NAME: MARCUS DALE MANION, LIFE LONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT BORN: NOVEMBER 2, 1964 TO FLOYD DALE GAYLER AND CHRISTINE (THOMPSON) MANION AT BAKERSFIELD, CA PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2007 AT MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA AGE 42 YEARS 9 MONTHS 27 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT KIOWA AND STRINGTOWN. MARRIED: HE MARRIED DIANNA RENEE DAVIES ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1985 AT STRINGTOWN, OK. OCCUPATION: FARM AND RANCH HAND CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH. SURVIVED BY WIFE: DIANNA MANION OF SARCOXIE, MO CHILDREN: SKYLER MANION OF ATOKA, OK HAILEY MANION OF SARCOXIE, MO RIVER MANION OF SARCOXIE, MO MOTHER: CHRISTINE MANION OF ATOKA, OK FATHER: FLOYD MACK GAYLER OF COALGATE, OK BROTHERS: CHRIS MANION AND WIFE KATHERINE OF COALGATE, OK LEROY MANION AND FRIEND WILLIAM OF GARLAND, TX SISTERS: TINA MANION RELEFORD AND HUSBAND RON OF ATOKA RITA ROBERTS AND HUSBAND BARRY OF ATOKA NEPHEWS: MATHEW MANION OF COALGATE NATHANIEL HEATHCOCK OF COALGATE SCOTTY BICKNELL OF ATOKA LEVI ROBERTS AND WIFE SHAWNA OF ATOKA WILLIAM MOSLEY OF ATOKA RONNIE JACK RELEFORD OF ATOKA JASON MANION AND WIFE ALANNA OF HOLDENVILLE, OK NIECES: JORJA RELEFORD OF ATOKA ROBIN FRY AND HUSBAND ROBERT OF HOLDENVILLE, OK GREAT NEPHEWS: DANIEL MANION & JOSEPH MANION GREAT NIECE: MORGAN RENEE FRY OF HOLDENVILLE, TX ALONG WITH NUMEROUS RELATIVES, AND MANY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY ADOPTED FATHER: JACKIE LEROY MANION INFANT BROTHER:MICKEY MANION MAT. GRAND PARENTS:EUGENE AND MILDRED THOMPSON PAT. GRANDPARNETS: BILL AND ZADIE MANION HARDY AND CLAIRE GAYLER ************************************************************************************************** DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, SEPT 4, 2007 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL PLACE OF INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY OFFICIATING: REV. LOYD THOMPSON ASSISTING: REV. BOB GRAHAM CASKETBEARERS: MIKE GUEST, RICKEY MOUSER, JASON APPLEGATE, BRENT MCFARLIN, J.W. ELROD, JEREMY ANDERS HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: LEO DOWLING, RON TISDALE, CHARLES GAYLER, JOE GAYLER, DWAYNE MOUSER, SHANNON MOUSER