DALE BOATWRIGHT

July 6, 1953 - Feb 28, 2013 ADA Services for Thomas Dale Boatwright, 59, of Ada, are 11 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church of Ada. Mr. Boatwright died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. He was born July 6, 1953, in Ada, Oklahoma, to Thomas Edgar and Merle Upchurch Boatwright. He graduated from Ada High School in 1971 and received a Bachelor of Science in Education Degree from East Central University on May 10, 1975. He did graduate studies at Central State University in Edmond in 1976 and also East Central University in 1977. In 1989, he graduated from the Oklahoma Bankers Association Lending School at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. He married Marcia Ratliff on Aug. 3, 1974. From Jan. 20, 2000, until present, he served as the President of Landmark Bank. While at Landmark Bank, he was awarded the Top Referral Producer for 2007, 2008 and 2009; the Top Loan Producer in 2010; the Entrepreneurial Spirit Award in 2011; and the Bottom Line Award for being the top performing bank in the Landmark Company in 2012. Mr. Boatwright served on the Valley View Regional Board of Directors from 2000 until the present and served as Chairman from Jan. 2010 until Jan. 2012. Mr. Boatwright was an active member of the First Baptist Church, where he served on various committees and was the Director of the Scrivner Sunday School Class at the church. Survivors include his wife, Marcia Boatwright, of the home; a daughter, Mindy Ahrend and her husband T.S., of Temple, Texas; a son, Brent Boatwright and his wife Amy, of Ada; his mother, Mrs. Merle Boatwright, of Ada; and four grandchildren, Bo and Baylee Boatwright, and Marlea and Stella Ahrend. The family requests those who wish may make memorials to the Falls Creek Cabin Building Fund, c/o the First Baptist Church, 521 S Broadway, Ada, OK 74820; or the Valley View Foundation, 430 N Monte Vista, Ada, OK 74820. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com Criswell Funeral Home, Ada