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DALE CROSTON Obituary

Oct. 26, 1965 - Sept. 27, 2013 STILLWATER Dale Ernest Croston, 47, was born on October 26, 1965 in Oklahoma City to George Holland and Peggy Lawyer Croston. Dale passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013. He graduated from Putnam City West High School and Oklahoma State University with a Business Degree. In September, 1994, Dale married the love of his life and college sweetheart, Lisa Macdonald and they have a twelve year old son, Jared. Dale loved Stillwater, OK and touched so many people through his work in Stillwater. Dale and his wife started Plan It Events in 2004 and helped coordinate and plan decor events and currently was the Education Coordinator for the national band association of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma. Dale is preceded in death by his father, George Holland Croston and his brother, Mark Holland Croston. He is survived by his wife, Lisa, and their son, Jared and his mother, Peggy of Stillwater, his brother, Scott Croston and his wife Barbara of Houston, TX, his father-in-law, Ron Macdonald and his wife Sandy of Oklahoma City, OK and mother-in-law, Jodie Macdonald of Midwest City, OK, sister-in-law, Kristi Dorsey and her husband Tom of Choctaw, OK. A Celebration of Dale's life will be held at Sunnybrook Church, 421 E. Richmond Road, Friday at 3:00 pm, October 4, 2013. See web site for more in depth description of Dale's life and services coordinated by Palmer Marler Funeral Home at: www.pmcfh.com

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Published by Oklahoman on Oct. 2, 2013.

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Leeann Jones Wieser

October 16, 2013

Dale was a true gentle-man, and I am so saddened by his passing. My thoughts and prayers are with Lisa and Jared and their families.

Jenny Gililland

October 4, 2013

Lisa, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time. I will always remember Dale's wonderful smile and how kind he was to me when I became a member of the Stillwater Community Band.

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