Mary "Duffy" Hoagland

Mass of Christian burial for Mary Gayle "Duffy" Hoagland will be 11:00 am Monday, November 26, 2018, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Sunday, November 25 from 1pm-6pm, family will receive visitors from 4pm-6pm.

Duffy passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, surrounded by her loving family. She was 69 years old.

Duffy was born in Wichita, Kansas to Alphonse Walter and Betty Jean (Walls) Szymkowicz on November 14, 1949. She spent her childhood in Wichita, and graduated from Southeast High School in 1968.  She then enrolled at Wichita State University, where she was a two-sport athlete playing field hockey and softball, while majoring in Physical Education.
After her time at Wichita State, her professional career began in sales at Bank Americard in Wichita.  In the late 70's, she moved to Claremore, Oklahoma and began working in the banking industry for 1st Bank, and later at Fidelity Federal. Soon after, Duffy found her calling in Advertising working locally for the Claremore Progress and later for an advertising firm in Tulsa.
It was also in Claremore that she met the love of her life- Jim Hoagland. They began dating and were married on May 22, 1988.  They shared a long and love filled life in Claremore where she became active in the community with her sorority sisters of Beta Sigma Phi, playing countless hours of co-ed softball.

Duffy also loved going out and trying new places to eat, dancing until her feet hurt, hanging out by the pool, and spoiling her children and grandchildren. She loved trips to sandy beaches, Big Cedar lodge in Missouri, and visiting her boys in Dallas. She was also an avid animal lover, especially of her precious cats and dogs.

Duffy was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Bill Szymkowicz, of Wichita, Kansas. Survivors include her husband Jim; children Kris Payne, Kyle Payne and wife Angela, Amanda Wiedemann, Nick Hoagland and wife Michelle, Winn Hoagland, and Stuart Hoagland and wife Laura; sister Cheryl Balee; grandchildren Landon, Sydney, Ashley, Patrick, Katie, Jack, David, Annie, Sarah, and Samantha; and nieces Ashleigh Hughbanks and Brooke Peck.