Obit of Sears, Marvin - Kay County, Oklahoma

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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Dalhart TX 

Marvin Sears

DALHART - Marvin Sears, 84, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2003.

Services will be at 3 p.m. today in First Christian Church with Barry 
Walker, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park 
Cemetery by Horizon Funeral Home.

Mr. Sears was born July 8, 1919, in Nardin, Okla., to Benjamin and 
Norma Austin Sears. His family moved to the Conlen Community where 
his father farmed. Marvin graduated from Dalhart High School in 1937 
and went to work for Ford Motor Co. in Dalhart.

Marvin began working for Rock Island Railroad before he joined the 
Army during World War II. Marvin served in the South Pacific Theater 
and received a Purple Heart when the ship he was on was torpedoed 
near the island of New Caledonia.

After the war, Marvin returned to Dalhart and continued working for 
Rock Island for more than 40 years. He trained appaloosa horses and 
won the National Cutting Horse World Championship with his horse 
named Chief Leader. Marvin was a member of First Christian Church, 
XIT Rangers and Dalhart Elks Lodge.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Sarah; and a 
sister, Vona Jean Sears.

Survivors include his special friend, Nancy Woods; six stepsons; and 
numerous first and second cousins.

Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 5, 2003
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