Mary Alice 'Mary Alice Dillon Perraul Perrault

Mary Alice Dillon Perrault was born July 20, 1920, in Bartlesville, OK, to John Joseph and Alice Egan Dillon. She went to be with our Lord on February 14, 2015, at the age of 94. Mary had a love of family, dance and God her whole life. While living in Seminole, she and her sister Betty Stockard at the ages of 16 and 18 had three dance studios in Seminole, Maude, and Wewoka. As teenagers they studied with Kathryn Duffy and Louis DaPron in Oklahoma City and in Hollywood studied with Fanchon and Marco also Earnest Belcher who was Marge Champion's father. They auditioned for a Ritz Brothers movie and were offered a contract, but declined. Earnest Belcher wanted Mary to stay in Hollywood and study Ballet in preparation for the San Francisco Opera Ballet, but instead she graduated with honors from Seminole High School and went on to attend St. Mary-of-the-Woods College near Terra Haute, Indiana. After college, she had a career with Phillips 66 in Bartlesville where she met and married the love of her life Jack Dean Perrault Sr. Jack and Mary had 7 children which they raised in OKC. Mary worked at Medical Arts Lab as a Lab Coordinator for 17 years. After retiring, she became a receptionist at her sister's dance studio, The Betty Stockard School of Dance, where she was affectionately known as "Miss Mary" and remained until 2008. Mary is preceded in death by her husband Jack, parents, brother, Jack Dillon Jr., son, Joseph, and one granddaughter, Megan Mary Perrault. She is survived by 6 children, Jack Perrault Jr. and wife Janis, Bette Perrault, Chris "Dillon" Perrault, Mary T. Perrault Parker and husband Charles, Mark Perrault and wife Trish, Matt Perrault and wife Nora; 9 grandchildren, Tawn House and husband Michael, Jared Perrault, Rachel Perrault, Andrew Harbour and wife Kassie, Josh Bixler and wife Lacey, Thane Bixler, Dominic Perrault, Colby Perrault, and Brendan Hope, 2 great grandchildren Townes Bixler and Kaden Harbour, and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. An evening prayer service will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 18 at Smith & Kernke May Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday, February 19, 2015, at Christ the King Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Catholic Charities.