Funeral service for Eugene E. DeMarcus will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Arena Cowboy Church, north of Lawton with Billy Harmon and David Mcghghy officiating.

Burial will follow in Paradise Valley Cemetery under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends on Monday, December 23, 2019 from 5-7 pm at the funeral home.

Eugene E. DeMarcus, age 83, Meers, died Saturday, December 21, 2019 at his residence.  He was born May 10, 1936 one and a half miles east of Meers to J.M. "Munk" and Marie Lagier DeMarcus.  Gene graduated at the age of 16 from Elgin High School.   He worked with Spartan as a helicopter mechanic before joining the U.S. Army at the age of 18.  He served in the Army where he was a paratrooper with the 11 ^th Airborne Division from 1955-1958.  He was honorably discharged in 1958.

Gene married the love of his life, Shirley Ann Cross, September 11, 1959 at the Paradise Valley Baptist Church.  He worked for Dolese Brothers two years before going to work with the State of Oklahoma fish hatchery.  He then became the foreman of the McDonald Ranch around Saddle Mountain for 15 years.  Gene retired from Comanche County Road Maintenance where he was a road grader specialist for ten years.

He loved hunting, fishing, ranching and doing whatever his grandchildren wanted him to do.  He had a deep desire to till his soil and growing two extremely large gardens where he would share all his fruits and veggies with whoever stopped by.  Gene loved visiting with friends and family over a cup of hot tea or coffee.  He especially delighted in Sunday dinners with his family after attending church at Arena Cowboy Church.

He is survived by his wife, of the home; three sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Debbie DeMarcus, Saddle Mountain, Mike and Kathy DeMarcus, Saddle Mountain, and Brian and Cassie DeMarcus, Meers; ten grandchildren and their spouses, Tara Booker (Tommy), Tifney DeMarcus, Matt DeMarcus (Ashley), Shane DeMarcus (Ashleigh), Jacob DeMarcus, Maegen Bostik (Clayton), Jordan Bryan (Drake), Madison Leonhart (Dustin), Ryan DeMarcus and Wesley DeMarcus; ten great grandchildren, Wyatt, Katie, Reed, Josh, Tyla, Reece, Gavin, Leyton, Brittin and Charley; three sisters, Margaret McCracken, Mary Rogers (Kenneth) and Ellen Preast; sisters-in-law, Barbara Burd (Jim) and Linda Wilson; brothers-in-law, Dearld Cross (Sandy) and Gerald Cross (Charlotte); and many nieces and nephews.

His parents, and infant brother and his brother, John Estel DeMarcus, preceded him in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Cache FFA Booster Club in Memory of Gene DeMarcus, 102 East H Avenue, Cache, OK 73527.

An online guest book and sympathy cards are available at www.beckerfuneral.com .