Marilyn Kay Brooks

Marilyn Kay Brooks was born on May 5, 1954 in Shattuck, Oklahoma to Alan Dean Owens and Mary Mae (Furgason) Owens. Marilyn married William “David” Brooks on January 3, 1976 at the Methodist Church in Buffalo, Oklahoma. They lived in Charleston, South Carolina while David was in the Navy; then, they moved to Laverne, Oklahoma for 18 years. They were blessed with two children, Kandi, born on June 13, 1978 and Justin Owen, born on September 17, 1982. Marilyn and David moved with their family to Lindsay, Oklahoma on December 30, 1995. Marilyn was a mother, grandmother and a registered nurse. She obtained her Associate of Science Degree in Nursing from Dodge City Community College, graduating in 1991. She most recently worked as a Registered Nurse at Lindsay Manor Nursing Home in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Marilyn had also previously worked at Harper County Community Hospital, Norman Regional Hospital and Duncan Regional and Home Health. She was a member of the Nursing Association and the First Methodist Church. Marilyn’s favorite activities were traveling, woodworking, reading and cross stitch. But she especially found joy being with her family and grandchildren. She had fun looking at toys online with Kylee, playing computer games and researching Owens-Furgason family history. Marilyn passed from this life on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at home in Lindsay, Oklahoma at the age of 61. Marilyn is survived by her husband David Brooks; her parents Mary Mae (Furgason) Owens and Alan Dean Owens; her daughter Kandi Rae Dodson and husband Russ of Bray, Oklahoma and her son Justin Owen Brooks of Lindsay, Oklahoma; one sister, Deanna Mae Owens of Lindsay, Oklahoma; and grandchildren Cameron and Kylee Dodson. Arrangements for Mrs. Brooks were under the direction of B. G. Boydston Funeral Home of Lindsay, Oklahoma. The family will be holding a memorial service for Marilyn on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at one o'clock p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Buffalo, Oklahoma with Rev. Phil Davis officiating. The church is located at 223 S.E. 2nd Street in Buffalo. Following the service, she will be taken to her final resting place at Knowles Cemetery near Gate, Oklahoma. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Marilyn Brooks to the American Diabetes Association, P. O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312, by phone at 1-800-342-2383 or online at www.diabetes.org/donate. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.boydstonfuneralhome.com.

Marilyn Kay Brooks

May 5, 1954 - January 27, 2016

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