A visitation with the family in memory of Dawn Gay Brooks will be Thursday, November 4, 2021, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel, 230 Flynn Street, Alva. A private ceremony with family will be held at a later date.

Dawn Gay Brooks, daughter of the late James Austin and Ruth Josephine (Wright) Merideth, was born June 1, 1943, in Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away October 25, 2021, at the age of 78 years, 4 months and 24 days.

Dawn Gay graduated from Alva High School, then obtained bachelor's degrees in biology and physical science from Northwestern Oklahoma State College in Alva....