Mary Beth Turvaville

Mary Beth Turvaville - July 25, 1959 – February 6, 2026 Mary Turvaville, 66, of Newport, Oregon, passed peacefully from this life on Friday, February 6, 2026. Mary was born on July 25, 1959, in Guymon, Oklahoma to Patrick and Janet (Vaughan) Miller. Mary was a member of the Guymon High School Class of 1977 and later graduated in 1981 from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma. On May 16, 1981, the day after their graduation from SWOSU, Mary married her college sweetheart, Thomas A. Turvaville of Hobart, Oklahoma. Together they made their home in Hobart, Oklahoma and Norman, Oklahoma, before moving to Portland Oregon in 1988, and then spending 2015 through 2020 in Albany, New York. Her cherished husband of 39 years preceded her in death on July 12, 2020, and following Tom’s passing, Mary returned to Portland and in 2024, settled in Newport, Oregon. Mary was also preceded in death by her parents, Patrick and Janet Miller; grandparents, Kenneth and Kathryn Vaughan; Lynn and Geraldine Miller; and father-in-law, Walter Turvaville. Mary is survived by her sister, Nancy Rohn of Topeka, Kansas; her brother, Ken Miller and his wife Anna of Solgohachia, Arkansas; her aunts, Ramona Pruitt of Nashville, Tennessee and Maggie Ball of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and her uncle, Jay Miller and his wife, Leslie of Nashville, Tennessee. She is also survived by her mother-in-law, Bonnie Turvaville of Hobart, Oklahoma; brothers-in-law, David Turvaville and his wife, Linda of Wyandotte, Oklahoma; Mark Turvaville and his wife, Jane of Ft. Worth, Texas; and her sister-in-law, Martha Joy Stoner and her husband, Tim of Ft. Defiance, Arizona. She is further survived by nephews, Cameron Rohn of Austin, Texas and Derek Rohn of Kansas City, Missouri; James and Shane Davis of Alex, Oklahoma; and Andrew and Daniel Stoner of Ft. Defiance, Arizona. Mary and Tom also deeply cherished their goddaughter, Melody Smith, who recently welcomed a beautiful baby girl that Mary was, sadly, never able to meet. The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to Marshall Houston and Robin Smith for their friendship to Mary and for the care and support they both provided following Tom’s passing. Mary will be remembered for her bright mind, her love of music, and the quiet impact she had on those who knew her. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends. At a later date, Mary will be laid to rest in Hobart, Oklahoma, where she will be reunited with her beloved husband, Tom. Donations in her memory may be made through the Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation to the Mario Pastega House of Corvallis, Oregon at https://give.samhealth.org.

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Mary Beth Turvaville

June 25, 1959 - February 6, 2026