Michael Wayne Gatlin, born Dec. 27, 1960 in Dallas, Texas, to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd K. Gatlin, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Service is 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Chapel. Visitation 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Interment 2 p.m. Friday at Buffalo Cemetery, Buffalo, Kan.

Michael was married to Dena Hall on May 25, 1991. They shared 20 years of marriage in Buffalo. Michael is preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Gatlin, and Mr. and Mrs. William Moore, his father, Lloyd Gatlin, and sister Rhonda Gatlin.

Survivors include his wife, Dena Gatlin; children, Beau, Ralynda, Venesa, Nerisa, Jerad, Cody and Mary; grandchildren, Trip, Ethen, and BrookeLynn; mother, Patricia Gatlin; brother, Kenneth Gatlin; many uncles, aunts, and cousins.