It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mary E Oakes Mehl (Hutchinson, Kansas), born in Hookerton, North Carolina, who passed away at the age of 84, on February 29, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Benton Watkins and Thelma Oakes, Sr. (Taylor). She is survived by : her spouse Gene L. Mehl; her children, Gene A. Mehl (Debora), Connie Lynn Bohringer of Hutchinson and Pamela Joy Conklin (Christopher) of Sanford, NC; her stepchildren, Michael Mehl (Cassie), Mathew Mehl, Lester'Tra'Cape (Angelica), Christopher Cape (Crystal), Adam Cape and Breia Venegas (Mario); her grandchildren, Lorenzo Bohringer (Adrienne), Mikel Bohringer (Chelsey), Shania Green (Spencer), Jonathan Conklin (Brooke), Joshua Conklin (Rikki) and Christopher Conklin II; her siblings, Joe Oakes (Pam), David Oakes (Ji Wone), Ellen Bill, Peggy Carter and Carol Rouse (Bobby); her siblings-in-law, Sue Oakes, Louise Oakes, Kathy Oakes and Don Mehl; her brothers, Keith Oakes, Benton W. Oakes, Jr., Fletcher Oakes and Kenneth Oakes; her granddaughters, Jacqueline Rose Conklin and Amy Mehl; and her siblings-in-law, Harold Bill, Pete Carter, Betty Beagley (Ermon) and Mary E. Mehl. She is also survived by numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Mary Mehl Memorial Fund, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501. To benefit the Mary Mehl Memorial Fund, please make the check payable to Elliott Mortuary.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Elliott Mortuary