Mary Lou Standridge

Mary Lou Swinford Standridge, of Bartlesville, was born on August 14, 1932 in Hominy, Oklahoma to parents Sidney Lee Swinford and Beaulah Lucille Swinford (Phillips) and passed away on October 26, 2025 at 10:32 pm in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, she was 93 years old. Her father, Sidney Swinford, passed away in 1935 due to a train/automobile wreck outside of Hominy and left his wife and children ages 2 1/2 (Iva Jean), 4 (Mary Lou) and 6 (Sidney) as survivors. Her mother, Beulah Lucille Phillips Swinford, was left a widow with three children under 6 and survived on her own by making and sewing clothes for the Osage women for approximately 8 years before marrying Elmer Formby. Elmer was a clothing salesman and part time preacher with 3 kids of his own from a previous marriage, Ruth, Buddy and Roy Formby. From this marriage their youngest son, Stan Formby, was born in 1944. Mary Lou married Autie Odell Standridge from Mounds Valley in 1948 and he started working at Reda Pump Company that same year in Bartlesville, traveling from Hominy for work each day. They had two boys born in Hominy, Roger and Phil, before moving to Bartlesville and having two more boys, Rick and Randy. She was raised in the Assembly of God denomination, going to church at a very young age with her family and her grandma Swinford in Hominy. Upon moving to Bartlesville, she became a member of the First Assembly of God on Frank Phillips Boulevard and Virginia Avenue, where her parents also attended. She has been a member of First Assembly and now called Spirit Church for over 75 years. Mary Lou, after Randy was 5 years old, then started going to Beauty School to become a hairdresser before starting her career as a licensed beautician for approximately 55 years. Her four boys grew up in church and eventually they all served in the military after high school graduation with Roger joining the Marines and serving in Viet Nam, Phil served in the Army Reserve while working at Reda Pump, Rick served in the U.S. Army at Fort Hood and Fort Sill while Randy also served in the U.S. Army in Germany. She always took pride in their service to their country and with three of them completing college degrees, the first ever in the Standridge family, she was even prouder. Mary Lou loved to cook, sew and quilt. She was very good at all three of these, but cooking is where she really stood out, especially the fried chicken and chocolate pie. But her greatest love was watching her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved having them spend the night with her and their Uncle Rog and they loved going to grandma's house. Mary Lou is survived by three sons and their wives - Phil and Connie Standridge, Rick and his wife Susan Treece, Randy and Connie Standridge as well as 16 Grandchildren, 33 Great grandchildren, and 3 Great great-grandchildren. She also is survived by one sister, Ivan Jean Ballard, two brothers in Roy Formby and Reverend Stan Formby (Gail); one sister-in-law Eunice Ford and one brother-in-law Ray Standridge and numerous nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her husband Odell Standridge, son Roger Standridge, and grandson Randy Standridge. Mary Lou’s family will receive friends on Sunday, November 2nd from 4-6 p.m. at the Davis Family Funeral Home & Crematory-Walker Brown Chapel, 918-333-7665, 4201 Nowata Road, Bartlesville, OK. Visitation will also be held on Sunday from 1-6 p.m. Services will be held on Monday. November 3rd at 10 a.m., at Spirit Church, 2121 S. Madison Blvd, Bartlesville, OK 74006. Interment will follow in the A.J. Powell Memorial Cemetery in Hominy, OK. Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home & Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel. Online condolences and remembrances may be shared at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com

Mary Lou Standridge

August 14, 1932 - October 26, 2025