Marvin Black

Marvin Wesley Black, son of Floyd W. Black and Bertha Mae Lamb Black, was born Oct. 31, 1922, in Clarke County, and passed from this life May 11, 2009, at Clarke County Hospital in Osceola at 86 years of age.

Marvin attended Lacelle Country School.  He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II - serving in England, France and Belgium.

He was later united in marriage to Marjorie Marie Hopkins on March 26, 1949, at Murray, and three children were born to this union.

Marvin was a Maintainance man for Wellman Dynamics for 19 years. He worked in C.C. Camp as a young man, John Deere in Waterloo, did farm work and was a truck driver for Thayer Toney for many years. He was a member of William-Lochrie Post #405 American Legion in Murray. He was also an avid bowler, enjoyed hunting, trapping, fishing, mushroom hunting, playing pool and cards, throwing horseshoes and croquet. He enjoyed sports events and played softball and baseball in years past.

Those relatives who preceded Marvin in death were his parents; brothers, John Black and Earl Black; nephews, Gerald Black and Danny Black; daughter in infancy, Carolyn Ann Black; twin granddaughters, Toni Marie and Tammi Ann; great-granddaughter, Anna Marie Stowers; sister-in-law, Berdina Black; brothers-in-law, Frank Palmer, Don Hopkins, Dean Hutcheson; and niece, Sheryl Hutcheson.

He leaves to cherish his memory: his wife, Marjorie Black of Murray; children, Marlin and Lucy Black and Marlena and Keith Mills, all of Murray; grandchildren, Tina (Jeff) Stowers of Truro, Chris (Jennifer Mastin) Mills of Murray. Michael Black of West Des Moines; great-grandchildren, Derrick Stowers and Wyatt Stowers of Truro, Kennedy Ann Mills and Jackilyn Mills of Murray, Cierra Mastin and Kendrick Mastin of Murray, Ricky Lee Hyde of Des Moines; sisters, Nora (Reggie) Schap of Arispe and Fern Jones of Afton; in-laws, Harry and Billie Hopkins of Grand River, Carl and Lela Hopkins of New Virginia; sisters-in-law, Jean Black of Prescott, Arletta Palmer of Murray, Mildred Hutcheson of Murray and Kathy Hopkins of Grand River as well as many other relatives and friends.