She was born Aug. 8, 1922, in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of Charles C. and Mary E. Morris Grantham. In the 1920s and 30s, her family resided alternately in Wichita Falls, Texas, and Lawton. Mary Virginia attended Sam Houston elementary school in Wichita Falls for first and second grade, and Washington, Emerson, and Lincoln schools in Lawton through sixth grade. She formed friendships that lasted over 80 years. Returning to Wichita Falls, she attended junior high and high school, graduating at the age of 16. Her family moved back to Lawton in 1939, and she lived in Lawton until her death. While attending Cameron State Agricultural College she met the love of her life, L. W. "Whit" Ozier. They were married on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1942, and shared a long and joyful life together until Whit died in 2004. During the World War II years, Mary Virginia accompanied Whit wherever he was stationed in the U.S. during his training, then lived with her parents while Whit was overseas. After his return, she worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for many Lawton businesses including Keathley Meat Supply, Green-Phillips Chevrolet, Jake Witzel Ford, the Lawton YMCA (for 12 years), and then in the office of Attorney Ernest Godlove and associates. During this period she also served with the Oklahoma State Health Department for 20 years as registrar of birth and death records for Comanche County, certifying the arrivals to and departures from this life of thousands of Lawtonians and Comanche County residents. Throughout her life, Mary Virginia also served as a dedicated volunteer and participant in many community organizations. She served Hospice of the Lawton Area for 35 years, was a charter member of the Lawton Junior Service League, served on the board of directors for the Opera Guild and, most recently, the board of the Center for Creative Living. She was also a member of the Shakespeare Club and the Book and Play Review Club. Volunteering at the Hummingbird Golf Course Clubhouse in Cache was a joy for her, as was her long service in Lawton's RSVP program. Her hobbies and interests included stamp collecting; playing bridge and dominoes with friends; genealogy research, reading, bird watching and feeding, water skiing, and supervising the Phone Alert League of the Center for Creative Living. Most significantly, however, Mary Virginia devoted herself to her immediate and extended family. She lived a truly rich and rewarding life as a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. With Whit, she raised two sons: Rand, of Cache; and Lance, of Corrales, N.M. She has two grandsons, the sons of Lance and his wife Linda: Owen Ozier, of Washington, DC; and Drew Ozier, of Auburn, Wash.; and one great-granddaughter, Ania Ozier, the daughter of Owen and his wife Pam. Her extended family includes many cousins, nephews, and a niece. Surviving cousins are: Jan Ewbank and family, of Seattle; Kevin Pipes and his son Turner, of Norman; Kathy Gragg and her husband Rob, of Norman; Robert Morris and his son Steve, of Portland, Ore.; nephews include Nick W. Ozier and his daughters: Nina and Molly, of Oakland, Calif.; Dix W. Ozier, of Australia, and his daughter, Paloma, of New Zealand; Joe W. Ozier, of Fresno, Calif.; and Kile W. Ozier, of Dubai; and her only niece, Telin W. Ozier, of Oklahoma City. To all - family, friends, and even strangers - Mary Virginia was a capable, gracious person, and an unbelievably good listener, confidant, and caregiver throughout her life. Even though her life on this earth is over, she lives on, both physically - as she has donated her body to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center for research and teaching - and spiritually, as she lives on in the hearts of all who knew her and were touched by her. Contributions in memory of Mary Virginia may be made to Promise Care Hospice; or to the Alzheimer's Association (because of Whit's death due to Alzheimer's); or to any organization that shares the values of service and caregiving that Mary Virginia embodied.