Following her husband's death in 1916, she moved to Norman, Oklahoma, where she maintained an interest in religious political matters, although she never again sought elected office, and maintained her independence until her death at the age of 101 in 1961.
Following her husband's death in 1916, she moved to Norman, Oklahoma accompanying her youngest child at the University of Oklahoma. She lived in Norman for the remainder of her life and maintained an interest in religious political matters, although she never again sought elected office, and maintained her independence until her death at the age of 101 in 1961.