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Orville Eugene Marlatt © Fairview Funeral Home 09-2011 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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Graveside services for Orville Eugene Marlatt, 81, of Yukon, Oklahoma, formerly of Cheyenne Valley, will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 24, 2011, at Lone Star Cemetery with a Memorial Service at 2:00 p.m. at the Cheyenne Valley United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by Fairview Funeral Home Inc. Visitation will be from 9 am to 8 pm Friday, September 23, 2011 at the funeral home with no viewing at the cemetery or church.
Orville Eugene Marlatt was born May 16, 1930 to Orville Edward and Barbara Elva Crites Marlatt at his parents' home in Ringwood, Oklahoma. Gene, as he was known to many, attended Ringwood schools where he graduated with the class of 1948. He attended Northwestern University at Alva and later Oklahoma State in Stillwater. Gene worked as the parts manager for Stevens Buick in Enid, Oklahoma and later doing the same for Quincy Johnston Equipment in Woodward, Oklahoma. He married Edna Mae Marlatt on December 20, 1958 in Woodward, Oklahoma. In 1959 they purchased and moved to her grandparents' home in Cheyenne Valley. He continued farming and raising cattle. Gene also worked as a livestock inspector for the state of Oklahoma for three years. In 2006, after 48 years of farming, Gene and Edna moved to Spanish Cove Retirement Village in Yukon, Oklahoma.
As a young man Gene accepted Christ as his Savior at the Ringwood Presbyterian Church. Later he and Edna Mae became members of the Cheyenne Valley United Methodist Church. After moving to Yukon he attended First United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City and New Wine Church in southwest Oklahoma City. Gene was a 32nd degree Mason. Music was an important part of his life He sang in the Oklahoma State Glee Club and was a long time member of Enid Barbershopper. For a short time he sang with the OK Chorale in Oklahoma City. Gene led the singing at the Cheyenne Valley Church. He sang with his father and brother in New Life Quartet and also sang for 17 years with the Believers Quartet of Fairview. Gene was a loving father and grandfather.
He is survived by his wife Edna Mae of Yukon, Ok; his children: Laura Ann Alfonzo and husband Gus; Michael Len Marlatt, and Gena Lyn Barnhill and husband Wes, all of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 8 grandchildren: Lauren, Adriann, Erin and Kirsten Alfonzo; Connor and Cori Barnhill all of Oklahoma City as well as Christopher and Cody Marlatt of Kasota, Minnesota; two brothers: Devert "John" Marlatt and Lesley Allen Marlatt both of Enid; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Preceding him in death are his son Richard Lee Marlatt, his brother Charles Marlatt and parents, Orville and Elva Marlatt.
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