Maria Suzette Gillespie

Maria Suzette Gillespie, 50, passed away April 12th, 2022 in Coweta, Oklahoma. Maria was born December 10th, 1971 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Maria graduated Union High School in 1990, she then went on to receive her associates degree at Community Care in Tulsa, OK. She married Bill Gillespie on April 23, 2005, in Tulsa, OK. Maria enjoyed crafting and loved March Madness. She attended Battlecreek Church in Broken Arrow, OK. Maria was always a busy individual even from a young age when she started taking dance lessons. She even taught dancing for a few years. A couple of years, Maria played basketball and had to remember which way to hold her hands. Dance hands or basketball hands. She even played soccer for two seasons. Maria also sparked a love with movies starting with Grease. Which she watched three or four times after school. This lead to other movies such as Troy, Twilight, and the whole horror genre as a whole. She enjoyed watching soap operas such as Young and the Restless. Maria also had many hobbies such as fishing, baking, crafting and decorating for the holidays. Some favorite holidays to decorate for were Halloween and Christmas as she went all out to make them a spectacle. She was great at crafting little decorations and crocheting scarfs and blankets. Maria managed to transform her crafting endeavors into a little household business. Even shopping for the supplies for her craft was enjoyable and she loved to go look for different things to craft with especially at Dollar Tree. She loved her family dearly. From her husband, her mom and dad, all of her kids, grandkids and her brother, she loved all of them with all of her heart. Maria also loved all of her aunts, uncles, and cousins. She will be missed tremendously. Maria is survived by her husband Bill of the home, mother; Helena Girod of Broken Arrow, sons, Tristan Gillespie of Ft. Smith, AR, and Marc Gillespie of Republic, MO, daughter; Christina Noelle of Tulsa, OK, brother; Gerald Girod and wife Cynthia of Broken Arrow, grandmother; Barbara Girod, in-laws; Edward and Joy Gillespie, grandchildren; Eli, Liam and Payton. She is preceded in death by her father Russell Girod, paternal grandparent; Roy Girod, and maternal grandparents; Siah and Lillie McIntosh. After the service, the family would like to invite everyone to the Eufaula Indian Community to gather for a meal.