Funeral services for Dillon Wayne Rowell, a Twenty-Nine Palms, CA resident, formerly of Atoka, OK was held Monday, October 26, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Commander Brian Kirschenbaum officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

Dillon was born July 2, 2005 in McAlester, OK and passed away October 7, 2026 at his home in Twenty Nine Palms, CA at the age of 21 years, 3 months and 5 days.

He attended Checotah Public School in his early years, his freshman years he started at Atoka High School and graduated with the Class of 2024. He attended KTC during his high school years where he became a certified welder. Dillon was a member of the Atoka Wampus Cats FootballTeam for four years and a member of the Soccer Team for two years. Dillon also loved weightlifting, spending a lot of time at the gym before and after his sports seasons. Immediately after graduation he entered the U. S. Marine Corps where he achieved the rank of Lance Corporal.

Survivors include his mother, Amber Gibson and husband Cody of Coalgate; sisters, Abbi Gibson and Gracie Gibson, both of Coalgate; grandparents, Wayne and Melissa Rowell of McAlester and Kathy McClain and husband John of Paden, OK; grandmother, Georgenia Carraras of McAlester; Aunts, Jessica Powers and John Schmidt of Atoka, Cayte Maloy and husband Clay of Midland, TX and Heather Brown and Alan Pruit of Atoka; uncles, Jason Gibson and wife Ambra of McAlester, Hunter Woolsey and wife Cizon of Bullard, TX, Trey Cullifer of Paden, OK, J. R. Gibson of McAlester, Gary Gibson of Oklahoma City, and Chris Carrales of Richwood, TX; niece, Jacklynn Gibson of Coalgate; cousins, Sam Shelton, Gavin Gibson, Shasta Whitmore, Aiden Whitmore, Addison Gibson, Braxton Brown, along with other extended family and many dear and loved friends.

He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Betty and Larry Morin; great-grandmother, Norma Stevens; grandfather, Jack Gibson; along with numerous aunts and uncles.

Serving as casketbearers was Marine Funeral Detail; honorary casketbearers were Gavin Gibson, Jason Gibson, Preston Dority, Hunter Woolsey, John Schmidt, and Clay Maloy.

Condolences may be sent to the family by email to: browns@atoka. net. Please reference the name of the deceased in your correspondence.