Mary Odetta Hildebrant

Ringling – Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Odetta (O’Neal) Hildebrant, 97, of Ringling are scheduled for 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Alexander Funeral Home Chapel of Ringling with Rev. Don Clark officiating. Interment services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at Sunnyside Cemetery at Caney, KS under the direction of Alexander Funeral Home of Ringling.

Mary was born July 19, 1913 at Wagner, OK to the late Mr. Conrad Dennis O’Neal and Mrs. Arra Dell (Roberts) O’Neal. She departed this life Saturday morning January 15, 2011 at the Healdton Nursing Home in Healdton, OK.

Mary was raised on various farms in Northeastern, OK. She married the late Mr. Joe Arthur Hildebrant on May 18, 1934 at Caney, KS. They shared many wonderful years together living all over Oklahoma and Kansas following employment in the Oil Industry for Sinclair Pipeline Company. Transferring to Ringling and residing there for some years , they made their last move for Sinclair to Fairview, OK , where Joe retired. After this, they soon returned to the Town of Ringling to make their home there and to enjoy their retirement years together. In Ringling, Mary was a very involved member in all her church activities at the First Baptist Church of Ringling. She always was one to lend a hand, to those in need, by volunteering in any capacity that was needed. Also during their retirement years, she and Joe loved to go RV camping, staying at many camps, at which they were usually the Camp Host. Mary was a very loving Mother and Wife who devoted her life to others and will be deeply missed by all those who knew her. Joe preceded her in death on February 3, 1995.

Also preceding Mary in death is her Parents, Infant son – Arthur Dennis Hildebrant, Son, Robert Joseph Hildebrant, 2 Brothers, Lee O’Neal and James O’Neal, 3 Sisters, Verna Brown, Hazel Scoggins, and Helen Keating.

Survivors include her Son, Tom Hildebrant and wife Donna of Ringling, Daughters Patricia Rael and husband Arnold of Rio Rancho, NM, and Judy Saichompoo and husband Chalard of Khao Yai, Thailand. Daughter in law, Bobbie Hildebrant of Norman. Brother, Hugh O’Neal of Dallas, TX. Sister, Betty Kirby of Houston, TX. 10 Grandchildren, 16 Great Grandchildren and 1 Great Great Grandson. Numerous other family and friends.

Pallbearers will be Tommy Hildebrant, Bryan Royse, Charles Lyle, Brian Meyer, Ben Hildebrant, and Landon Lyle.

Honorary Bearers are Jason Rael, Richard Rael, Mark Saichompoo, and Kevin Hildebrant.

Condolences for the family may be made online at www.alexanderfuneralhome.org