Marvita loved God and life and she encouraged others. She was transparent and guileless. She was grateful to God, helpful and generous, and her actions were purposeful. After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Marvita McGuire, Ph.D., age 69, went home to walk more directly with her God. Marvita Daline McGuire was born in Tulsa, OK on November 7, 1950 to Roy Marvin McGuire and Dallas Lorene (Stephens) McGuire. She graduated from Tulsa Memorial High School in 1969 and spent much of her life in Tulsa. In high school, she participated in the concert chorus, and was a member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta, a mathematics honor society. She earned a bachelor of science degree in medical technology from Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University) in 1973. She worked to finance much of her college education with help from her father and her church. Upon graduation, she was a medical technologist in Tulsa, California, Germany and at Red Cross blood banks in Oklahoma. In 2001, she finished a doctorate of philosophy degree in biomedical sciences from Oklahoma State University. Marvita was a professor at Tulsa Community College and Northeastern Oklahoma State University and she loved to teach. She founded and created the Certified Medical Technology Program curriculum at NSU for employed technicians. The certification equips students for greater career responsibilities and challenges. She traveled to labs across Oklahoma supervising students and working with Red Cross blood banking. Marvita was a member of the American Society for Clinical Pathology and presented the plenary address at the Oklahoma Academy of Science Annual Meeting in 2005. She was a faithful participant in Alcoholics Anonymous for over 26 years. She enjoyed camping, hiking, bird watching, sailing and boating. Her favorite things were dogs, whales and dolphins, birds, travel, vocal music ensembles and guitar. She was preceded in death by her parents; stepmother, Vi McGuire; and her great nephew, Michael Haywood. Survivors include her sisters, Royann McGuire and Lyneeta Reininger; brothers, Don (Violet) McCarty and Dan (Sarah Susan) McCarty; nieces, Paula (Mark) Renfrow, Pam (Chuck) Ramsey, Donna (Jim) Frayer and Karen Sequira; nephews, Paul Hicks, Parry (Shannon) Hicks, Christopher (Jeri) McCarty and Michael (Terri) McCarty. Additionally, she is survived by great nieces and nephews, Blake and Sydnee Ramsey, Brandi (Dustin) Patrick, Sara (Miles) Sheerin, Mayson and Paisley Hicks, Whitney (Jeremy) Tillman, Heather (Ryan) Sequin, Kristin Haywood, Jonathan McCarty, Joshua McCarty, and Jessica (Daniel) Van Koningsveld. She is also survived by many great friends. Interment: 3 pm in Memorial Park, 5111 S. Memorial Drive, Tulsa, OK on Friday, February 14, 2020. Memorial Service: 11 am, on Saturday, February 29, at the Unity Church of Christianity, 3355 S. Jamestown Ave. Tulsa, OK. Memorials in Marvitas name may be made to the American Cancer Society. Marvitas beloved Kansas City Chiefs finally won the Super Bowl after 50 years -just for her. She is dressed in full KC Chiefs garb and her casket is of her favorite blue. Memorial Service Unity Church of Christianity Saturday, February 29, 2020 11:00 AM 3355 S. Jamestown Avenue Tulsa, OK 74135