Monogrammed Brick Stories
Brick: Sewell, A. A., Mary Lue
Contributed by Luann Sewell Waters
Mary Lue Julian Sewell, b: 5-22-1916 in Fox, OK. d: 3-29-1987 in Paris, Texas. Buried in Hugo, Oklahoma.
She was a homemaker and renowned baker of cakes, brownies and made hearty meals. No one ever left her home hungry.
He was active in the local Home Extension group and in the First United Methodist Church of Hugo.
Married A. A. Sewell (she called him Pappy) on May 22, 1937 in Stroud, OK.
They had three children: James Franklin Bud Sewell, Michael Julian Sewell, and M. Luann Sewell Waters. Three grandchildren: Stephen L. Sewell, Julie Sewell Heitman and Nicholas A. Waters. A memorial scholarship for wildlife degree majors at OSU has been awarded in her and A.A.'s names since 1987.
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In 2012 the Oklahoma Historical Society invited those who purchased one of the monogrammed bricks paving the Red River Journey at the Oklahoma History Center to share about the person or group their brick honors. Below is a list of those who submitted stories and the message shown on their brick. Use the links below to read the contributed story.
This project was made possible by a generous donation from Catherine B. Wootten.
