Marvin, known to most as Leroy, attended school in Nebraska and Berlin, Oklahoma and started 3rd grade at Sayre where he graduated from Sayre High School. He attended Sayre Junior College on a baseball scholarship and during the basketball season he officiated basketball games. Leroy worked for Brown’s Grocery several years and Hampton Chevrolet Company. He met the love of his life, Peggy Thompson and they were married January 27, 1962. Leroy was called to serve his country in June of 1962 at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri boot camp and then was stationed at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. After serving his term with the 3rd Army Division, Leroy started to work for the Public Service Company of Oklahoma and retired after 30 years. He served on the Board for Sayre Public Schools and Sayre Junior College for 17 years. He was also a volunteer fireman for the Sayre Fire Department for 20 years. Leroy’s favorite hobbies included taking trips with Peggy, being an avid quail hunter and fisherman, raising black angus cattle, drinking coffee with the guys, and being a sports enthusiast. He loved to watch his boys play ball, especially baseball. If there was a college or professional game on TV, Leroy was watching it.

Leroy was a faithful church member of the Sayre First Christian Church serving on the board as a deacon and elder in the church. Above all the hats he wore, he was very much a family man to his loving wife of 63 1/2 years, two sons, two daughter-in-laws and two very special grandsons.

He is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Curtis Ray and Larry Don Dunlap; one sister-in-law, Melva Dunlap; and one brother-inlaw, Don Hamm.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy, of the home; two sons, Dale Dunlap and wife, Sherrie, Wellington, TX and Darren Dunlap and wife, Karley, Marlow, OK; two grandsons, Jacob Dunlap, Denver, CO, and Tripp Dunlap, Marlow, OK; two sisters, Kay Akers and husband, Steve, Oklahoma City, OK and Phyllis Hamm, Wichita, KS along with several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.