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Bill Hill of Ada, and Bob Hill of Marlow, many cousins including Helen Callahan of Lawton, Dana Beth Callahan of Dallas, TX, Oad Louise and Spencer Kingsbery of Ilsah, IL, Tommy Morris of Addison, TX, Alice Martin of Yorkville, IL, Jon Douglas Adams of Rochester, NY, Betty Anderson, Beth Graham, Linda Gibson Wilmoth, Sally Orene Kirkpatrick, and Jon Guidry of Marlow, and Gina Hall of Foster, an aunt Roberta Penner of Mill Creek and her 'real sons' Paul Reece and Richard Benton of Itasca, TX. She is also survived by her other wonderful family members Kellene Jarratt and Mary Davis of Houston TX, Jean Bobbelette Reich of Early, TX, Idarene Haas Glick of Dallas, TX, Ruth Lewis Coody of College Station, TX, Saint Kathy Harrison of Duncan, OK, Sug-gos Shields Cochran, the Reverend Wade Darnall, and Homer Cobb of Oklahoma City, Pegeggy Darnall, Jimmie Taylor, and Karen Dibbern of Marlow, and Plisha, Seena, Mary, and Rod. Maurine was fondly known as Gos, Boog, Mudsie, Aunt Boley, Jonesie, Old Crow, and The Great Boyd. She was a one-of-a-kind character who loved talking with people, admiring 'baubles,' playing the piano, any music but especially jazz, Big Band, boogie, and all the standards, corn bread, reading her newspapers, movie books, biographies, and mysteries, making and eating fudge and home-made ice cream, reminiscing about Marlow of the '20's, '30's, and '40's, being the family historian, Key Lime pie, Bobby Darrin, the Mills Brothers, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and hearing Indian drumming and singing. She loved 'Casablanca,' Nieman-Marcus, coffee, honking her aah-oogah horn, trees, art deco, the Tetons, and everything about the '20's. She so enjoyed Christmas trees, Santa decorations, going to the old Marlow swimming pool, old family photos and keepsakes, her Sonic lunches and outings with Jimmie Taylor, playing bridge, the colors aqua and royal blue, Freesia, tulips, and Cape Jasmine flowers, Emeraude, antiques, Marlow High reunions, American Indian beadwork, holding court in the living room, and grey hair. She was very sentimental and loved visiting with people retelling family stories and old Marlow stories that had occurred 'since Sally was a baby.' She collected newspaper articles, crystal, silver, Blue Willow, irons, bluing bottles, and friends. She continued refreshing her knowledge of grammar, spelling, medical terminology, the Mafia, the Titanic, and diamonds. In a blink of an eye she could accurately tell the carat weight of your diamonds. Maurine excelled in living and enjoying life. She would definitely tell you about her likes and dislikes and uttered many colorful words. No one can forget her many other expressions, such as 'pressing sheets; Hi Coach; he's the best looking Indian I ever saw; Class:.....; a dollar three eighty; down one; he doesn't know me; have you seen my.....; what was your mother's maiden name.' But her all-time favorite saying was 'Who wants a beerina or a snort?' She was one of a kind....one of a kind. Serving as pallbearers are Bob Green, Otho Lamar, Olen Harrison, Homer Cobb, Bill Harris, and David Daveed Newman. Serving as honorary pallbearers are Ray Tracey, Johnny Tiger Jr., Johnny Dyson, Henry Bonney, and Hugh Hughkus-Marughkus Reeves.