Mrs. Marilyn Kotzebue

July 28, 1946 - April 30, 2020

Marilyn Gail Kotzebue, age 73, left this life to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on Thursday, April 30, 2020, She had endured an extended illness and passed peacefully at home under hospice care in Albertville, Alabama. A private graveside service will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at Marshall Memorial Garden in Albertville, Alabama. Marilyn was born in Oildale, California on July 28, 1946, and grew up in Orange County, California. She graduated from Westminster High School in 1964, and moved to San Antonio, Texas in 1970. She married Bill Kotzebue in 1997. Marilyn was a faithful servant of God and was a long time member of Trinity Church in San Antonio. She is survived by her daughter, Melanie McClendon (Kenneth) of Albertville; step-daughters, Elizabeth Hagan and Kim Ahlstrom; step-granddaughter, Courtney Rhoden, and her loving church family and friends. Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, Ewell Foster “Bo” Lisman and Lucille Elliot Lisman Clarke; her brother, James Lisman; her step-grandson, Jason McClendon, and her husband Bill Kotzebue. Special thanks go to Kindred Hospice of Rainbow City, Alabama. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made to 24/7 Church (formerly Trinity Church) at 5415 North Loop 1604 E, San Antonio, Texas 78247 or www.my247church.org or a donation to the ALS Society at www.ALSA.org