Lester Gene Rose Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

A Celebration of Life service for Lester Gene Rose will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Drew Kirtley officiating. Lester Gene Rose was born in Alva, Oklahoma, to Albert "Bud" and Faye Rose on March 6, 1955, and left this world on April 28, 2022, in Enid, Oklahoma. A celebration of life service will be held at Marshall Funeral Home Chapel in Alva on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 2:00 pm. He attended school in Alva, graduating from Alva High School and going on to graduate from Northwestern Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor's degree in Science, majoring in Conservation Law Enforcement. On September 1, 1979, he married Paula Spratt and they had two children, Kelly and Dustin. Making their home on a small acreage in rural Oklahoma, Lester enjoyed being outdoors, planting trees and a large garden, camping, reading and watching movies. He worked for several years for the Alva Police Department before transitioning to teaching science at Alva High School and then later Wellington High School in Kansas. His love of movies prompted him to create a classic movie club for his students. He is preceded in death by his parents. He leaves behind 3 brothers, Leonard Max Rose and his wife Mary of Alva, Dewayne Lee Rose and his wife Kathy of Caney, Kansas, Keith Rose and his wife Brenda, of Alva; and his children, Kelly Rose and grandchildren, London, Logan, and Lorien, of Enid; and Dustin Rose of Houston, TX. He is also survived by numerous nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends.

Lester Gene Rose

March 6, 1955 - April 28, 2022