Marian was the last surviving sibling of five children born to Edward and Myrtle Walker-Babcock of Cottage Grove, Oregon. Marian was third of the five and the youngest of two daughters.
She grew up and attended the Seventh-day Adventist elementary school in Royal, Oregon, about 4 miles west of Cottage Grove. She attended and graduated from the Adventist high school in Medford, Oregon. She lived with the Meehan family in Medford, and worked as a nurse's aide. She became lifetime friends with Dorothy Meehan Bom.
The Babcocks are of English Descent. Their lineage traces back to John Babcock, the founder of Westerly, Rhode Island in 1669.
Marian learned to sing and play the piano, bake bread in wood ovens, churn butter, and care for the farm animals.
On the Saturday, Sabbath, the family would hitch the horses to the buggy, to travel the circuit of churches, preaching, and providing music.
In 1941, she met Merlin Dewey, her future husband of 72 years, at their favorite local swimming hole. They married in April of 1942. Merlin was called into service for WW II. When he was stationed at Fort Lewis, WA, Marian went to be with him, and worked at a glove factory to be near him before he was sent to North Africa, Sicily, Naples, and France.
During the war, Marian taught school at the Cottage Grove Adventist Church School. There she excelled as THE beloved teacher of all eight grades.
After the war, Merlin moved the family to Portland to pursue training in heating and refrigeration. Marian went to work at nearby Pendleton Mills, sewing their now famous wool shirts. After Merlin's graduation, the family moved to Medford, Oregon, where Merlin worked in refrigeration, and Marian began drawing house plans for their first home. She would draw several more plans in the years that followed.
In 1954, Marian's younger brother, Keith Babcock, bought their uncle's auto supply store. By the late 1960's, Merlin and Marian joined Keith, in the family business, beginning their third career at Thrift Auto Supply in Medford. They remained there until they retired in their 70's.
They weren't finished with careers, yet. They still had one more in them. They planted and grew fruit trees, where they would graft, prune, grow, and harvest to their heart's content. Sometimes they sold the fruit to grocery stores, including Harry & David, but mostly they offered the fruit to neighbors and friends. This they enjoyed immensely.
Marian was a lifetime Seventh-day Adventist Christian. She loved sharing stories about the pioneers of Silk Creek, Royal, and Cottage Grove. She wanted her descendants, to know their values and what they passed down to them. She wanted them to know her legacy.
In tribute to her, we write about the continuity of life, not death. Her great grandfather H.W. Babcock founded his community and family on the teachings of Jesus, and held an unshakeable belief in God and the Golden Rule. Love, generosity, peace, honesty, loyalty, help for your family, you church and your neighbor . . . this WAS Marian.
She grew up with a picture on the wall, which read, "Only one life, it will soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last."
Her friend Dorothy reflects that Marian was one who when called upon, would do anything that was needed to help.
Marian knew her life would not end in the grave. She looked forward to the Second Coming of Jesus when we will all be united once again.
She grew up and attended the Seventh-day Adventist elementary school in Royal, Oregon, about 4 miles west of Cottage Grove. She attended and graduated from the Adventist high school in Medford, Oregon. She lived with the Meehan family in Medford, and worked as a nurse's aide. She became lifetime friends with Dorothy Meehan Bom.
The Babcocks are of English Descent. Their lineage traces back to John Babcock, the founder of Westerly, Rhode Island in 1669.
Marian learned to sing and play the piano, bake bread in wood ovens, churn butter, and care for the farm animals.
On the Saturday, Sabbath, the family would hitch the horses to the buggy, to travel the circuit of churches, preaching, and providing music.
In 1941, she met Merlin Dewey, her future husband of 72 years, at their favorite local swimming hole. They married in April of 1942. Merlin was called into service for WW II. When he was stationed at Fort Lewis, WA, Marian went to be with him, and worked at a glove factory to be near him before he was sent to North Africa, Sicily, Naples, and France.
During the war, Marian taught school at the Cottage Grove Adventist Church School. There she excelled as THE beloved teacher of all eight grades.
After the war, Merlin moved the family to Portland to pursue training in heating and refrigeration. Marian went to work at nearby Pendleton Mills, sewing their now famous wool shirts. After Merlin's graduation, the family moved to Medford, Oregon, where Merlin worked in refrigeration, and Marian began drawing house plans for their first home. She would draw several more plans in the years that followed.
In 1954, Marian's younger brother, Keith Babcock, bought their uncle's auto supply store. By the late 1960's, Merlin and Marian joined Keith, in the family business, beginning their third career at Thrift Auto Supply in Medford. They remained there until they retired in their 70's.
They weren't finished with careers, yet. They still had one more in them. They planted and grew fruit trees, where they would graft, prune, grow, and harvest to their heart's content. Sometimes they sold the fruit to grocery stores, including Harry & David, but mostly they offered the fruit to neighbors and friends. This they enjoyed immensely.
Marian was a lifetime Seventh-day Adventist Christian. She loved sharing stories about the pioneers of Silk Creek, Royal, and Cottage Grove. She wanted her descendants, to know their values and what they passed down to them. She wanted them to know her legacy.
In tribute to her, we write about the continuity of life, not death. Her great grandfather H.W. Babcock founded his community and family on the teachings of Jesus, and held an unshakeable belief in God and the Golden Rule. Love, generosity, peace, honesty, loyalty, help for your family, you church and your neighbor . . . this WAS Marian.
She grew up with a picture on the wall, which read, "Only one life, it will soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last."
Her friend Dorothy reflects that Marian was one who when called upon, would do anything that was needed to help.
Marian knew her life would not end in the grave. She looked forward to the Second Coming of Jesus when we will all be united once again.
