Marie Sullivent's Obituary
Marie went home to be with the lord on Sunday morning, May 25, 2014. Marie Sullivent was born in Dyer, Arkansas on July 1, 1921 to her parents, Lee Ander and Chester Maye Moore. She was the eldest out of her four other siblings. Marie went on to work with Murphy Switch as an assembly line worker until her retirement. She was a diligent member of Maranatha Assembly of God Church and a prayer warrior for her lord. Marie was an avid gardener and a lifelong servant to her friends, family, and the church. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Paul Sullivent, her brother, Albert Moore, her sister, Lula Mae Fox, and her grandson, Ryan Sullivent. Marie is survived by her daughter, Brenda Jones and spouse Eric, her son, Wendell Sullivent and spouse Cynthia, her brother, John Howard, her sister in law, Connie Moore, her granddaughter, Jeannetta Scott and spouse Bobby, her granddaughter, Shannon Sullivent, her grandson, Sean Michael, and her great grandchildren, Shelby Scott and Bobby Scott Jr. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Marie’s name to Good Shepherd Hospice.Remembering MarieMarie was raised in Dyer Arkansas on a small family farm, where she worked the fields next to her father. Instead of going to school, she cooked family meals and took care of her 3 brothers and a sister. Marie felt that all creatures should have a proper burial, and she would preach the funerals for the farm’s chickens, dogs, cats and other critters that had met their demise. She was always making sure everyone, and everything was “saved” – doing the lords work early in her life. During WWII, women took the place of men in the workforce making bombs and keeping America running. Marie left the family farm in Dyer Arkansas to find work, and travelled to Detroit Michigan. There she lived with a cousin, and worked in a factory. But, she felt out of her element, so she only stayed 2 weeks, just long enough to earn a bus ticket back home. When she arrived back home she found work in a Spinach cannery, and while working on the assembly line she received the Holy Spirit. She soon decided she had outgrown Dyer and decided to move to Tulsa, where she lived in a boarding house and worked as a domestic for the Still family, taking care of their children and doing the cooking. This was the first time she had ever seen celery, and she had to learn how to prepare it for formal dinner parties. She lived in Tulsa for a few years, working jobs where she could find them. It was here, at the age of 27, that she met Paul Sullivent. They dated a year or so and then they married. They would be married for 55 years. Paul and Marie traveled extensively with “The Family” (brothers, sister-in-laws, and cousins). One night, on a fishing trip to Lake Louise Canada, they heard a bear rummaging in camp, while everyone was inside a pickup camper. Paul kept telling Marie to be still and be quiet, and she replied “I can’t sit still” (this was her nature). Doc opened the door to the camper and the bear slapped the door shut. When daylight came the next morning everyone could see the claw marks on the camper door as evidence of the event. Marie was always putting everyone else’s needs before her own. When Brenda was in High School, she had a project due; sewing a quit top. But acting like a typical teenager, she put it off until the last second. Marie stayed up until the wee hours of the morning doing the project herself, so her Brenda would pass the class. Years later, Marie was watching over her granddaughter Jeannetta, who was in a walker. Marie was outside hanging clothes; Jeannetta was at the sliding glass door playing in the curtains, when Marie heard a blood curdling scream come from inside the house. She dropped what she was doing to find the source of the commotion. Marie found that there was an intruder in her house causing her granddaughter great distress; a fly. Marie was furious that Jeannetta had scared her so badly that she spanked her, something she had never done before, and would never do again. This was something you did not do; scare Marie and not suffer the consequences. Marie had the patience of Job. When Jeannetta was learning to drive a stick shift her mother and father were unsuccessful teaching her to drive. So, Brenda dropped Jeannetta off at Marie’s house and passed the job of teaching Jeannetta to drive off to her. Marie had to run errands and made Jeannetta drive all over town, including the express way – somewhere Jeannetta was petrified to drive. The stubborn teenager resisted the whole idea. But, Marie never lost her temper, never raised her voice, she just told Jeannetta to “quit driving like a grandma, and get on down the road”. Her task was successful and Jeannetta became an accomplished driver.
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