YEAH, IT WAS A MOVING TRIBUTE FOR 23 YEAR OLD MERRICK DOCKERY. FRIENDS AND FAMILY GATHERED HERE TO HONOR THEIR HOMETOWN HERO AT HIS HIGH SCHOOL, SEMINOLE HIGH, BEFORE THE MARINE WAS ESCORTED ON ONE FINAL RIDE AROUND TOWN. A YOUNG HERO GONE TOO SOON. 23 YEAR OLD MARINE MERRICK’S DOCKERY WAS HONORED WEDNESDAY BEFORE HE WAS TAKEN TO HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE, SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND THOSE HE SERVED TO PROTECT. DOCKERY WAS REMEMBERED AS AN ATHLETE, A LOVING SON AND THE BRIGHTEST SMILE IN ANY ROOM. THOUGH HIS FELLOW MARINES HONORED THEIR BROTHER AND HIS FAMILY WITH THE FOLDING OF THE FLAG BEFORE GIVING DOCKERY A HERO’S SEND OFF. YOU HAVE A LAST RIDE THROUGH TOWN, AND PERHAPS THERE’LL BE SOME OTHER PEOPLE STANDING OUT WHEN WE GO THROUGH TOWN. COLE. NOW THE PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS TOOK DOCKERY ON ONE FINAL RIDE AROUND SEMINOLE BEFORE TAKING HIM TO H
Seminole Marine who died last month laid to rest in hometown
The town of Seminole honored the life of a fallen Marine that was found dead inside a car in North Carolina last month.
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Updated: 4:18 PM CDT Aug 9, 2023
The town of Seminole honored the life of a fallen Marine that was found dead inside a car in North Carolina last month. | MORE | Seminole community honors hometown Marine who died in JulyFriends and family honored Merax Dockery, 23, in a moving tribute at his former high school Wednesday before he was taken to his final resting place. Dockery was remembered as an athlete, a loving son and for having the brightest smile in any room. His fellow Marines honored their brother and his family with the folding of the flag before giving Dockery a hero's sendoff. “He’ll have a last ride through town. Perhaps there will be some people standing out through town," Jim Gaines, the assistant state captain of the Patriot Guard Riders, said. Last month, authorities said Dockery and two others died from carbon monoxide poisoning inside a car at a gas station. Dockery was stationed in North Carolina. The Patriot Guard Riders escorted the young marine around Seminole before he was taken to Maple Grove Cemetery. Top Headlines Officials ask public to avoid area as Stillwater police, OHP investigate pursuit Oklahoma lawmaker says process to make changes to law is under attack Investigation ongoing after semi-truck catches fire in Oklahoma City 'All Clear' given after suspicious package was found at Tinker Air Force Base
SEMINOLE, Okla. — The town of Seminole honored the life of a fallen Marine that was found dead inside a car in North Carolina last month.
| MORE | Seminole community honors hometown Marine who died in July
Friends and family honored Merax Dockery, 23, in a moving tribute at his former high school Wednesday before he was taken to his final resting place. Dockery was remembered as an athlete, a loving son and for having the brightest smile in any room.
His fellow Marines honored their brother and his family with the folding of the flag before giving Dockery a hero's sendoff.
“He’ll have a last ride through town. Perhaps there will be some people standing out through town," Jim Gaines, the assistant state captain of the Patriot Guard Riders, said.
Last month, authorities said Dockery and two others died from carbon monoxide poisoning inside a car at a gas station. Dockery was stationed in North Carolina.
The Patriot Guard Riders escorted the young marine around Seminole before he was taken to Maple Grove Cemetery.
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