Marsha Nan (Regan) Purtell, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, longtime Oklahoma servant leader and United Methodist minister, passed away peacefully on November 16, 2020 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Marsha was born on April 14, 1951 to Marcella Welois (Furry) Regan and Frank Clinton Regan (USMC) at the US Naval Hospital in Bethesda, MD. She was a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Marsha graduated from McAlester, Okla., High School in 1969 and attended college at Southeastern Oklahoma State University where she received her bachelors of Education, the University of Oklahoma where she received her Master of Social Work, and Master of Divinity from Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
She was an ordained elder in full connection of the Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church, a social worker in child welfare for the state of Oklahoma, and an elementary teacher.
Marsha is survived by her loving husband of 40 years, Vaughn Clinton Purtell; her son, Clinton Tyler Purtell and his wife, Amber Leigh Grider Purtell; her grandchildren, Brooklyn Paige Purtell, Jacquelyn Nicole Purtell, and Clinton (Chip) Harrison Purtell; her brothers, Charles Regan and Bob Regan; and nephews Jason Regan, John Regan, Cody Regan and Casey Regan. She is also survived by Vaughn Clinton’s children, Keith Purtell, Jeff Purtell and Claire Purtell.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, John Patrick Regan.
A service celebrating the life of Rev. Marsha was held on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 10 a.m. at the Quail Springs United Methodist Church, 14617 N Pennsylvania Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73134. There was a graveside service following the celebration of life service at the National Cemetery at Ft. Sill in Elgin, Okla.
