NAME: WILLIE LEE MARLEY, AGE 88, LIFE LONG STRINGTOWN, OKLAHOMA RESIDENT.

BORN: JANUARY 21, 1911 AT MILL CREEK, OKLAHOMA TO WILLIAM ALEXANDER AND PEGGY JANE (HUGHES) MARLEY. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1999 AT THE HEARTLAND HEALTH CENTER IN MCALESTER, OK. AGE: 88 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 6 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOL AT STRINGTOWN, OK. MARRIED: GRACE LILLIAN SUTTON ON MARCH 8, 1930 AT ST. CHARLES, MO. OCCUPATION: WILLIE WORKED AT A ROCK QUARRY IN MISSOURI AND MOVED BACK TO STRINGTOWN AND WORKED AT THE CRUSHER THERE SEVERAL YEARS. HE WORKED ON THE RAILROAD, FUGATES SAWMILL AND MCALESTER NAVAL DEPOT ALONG WITH HIS FARMING AND RANCHING. HE RETIRED IN 1969. CHURCH AFFILIATION: BAPTIST. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER: SHARON SUE MORRIS AND HUSBAND JOE OF KATY, TX. SONS: RALPH RICHARD MARLEY AND WIFE BYRDEAN OF ATOKA, OK. JULIUS LEE MARLEY OF STRINGTOWN, OK. PAUL EDWARD MARLEY AND WIFE ROSARY OF ARLINGTON, TX. JACKIE RAY MARLEY AND WIFE PRESCILLA OF STRINGTOWN, OK. GARY WAYNE MARLEY AND WIFE DONNA OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TX. RONALD STEPHEN MARLEY AND WIFE BRENDA OF STRINGTOWN, OK. 17 GRANDCHILDREN, 21 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SISTER: MAXINE GERRISH OF STRINGTOWN, OK. 15 NEPHEWS AND 12 NIECES. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE: GRACE LILLIAN MARLEY ON MARCH 2, 1969. PARENTS: WILLIAM AND PEGGY MARLEY. SONS: BILLY JOE, DONALD GENE, BOBBY DEAN, AND BABY BOY MARLEY. SISTERS: GLADYS WISDOM, ALLIE MARLEY, CALLIE MARLEY, AND GENEVA MARLEY. BROTHERS: RAY MARLEY, TWINS - ROY AND TROY MARLEY, LEO MARLEY, AND GRANVILLE MARLEY.

DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1999 AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BARTT BRADFORD. ASSISTING: REV. LES PEEVEYHOUSE AND REV. JOE MORRIS. CASKETBEARERS: MATHEW MARLEY, MARLEY MORRIS, STEVE MARLEY, JUSTIN HARDIN, RICHARD MARLEY, JON TURAN, DAVID HOLLIWAY, DARIN CHARLES, STEVE BROUSSARD, TOM LUCAS, JASON GREGG, CHRIS PACE. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JESS WILSON, BILL POTTS, CHARLES MASON, RAY ROBINSON, HARRY FARRIS, KENT HUTSON, RALPH FUGATE, LESLIE THOMPSON, BILL HARRIS, FERMAN MAYO, ROBERT REEVES, TERRY HOLSTINE, LARRY RAINS.