OBITUARY NAME: Forrest Dean Mansell, age 79, a lifelong Atoka area resident. BORN: He was born on February 13, 1931, to Horace Gilbert and Tula Elizabeth (Johnson) Mansell at Atoka, Ok. PASSED AWAY: Forrest passed away on August 22, 2010 at Atoka, Ok. AGE 79 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS EDUCATION: He attended school at East Tellico. MARRIED TO: Forrest married Dorothy Mae (Hyde) on April 9, 1952, at Atoka, Ok. OCCUPATION: He was a school bus driver, and truck driver for the county. CHURCH AFFILIATION, HOBBIES, AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS: Forrest loved hunting, fishing, trapping, gardening, and playing his fiddle. SURVIVED BY WIFE: Dorothy Mansell of the home in Atoka, Ok. CHIDREN: Debbie Allen and husband Larry of Atoka, Ok. Larry Mansell and wife Karen of Atoka, Ok. Doris Mansell of Atoka, Ok. Beth Barrett and husband Leon of Holdenville, Ok. Keith Mansell and wife Sheena of Atoka, Ok. Jan Walden and husband Kent of Ada, Ok. SISTERS: Virginia Collier of Grand Junction, Co. Geneva Dodd of Stringtown, Ok. GRANDCHILDREN: 16 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren Along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles and other relatives and many dear and loved friends. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: Horace Gilbert and Tula Elizabeth (Johnson) Mansell BROTHERS: Gilbert Mansell, Darwin Mansell SISTER: Bettye Roberts ****************************************************************************** DATE OF SERVICES: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at 10am PLACE OF SERVICES: Brown's Funeral Chapel OFFICIATING: Bro. Hershel Justus INTERMENT: Green Meadows Cemetery CASKETBEARERS: Alfred Elliot, Worden Detty, Roger Langston, Gilbert Wilson, Hal Ishmael, Melvin Ishmael HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: Ray Littleton, Tommy Lane, Floyd Howard, Leon Yates, Paul Howard, Richard Pugh, Ronnie Franklin CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE FAMILY NIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT 6-8 PM SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK