Marvin Stow's Obituary
Marvin Edgar Stow, son of Samuel Lee and Myrta Grigsby Stow, was born October 11, 1945, in Dyess, Arkansas. He departed this life Monday, February 15, 2010, in Christian Health Care South, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of sixty-four years, four months, and four days. On May 3, 1973, he was united in marriage to Nola Bell Chambers, and they shared the last thirty-six years. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters, Novelyn Hopper, and Donna Callahan. Marvin is survived by his loving wife, Nola Bell, of the home; a daughter, Angelia Crane, and her husband, Anthony, of Bolivar, Missouri; two sons, Troy Stow, and his wife, Kathy, of Chisago, Minnesota, and Marvin Stow, II, and his wife, Mary, of Fort Belvoir, Virginia; eight grandchildren; four sisters, Rita Bell Clay, of Watervliet, Michigan, Jane McCarty, of Hartford, Michigan, Thelma Hindman, of Clio, Michigan, and Diane Mabus, of St. Louis, Missouri; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends. He was born in Arkansas, and was raised in Hartford, Michigan, where he graduated from Hartford High School. He served his country faithfully in the United States Army from June 10, 1964, until June 9, 1967, during the Vietnam War. He completed clerical school at Fort Knox, Kentucky, while serving in the Army. Upon being discharged from the Army, Marvin returned to Hartford, Michigan, for a few years. Soon after he and Nola Bell were married, they made their home in Buffalo, Missouri, where Marvin worked for Wood Super Market for seventeen years. For one year, he and Nola Bell were house parents at Tupelo Children’s Mansion, in Tupelo, Mississippi. They then moved to Lebanon, and Marvin worked for the Lebanon Housing Authority for fourteen years before retiring. Marvin was an active member of Harvest Tabernacle – United Pentecostal Church in Lebanon and had served on the Trustee Board and on the church board. He had also been church treasurer for seventeen years. He enjoyed music and had played the coronet since the age of eleven. In his spare time he liked being outdoors where his favorite activities were playing golf, fishing, hunting, and gardening. He also did volunteer work at the American Red Cross office. His family was very important to him and he especially enjoyed his grandchildren. Marvin was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and will remember him as a devoted family man, a dedicated worker, a patriotic citizen and a good friend. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday February 17, 2010 at theHarvest Tabernacle Church in Lebanon. Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday February 18, 2010 at the Missouri veterans Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri. Visitation is Tuesday evening 6-7:30 p.m. at the funeral home under the direction of the Holman-Howe Funeral Home Lebanon, Missouri. A memroial has been established and donations may be made through the funeral home. Return to top
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