Marian was the last surviving sibling of five children born to Edward and Myrtle Walker-Babcock of Cottage Grove, Oregon. Marian was third of the five and the youngest of two daughters.
She grew up and attended the Seventh-day Adventist elementary school in Royal, Oregon, about 4 miles west of Cottage Grove. She attended and graduated from the Adventist high school in Medford, Oregon. She lived with the Meehan family in Medford, and worked as a nurse's aide. She became lifetime friends with Dorothy Meehan Bom.
The Babcocks are of English Descent. Their lineage traces back to John Babcock, the founder of Westerly, Rhode Island in 1669.
Marian learned to sing and play the piano, bake bread in wood ovens, churn butter, and care for the farm animals.
On the Saturday, Sabbath, the family would hitch the horses to the buggy, to travel the circuit of churches, preaching, and providing music.
In 1941, she met Merlin Dewey, her future husband of 72 years, at their favorite local swimming hole. They married in April of 1942. Merlin was called into service for WW II. When he was stationed at Fort Lewis, WA, Marian went to be with him, and worked at a glove factory to be near him before he was sent to North Africa, Sicily, Naples, and France.
During the war, Marian taught school at the Cottage Grove Adventist Church School. There she excelled as THE beloved teacher of all eight grades.
After the war, Merlin moved the family to Portland to pursue training in heating and refrigeration. Marian went to work at nearby Pendleton Mills, sewing their now famous wool shirts. After Merlin's graduation, the family moved to Medford, Oregon, where Merlin worked in refrigeration, and Marian began drawing house plans for their first home. She would draw several more plans in the years that followed.
In 1954, Marian's younger brother, Keith Babcock, bought their uncle's auto supply store. By the late 1960's, Merlin and Marian joined Keith, in the family business, beginning their third career at Thrift Auto Supply in Medford. They remained there until they retired in their 70's.
They weren't finished with careers, yet. They still had one more in them. They planted and grew fruit trees, where they would graft, prune, grow, and harvest to their heart's content. Sometimes they sold the fruit to grocery stores, including Harry & David, but mostly they offered the fruit to neighbors and friends. This they enjoyed immensely.
Marian was a lifetime Seventh-day Adventist Christian. She loved sharing stories about the pioneers of Silk Creek, Royal, and Cottage Grove. She wanted her descendants, to know their values and what they passed down to them. She wanted them to know her legacy.
In tribute to her, we write about the continuity of life, not death. Her great grandfather H.W. Babcock founded his community and family on the teachings of Jesus, and held an unshakeable belief in God and the Golden Rule. Love, generosity, peace, honesty, loyalty, help for your family, you church and your neighbor . . . this WAS Marian.
She grew up with a picture on the wall, which read, "Only one life, it will soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last."
Her friend Dorothy reflects that Marian was one who when called upon, would do anything that was needed to help.
Marian knew her life would not end in the grave. She looked forward to the Second Coming of Jesus when we will all be united once again.
She grew up and attended the Seventh-day Adventist elementary school in Royal, Oregon, about 4 miles west of Cottage Grove. She attended and graduated from the Adventist high school in Medford, Oregon. She lived with the Meehan family in Medford, and worked as a nurse's aide. She became lifetime friends with Dorothy Meehan Bom.
The Babcocks are of English Descent. Their lineage traces back to John Babcock, the founder of Westerly, Rhode Island in 1669.
Marian learned to sing and play the piano, bake bread in wood ovens, churn butter, and care for the farm animals.
On the Saturday, Sabbath, the family would hitch the horses to the buggy, to travel the circuit of churches, preaching, and providing music.
In 1941, she met Merlin Dewey, her future husband of 72 years, at their favorite local swimming hole. They married in April of 1942. Merlin was called into service for WW II. When he was stationed at Fort Lewis, WA, Marian went to be with him, and worked at a glove factory to be near him before he was sent to North Africa, Sicily, Naples, and France.
During the war, Marian taught school at the Cottage Grove Adventist Church School. There she excelled as THE beloved teacher of all eight grades.
After the war, Merlin moved the family to Portland to pursue training in heating and refrigeration. Marian went to work at nearby Pendleton Mills, sewing their now famous wool shirts. After Merlin's graduation, the family moved to Medford, Oregon, where Merlin worked in refrigeration, and Marian began drawing house plans for their first home. She would draw several more plans in the years that followed.
In 1954, Marian's younger brother, Keith Babcock, bought their uncle's auto supply store. By the late 1960's, Merlin and Marian joined Keith, in the family business, beginning their third career at Thrift Auto Supply in Medford. They remained there until they retired in their 70's.
They weren't finished with careers, yet. They still had one more in them. They planted and grew fruit trees, where they would graft, prune, grow, and harvest to their heart's content. Sometimes they sold the fruit to grocery stores, including Harry & David, but mostly they offered the fruit to neighbors and friends. This they enjoyed immensely.
Marian was a lifetime Seventh-day Adventist Christian. She loved sharing stories about the pioneers of Silk Creek, Royal, and Cottage Grove. She wanted her descendants, to know their values and what they passed down to them. She wanted them to know her legacy.
In tribute to her, we write about the continuity of life, not death. Her great grandfather H.W. Babcock founded his community and family on the teachings of Jesus, and held an unshakeable belief in God and the Golden Rule. Love, generosity, peace, honesty, loyalty, help for your family, you church and your neighbor . . . this WAS Marian.
She grew up with a picture on the wall, which read, "Only one life, it will soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last."
Her friend Dorothy reflects that Marian was one who when called upon, would do anything that was needed to help.
Marian knew her life would not end in the grave. She looked forward to the Second Coming of Jesus when we will all be united once again.
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