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Frederick Thomas "Tom" Marshall
Aug 31, 1936 - Jan 3, 2020
Posted by Martha Readout
Whinery Funeral Service
Elk City, OK
(permission granted)
Frederick (Tom, Tommy, Papa, Poppy, and PaPaw), Thomas Marshall was
born August 31, 1936, at his family's home in Porum, OK to Frank and
Bytha (Norton) Marshall. He lost his 2 year battle with a rare lung
disease, Idiopathis Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) at his home near Elk
City, OK. Tom had a long and dedicated career in the oil patch and
started driving a truck for Flynn, Welch, Yates at the age of 12
years old. At the age of 16 years old he went to work for a pulling
unit then proceeded to quit high school at the age of 17 years old
to work full-time.
In 1962 work took him to Perryton, TX where he stopped into a cafe
and met a pretty waitress by the name of Prentiss Gail Whaley who
turned out to be the love of his life. They married and moved to
Raceland, LA and had their eldest son, Lloyd (Wes) Wesley Marshall
soon after. In 1965 Hurricane Betsy forced them to move to the Ft.
Stockton/Odessa, TX area where he became employed by Rowan Drilling
as a tool pusher. Around 1970 he was transferred to Oklahoma to
drill several deep wells in the Sayre area. He then went to work for
Continental Drilling out of Tyler, TX as the operations Manager for
the Elk City, OK branch until the oil bust forced it's closing. Tom
and Gail had their youngest son, Thomas (T.W.) Wesley Marshall while
living in Elk City, OK. Lastly, Tom went to work for Apache
Corporation as the drilling superintendent for just shy of 25 years
until his retirement in 2008 after a severe stroke. He was a pioneer
in the oil field and has many accolades from his successes. He knew
an Oil Rig and its workings from top to bottom. Tom was a very
hardworking intelligent man with an unwavering ethical standard. He
was a family centered man who built his life around his career and
devoted every spare moment to his family or watching a good football
game, especially if his beloved team, the Dallas Cowboys. Even when
work took him away for long hours and days, he checked in with his
family daily and you could set your watch to his phone calls. Above
all he was the sweetest man you could ever come across and always
treated others with respect and kindness. He is greatly loved and
will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by his wife: Prentiss (Gail); parents:
Frank and Bytha; 1 half-brother: Jim; 3 half-sisters: Evelyn,
Maxine, and Linda; 1 step brother: Sunny, and 1 step sister: Sue.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law: Wes and Sonja
Marshall; granddaughter: Tasha Marshall; honorary granddaughter:
Jaryn Rainey; granddaughter: Krystal Milkeraitis and her husband:
Wes; great -granddaughter: Wrigley, and great-grandson: Soldier;
son and daugher-in-law: T.W. and wife Kellie Marshall;
granddaughters: Camryn and Casady Marshall; half brother, Mike
Mossburg, and half sister, Donna Bochman, and a host of other
relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 9, 2020 at
Elk City United Methodist Church with Pastor Scott Rodgers
officiating.
Interment will
follow at Canute Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 7, and Wednesday, January
8, 2020 from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM at Whinery Funeral Service, Elk
City.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made to the Elk
City United Methodist Church.
VISITATION
Tuesday
January 7, 2020
9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Whinery Funeral Service
403 W. Country Club
Elk City, OK 73644
VISITATION
Wednesday
January 8, 2020
9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Whinery Funeral Service
403 W. Country Club
Elk City, OK 73644
FUNERAL SERVICE
Thursday
January 9, 2020
2:00 PM
Elk City United Methodist Church
720 W. Country Club
Elk City, OK 73644
A keepsake video is available through the funeral home.
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