Joe Marlin Dudley

Joe Marlin Dudley was born on July 25, 1956, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to Walter and Opal (Sharp) Dudley. He passed away peacefully on January 24, 2025, in Wynnewood, Oklahoma at the age of 68 years.

Joe was a retired mechanic. He was a 1974 graduate of Maysville High School and had celebrated his 50th high school reunion this past summer. Joe’s hobbies include scuba diving, raising animals, hunting, and fishing. He also enjoyed history and traveling. Joe enjoyed visiting the places he had read about and seeing new ones. Flying airplanes was a great love of his life and enjoyed working on them. Joe will be missed dearly.

Joe is survived by: daughters, Valerie Hamilton and Marcus of Wynnewood, Oklahoma and Leesa Peters and Clint of Calvin, Oklahoma; brother, James Dudley of Maysville, Oklahoma and sister, Rita West and Kelly of Edmond, Oklahoma; grandchildren: Thomas Norman, Emily Hamilton, Katelyne Griffin, Shealee Norman, Jake Hamilton, Raylon Peters, and Grayson Peters; and a great grandchild on the way.

Joe is preceded in death by: parents, Walter and Opal Dudley; daughter, April Dudley; and brother, Charles Dudley.

Graveside Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Maysville Cemetery. Burial is under the direction of John W. Williams of Winans Funeral Home in Maysville, Oklahoma. Words of comfort may be sent to the family at: www.winansfuneralhome.com