Marvin was born in the front room of the home his father built on Bickler Road on August 2, 1930. When he was 16 years old, he saw a cute girl named Patsy Jennings and stole her shoe, then stole her heart. He graduated from Austin High School in 1948. Patsy and Marvin married June 9, 1950, and produced a loving family of six with the addition of their four girls - Cindy, Dixie, Shirley, and Suzanne. Marvin had a career as an accountant, mainly with the State Board of Insurance.
One of his greatest achievements, he felt, was to be the song leader for Cameron Road Church of Christ to bring God’s love, joy, and peace to so many.
Marvin spent his life with a song in his heart, and it showed. Through whistling, singing, laughing, playing guitar, piano, and harmonica, telling corny jokes, and sharing a personal encouraging word to everyone he met. He was everyone’s number one fan and was fiercely loyal to all around him. His greatest desire was to love and glorify the Lord, his God. Well done, good and faithful servant. We know you are singing and playing guitar with Jesus, fishing in some lake, catching up with family, and collecting toys, games, and jokes so we can all feel welcome when we all join you up there.
We love you, Marvin, Daddy, Grandpa, and Friend.
Marvin is survived by the love of his life, wife Patsy, the four daughters he adored and their husbands - Cindy Lippe, and her husband Chris, Dixie Schroeder, and her husband Ron, Shirley Hernandez, and Suzanne Taylor, and her husband Stu. His beautiful grandchildren - Jared Lippe, Stacy Schroeder, Jessica Vidrine, Ben Lippe, Chad Schroeder, Ryan Martin, and Dylan Taylor. His loved great-grandchildren - Taylor Martin, Kinley Schroeder, Eli Martin, Rivers Schroeder, Palmer Lippe, and Emma Lippe.
Funeral Service will be held in Memorial Chapel of Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 9, 2019.
