Mary Mehl Scarlett

A memorial service for Mary Mehl Scarlett will be held on Saturday, July 11, at one o'clock at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lander. Interment will take place at ten o'clock that morning at Mount Hope Cemetery . Visitation will be 4 -7 pm, Friday, July 10, 2009 at Hudson 's Funeral Home, Chapel of Mount Hope.

Mary was born on July 29, 1 9 11, in Wayne , PA , the daughter of Theodore Ashmead Mehl and May Pennington Mehl. She attended Miss Sayward's School for Girls, and later Baldwin's School in Bryn Mawr , PA. On June 29, 1935, she married William (Bill) Richard Scarlett, Jr. They made their home in Overbrook Hills , PA , until after WWII, when they moved to Lander, Wyoming , and the family ranch on the Sweetwater River .

Mary was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church in Lander and a devoted member of the Daughters of the King. Mary and Bill were active members of the Wyoming Stockgrowers Association for decades and Mary, who was a charter member of both the Fremont County and Wyoming State Cowbelles, was instrumental in designing the first Cowbelle brand napkins for Fremont County . The family was very active in the Lander One Shot Antelope Hunt which originated on the Scarlett OHO ranch in 1940. Starting in 1947, Mary prepared and served the annual Hunter's Luncheon until 1981. She became famous for the variety of homemade cakes which were the center piece of the luncheon. An excellent cook, she was honored by having her German Chocolate cake recipe published in the Denver Post newspaper. Mary was devoted to her children, and was always supportive of their various activities. Family gatherings were among her favorite times. Hobbies and interests included: bridge, entertaining, cooking, sewing, knitting, embroidery, and reading. She was wonderfully creative, whether with a recipe, sewing machine, or needle.

Casper has been home to Mary for the last four years, where she enjoyed the many friends she made and the bridge games she played at Primrose Retirement Communities.

Mary is survived by her four children: Joan and Gene Thibodeaux, Houston; Dick and Maggie Scarlett, Jackson ; Jack and Sue Scarlett, Lander, and Ruth Scarlett Stoval, Casper ; nine grandchildren, twelve great grand children, two sisters, and a brother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, in 1982 and one brother..

Memorials may be made to: One Shot Antelope Foundation, Water for Wildlife, 545 Main St. , Lander, WY 82520; Daughters of the King, Trinity Episcopal Church, 860 S. Third St. , Lander, WY; or Central Wyoming Hospice, 3 19 S. Wilson St. , Casper , WY 82601