Memorial service for Mary Frances Rowlett will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 20, 2026 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Father Kirk Woodliff officiating.

Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma, with family and close friends. No services are planned at the cemetery.

The service may be viewed by following the link at www.beckerfuneral.com or be visiting the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page.

Mary Frances "Fran" (Post) Rowlett passed away August13, 2026 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, after a battle with liver and kidney failure.

Mary was born July 29, 1950, in Alamogordo, New Mexico, to Sidney Vaughn Post and Betty Eloise (Martin) Post, where her father served as a civilian manager at Holloman Air Force Base. Her family later moved to Altus, OK where she attended Sunset Elementary, Central Junior High, and Altus High School, graduating with the class of 1968.

When Mary was just 15 years old, she met Max Rowlett, the young man who would become her husband and lifelong companion. From that time forward, they were inseparable. They married on December 21, 1967, in Vernon, Texas, beginning a marriage and partnership that would span nearly six decades.

Together they had two children, Nikki Denise Rowlett, born in 1971, and Darrell John Rowlett, born in 1975. As an Army wife, she built a home for her family wherever military life took them, following Max to assignments in: Hanau, Germany in 1971; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri in 1974; Karlsruhe, Germany in 1976; Fort Polk, Louisiana in 1979; back to Karlsruhe in 1984; and finally, back to Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1987.

Mary attended Cameron College for two years while her husband served in South Vietnam and Fort Sill. While the family was stationed at Fort Polk, Mary returned to school and completed her degree at Northwestern State University of Louisiana, an accomplishment that reflected both her determination and her commitment to building a career of her own.

Mary worked as a Civilian Personnel Technician at Fort Polk and later at Fort Sill, where she eventually retired. Her work brought her more than a career - it brought lasting friendships. She remained close to many of her former coworkers; a group of friends who affectionately called themselves the "Lunch Ladies" continued to gather regularly long after their working years together had ended.

Mary had a wonderful sense of humor and a gift for finding something to laugh about in everyday life. She was quick-witted, funny, and never afraid to enjoy the absurdities that accompanied family, work, and life. Those who knew her will remember not simply what she said, but the laughter that so often followed.

Mary was an avid reader and passed her love of books and reading on to both of her children. She also loved puzzles and could happily lose herself in the challenge of putting one together. Books and puzzles were her quiet pleasures enjoyed throughout her life, and her curiosity and love of literature were two of the many gifts she passed on to her family.

When their children grew up and left home, Mary and Max began a new adventure as avid motorcyclists. They traveled across the country on their Honda Goldwing's, seeing America from the road and sharing countless miles and stories. Mary became active in the Gold Wing Road Riders Association and served as treasurer of their local chapter. Those years of travel, friendship, and open-road adventure became another cherished chapter in a life she and Max continuously recreated since they were teenagers.

Above all, Mary's life was centered on the people she loved. From the 15-year-old girl who met Max in Altus to the wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, traveler, and "Lunch Lady" she became, hers was a life filled with enduring relationships, shared adventures, laughter, books, puzzles, and nearly sixty years alongside the boy she fell in love with as a teenager.

Mary is survived by her husband of 58 years, Max Rowlett; daughter, Nikki Denise Rowlett; son, Darrell John Rowlett and his wife Melody Huckaby-Rowlett; grandchildren, Sydney Chichester-Kantz, Garrett W. Chichester, Lincoln Huckaby-Rowlett, Caeson Huckaby-Rowlett, and Everleigh Huckaby-Rowlett; great-grandchildren Jaxon Kantz and Levi Kantz; and a brother, John Post.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Sidney Vaughn Post and Betty Eloise Post, and her sister Anna Von Post.

Mary will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by her family, her friends, and all those fortunate enough to have shared in her life.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation in Mary's name to the American Cancer Society or the American Kidney Fund.

An online guest book and sympathy cards are available at www.beckerfuneral.com