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MARVIN, Clifford

Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 19 Feb 1957 p 4

VEEDERSBURG — Clifford E. Marvin, 52, who operated a service station here on West Second Street, died Tuesday morning at the Lake View Hospital in Danville, Ill., where he had been a patient for the past 12 days. He submitted to surgery Monday. Born April 26, 1902, in Maxton, N.C., Mr. Marvin was the son of Edward and Mary Perigo Marvin. At the age of five years he was brought to Veedersburg when his parents established their residence here. As a youth he attended the Veedersburg schools and was graduated from the Veedersburg High School. For the past 26 years, Mr. Marvin has been engaged in the operation of a service station in Veedersburg. He was a member of the Free Methodist Church of Boswell. He was never married. Funeral services will be held al 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Fishero Funeral Home, Rev. G. C. Archer of Boswell officiating, and burial will be in the Boswell Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home. typed by Walt W.


Source: 1950s Area Obituaries C – thanks to Covington Public Library (especially Brenda) p 117 –hand dated Feb 19, 1957

Clifford E. Marvin, a well known Veedersburg businessman, died Tuesday morning in Lake View Hospital in Danville following an operation on Monday morning.  He had been a patient at the hospital for 13 days.  Mr. Marvin had operated a Cities Service Oil agency and a service station on W W Second Street for 26 years.  He was born April 26, 1904 in Maxton, NC the son of Edward and May Perrigo Marvin.  He moved to Veedersburg as a child and was a graduate of the Veedersburg HS.  He was a member of the Free Methodist Church at Boswell, Indiana.  Surviving is the mother.  Funeral services were Thursday afternoon at the Fishero Funeral Home with Rev. GC Archer of Boswell officiating. Burial was in Boswell cemetery. Pall bearers were Houghton Lockwood, William Going, Borden Smith, Herbert Allen, Charles Grubbs, Wisher Myers, Ross Harper and Lyron Ford. – kbz

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