Marvin Lee Cogdill

Marvin Lee Cogdill Mr. Marvin Lee Cogdill, 83, of Bartlesville, died at 4:42 A.M. on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at the OSU Medical Center in Tulsa. Funeral services for Mr. Cogdill will be held at 1 P.M. on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church with Rev. William J. Shupe officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Memorial funds have been established in Mr. Cogdill’s memory and those who wish may send their contributions to the Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3700 S.E. Woodland Road, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 74006 or to the 55 + Activity Center, 1400 S.E. Washington Blvd., Bartlesville, Okla., 74006. Mr. Cogdill was born on December 13, 1931 in Borger, Texas to Jessie and Linda (Walkenhorst) Cogdill. He grew up and received his education in Borger and graduated from high school there. He was then employed with Phillips Petroleum Company in Borger and also attended Frank Phillips Junior College there where he played baseball. He was married to Wanda Faye England on July 1, 1952 at San Luis Obispo, California. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and following his Honorable Discharge he was again employed with Phillips in Borger, Texas. He transferred to Houston, Texas and while there he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Houston. He later worked again in Borger until transferring to Bartlesville in 1965. He retired in 1988 as an Executive Director at Phillips Petroleum Company. He had served as the President of the American Little League in Bartlesville and had managed his son’s Little League Team. He had been a member and Exalted Ruler of the Elk’s Lodge, a member of the American Legion, the Masonic Lodge in Borger, Texas and was very active at the 55+ Activity Center where he was a disc jockey and general manager. He was also a member of the Bank of Oklahoma Senior Center and the Redeemer Lutheran Church. Mr. Cogdill is survived by his wife Wanda Cogdill of the home, one son, Mike Cogdill and wife Lauren of Bartlesville, two daughters, Susan Lindsey and husband Robert of Tulsa and Kerri Ishimura and husband Riki of Pearland, Texas, one brother, James McPherson and wife LaVerne of Gun Barrel City, Texas, three grandchildren, Lori Lindsey, Kameron Ishimura and Lance Ishimura, a step-granddaughter, Rochelle Child and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, his mother and step father and one brother. PDF Printable Version

Marvin Lee Cogdill

December 13, 1931 - January 29, 2015