THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 88 | MAY 2025 for the Tulsa Automobile Dealers Association. He was a member of the Automotive Trade Association Executives and the Tulsa County Bar Association. Mr. Marsh was appointed to serve as a special judge on the Oklahoma Court of Appeals in 1982. Through his work with automobile dealers, he was named chairman of the Oklahoma Highway Users Federation and helped draft legislation regarding the use of seatbelts and car seats in automobiles. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he taught Sunday school and served as a trustee and elder. He was also involved in the Kiwanis Club of Tulsa and served as president and lieutenant governor of the Texas/Oklahoma Division. He was a Legion of Honor recipient and served on the board of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Oklahoma, as past president of the TU College of Law Alumni Association and as a lifetime member of the Wolcott Family Society as an ancestor of Oliver Wolcott, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Charles Dale Mayhue of Ada died Feb. 17. He was born Oct. 9, 1942, in Stillwater. He graduated from Ada High School in 1960, where he played on two state championship teams and one state runner-up team. Mr. Mayhue continued his football career at OU, starting for the freshman team and getting elected as co-captain. For three years, he played as a defensive starter, including in the Orange Bowl in 1963 and the Gator Bowl in 1965. After graduation, he spent one year as an assistant football and track coach at Ada High School under Head Coach Craig McBroom, winning a football state championship in 1965. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1970 and served as special judge of Pontotoc County for two years. Mr. Mayhue practiced law for over 50 years and was known around the area as the person to see for oil and gas issues. He was also known for his service to the Ada community. He was an avid supporter of the Ada School District and served on the school board for more than 40 years. The district’s board meeting room is named in his honor, and in 2017, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Oklahoma State School Boards Association. He was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Valley View Hospital Authority during the relocation and building of the new hospital. John O. Moffitt of Fort Gibson died April 10, 2024. He was born Dec. 26, 1930. He graduated from Northeastern State University with a bachelor’s degree in business and from OSU with a master’s degree in accounting. He received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 1966. Mr. Moffitt began his career at Coopers & Lybrand before leaving to start his own accounting firm. He went on to become a professor at Northeastern State University. Mr. Moffitt was honored by the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants as the chapter’s 2018 distinguished CPA for his community involvement, professionalism and activism in the profession. He was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and contributed to numerous boards, including the Kate Frank Manor and the Oklahoma-Arkansas River Commission, among others. He was also an active member of the Fort Gibson United Methodist Church, attending for years and serving as treasurer. Mr. Moffitt was a Korean War veteran. He served in the 45th Infantry Division of the Oklahoma National Guard, also known as the Thunderbirds, where he achieved the rank of first lieutenant and made lifelong friendships. John Parrish Neihouse of Fayetteville, Arkansas, died Feb. 22. He was born June 19, 1962, in Denver. He graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1985. During college, he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and a big brother to the Phi Mu sorority. He held leadership positions in both groups and served as treasurer and president of the Student Government Association and senior fellow in the accounting department. He later served as a senior fellow on the college’s alumni board. Mr. Neihouse began his career as an accountant with Bracken & Gardner CPAs in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He received his J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law in 2009, where he graduated fifth in his class and served as a finance editor for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review. Mr. Neihouse received an advanced LL.M. in taxation and estate planning from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. He practiced law in Dallas for three years before moving to northwest Arkansas. Since 2010, he had served as a partner at RMP Law in Springdale, Arkansas. Don R. Nicholson II of Norman died Jan. 28. He was born April 2, 1935, in Oklahoma City. In 1962, he graduated from OU with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and became a CPA. Mr. Nicholson received his J.D. from the OU College of Law
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