Graveside service for Marlene Witzel McPherson will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma with Steve Miller of Lawton, Oklahoma officiating.

Arrangements are under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Due to the ongoing pandemic masks are required to be worn at the service.

Marlene Witzel McPherson was born on March 24, 1931 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Jake and Clara Mae (Smith) Witzel. She spent her early years in Muskogee, Oklahoma and later moved to Lawton, Oklahoma in 1941 where Marlene graduated from Lawton High School and Cameron State Agricultural College. Marlene Witzel McPherson went to Heaven Saturday, December 26, 2020

Marlene was a Christian and lifelong member of the Baptist church. She was owner of Marlene's Hallmark for over 20 years. She was active in her church serving as church librarian, Sunday school teacher, Girl's Auxiliary leader and volunteer at the Clothes Closet. She enjoyed sewing and made most of the clothes her children wore growing up. Marlene had a servant's heart, always doing whatever needed to be done to help people and her community.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Jake and Clara Mae Witzel, two sisters, Delores Horton and Catherine Dunn, brothers-in-law George Miller and Charles Horton and a nephew, Jay Lewis.

Marlene is survived by her husband, Ralph McPherson of Iowa Park, Texas, two daughters Zoe Ann Roesenquest of Iowa Park, Texas and Peggy Hopper of Waxahachie, Texas, a son, Jacob Roy McPherson of Honolulu, Hawaii, four grandchildren, Jonna Morgan, Sam McPherson, Charlotte McPherson and Iris McPherson, two great grandchildren Michael Captain Morgan and Autumn McPherson and one sister, Pat Miller of Lawton, Oklahoma.