David Paul Marshall Obit

David Paul Marshall was born June 30, 1951 to Betsy Wilcat Jones and Paul Sandy Marshall in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

He went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at the age of 56 years, 2 months and 15 days at his home in the Rocky Mountain Community near Stilwell, Oklahoma.

David attended and graduated from Notchitown and Gore Public Schools. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Bachelor of Education Degree from Northeastern State University and a Master's Degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology from the University of Arizona. He was the first full blood Native American in the Nation to graduate with this degree. David was a long time employee of Indian Health Service and worked in Anchorage, Alaska for two years before retuning to Oklahoma and working at W.W. Hastings Indian Hospital for the past 23 years as an Audiologist. He was dedicated to providing the best servie to his patients.

David was a devoted husband and father and Christian. He accepted the Lord as his personal savior at an early age and was a member of Cedar Springs Baptist Church. He served as the Sunday School Director and Song Leader until his health began to fail. He loved to play the guitar, sing Cherokee and Creek Gospel hymns and document the genealogy and history of the Wildcat/Buster family and the Notchietown community.

David can best be remembered as an avid sports fan. He sponsored or coached little league baseball, independent basketball and softball teams, and vollyball teams. Many of his former team members lovingly call him "The Legend" because of his many years of actively playing sports. He was also a dedicated and loyal fan of Sequoyah High School sports team. Most of all, David will be remembered by his family for being a kind, caring, compassionate man. His home and heart was always open to all who needed a friend. He frequently "adopted" someone who was down and out or needed a helping hand.
We will truly miss our husband, father, brother, family and friend.

He is survived by his wife, Ervina Marshall, of the home, and two sons; Kristian Marshall of Tulsa, and Eric Marshall of the home, two sisters; Phyllis Yargee and Betsy Annette Jones both of Gore, OK, one brother; Robert "Tiger" Jones of Perkins, OK and one half-brother Michael Marshall of the Okmulgee area, eight nephews, six nieces.

He was preceded in deeath by both parents, one daughter; Tina Rachelle Marshall, one brother; Charles Marshall, and mother-in-law Lois Ishcomer.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at Cedar Springs Baptist Church in Gore, Oklahoma.

A wake service will be held on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Hart Funeral Home in Stilwell, Oklahoma.
Bro. Ellis Foster will officiate the evening service and Reverend Allison Phillips will officiate the funeral service.

Interment will follow at Webber Cemetery in Gore, Oklahoma under the direction of Hart Funeral Home.