Marlyn Dale Wilcox, 92, of Pilot Point, Texas, passed away April 25, 2018.

He was born on Feb. 8, 1926, in Gibbon to Chester M. and Norma J. (Omey) Wilcox.

Marlyn married Beverly Meller on Oct. 7, 1962, in Gering.

Marlyn was in the U.S. Navy and served in China. He was a member of SACO (pronounced “Socko”), the Sino-American Cooperative Organization, which was approved by both the Chinese and U.S. governments. SACO trained Chinese troops and gathered intelligence, and coast-watchers reported enemy movement. They also set up weather stations throughout China to produce weather reports for the Pacific Fleet. At the end of World War II, SACO included 97,000 organized Chinese guerrillas and 20,000 saboteurs and pirates.

For 40 years, Marlyn worked for Union Pacific Railroad as a conductor.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Chester and Norma; two sons, Stephan and Charles Wilcox; and brother and sister-in-law, Clayton and June Wilcox.

Marlyn is survived by his wife, Beverly of Pilot Point; three sons, Stanton (Brenda) Wilcox of Brenswick, Ohio, Marlyn Dee (Ellen) Wilcox of Alliance and Danny (Un Chu) Wilcox of Lakewood, Washington; daughters, Ronda Schultz of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Judith (Clarence) Schanfish of Pilot Point; daughter-in-law, Marilyn Wilcox of North Platte; several grandchildren; great-grandson, Darren Nichols; several great-great-grandkids; two cousins, Terry Baum of Wichita, Kansas, and Bob Thompson of Lincoln; niece, Jane (Don) Baker of Denver; and nephew, Jon (Ann) Wilcox.

Online condolences may be shared at slaymemorialfuneralhome.com.

Services will be at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, April 30, at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas. Visitation will be from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, at Slay Memorial Chapel in Pilot Point. Slay Memorial Funeral Center, Aubrey, Texas, is in charge of arrangements.