Mary Helen Hendrix

Mary died peacefully after a long struggle with COPD in Oklahoma City Aug. 2, 2022.

Mary was born in Aurora CO in 1948 to U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. William Hendrix and Helen Kelly Hendrix. Mary and her brothers John and Bill lived in the states and Japan. Mary graduated from Oklahoma City’s Bishop McGuinness High School in 1967. She later received three degrees with a Master of Science in Speech Pathology from the University of Oklahoma.

Mary practiced and lived with her husband, Tom Graff, for several years in Northwestern Montana. She later lived and worked in Philomath and Tyth Valley, Oregon, then retired in Wickenburg, Arizona.

She will be loved and treasured by her two adult children Eve and Ben Graff, grandson Carter, brothers John and Bill Hendrix, numerous family members and countless friends.