OBITUARY NAME: FORREST DEAN NOWLIN, AGE 72, RAISED IN LANE AREA MOVED BACK TO ATOKA COUNTY FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS BORN: HE WAS BORN ON JULY 1, 1932 TO JAMES FLOYD NOWLIN AND ADAH DORA DODSON NOWLIN AT LANE, OK PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2008 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN FARRIS AGE: 76 YEARS 4 MONTHS 22 DAYS EDUCATION: FORREST ATTENDED SCHOOL AT LANE, TISHOMINGO AND GRADUATED FROM ATOKA. HE ATTENDED MURRAY STATE COLLEGE .. MARRIED: HE MARRIED DORA FAY WINTERS ON AUGUST 28, 1953 AT TUSHKA OCCUPATION: FORREST WORKED IN UTILITY AND DAM CONSTRUCTION AS A OWNER AND SUPERINTENDENT AND A RANCHER. HE WAS AN INVENTOR OF NUMEROUS FARM ITEMS. CHURCH AFFILIATION AND HOBBIES: HE ATTENDED FARRIS ASSEMBLY OF GOD. HE ENJOYED DEER HUNTING, FISHING AND TROT LINING. SURVIVED BY WIFE: DORA FAY OF THE HOME CHILDREN: DEAN NOWLIN AND WIFE SHERON OF FARRIS REATHA STOUP AND HUSBAND PHILLIP OF DUNCANVILLE, TX MICHAEL NOWLIN AND WIFE MICHELLE OF LANE, OK ADAH SCOTT AND HUSBAND PAUL OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TX GAIL SCOTT AND HUSBAND WAYNE OF HALLSVILLE, TX 13 GRANDCHILDREN 12 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN BROTHERS: MORRIS NOWLIN AND WIFE JO OF HARTSHORNE, OK BENNY NOWLIN OF SEAGOVILLE, TX TED NOWLIN AND WIFE SUE OF LANE, OK CARROLL NOWLIN OF WALDO, AR SISTER: VIVA LEE EASTRIDGE AND HUSBAND VERNON OF CENTERPOINT, OK ALONG WITH NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, AND OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY VERY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JAMES AND ADAH NOWLIN BROTHER: JAMES FLOYD NOWLIN GREAT GRANDSON: KAMEAN GUNNER NOWLIN GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: MORGAN DENNIS ********************************************************************************************************************* DATE OF SERVICE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2008 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICE: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL PLACE OF BURIAL: BUTLER CEMETERY OFFICATING: BRO RAY EASTRIDGE CASKETBEARERS: CLINT NOWLIN, TONY STOUP, THOMAS NOWLIN, RANDALL SCOTT, STUART NOWLIN, JACOB STOUP HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: STEVE ROBERTS, FRED MCCARTY, NICK PIERCE FAMILY NIGHT, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2008 6~8 CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK