Funeral for Marvin M. Moore, 93, Walters, will be 2 pm Tuesday, at the Church of the Nazarene, Walters with the Rev. Paul Metcalfe officiating under direction of Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home.
Mr. Moore departed this life Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, in Lawton. Burial in the Walters Cemetery with military honors.
Marvin Matthew Moore was born Jan. 7, 1922, at Corum, to W.O. and Minnie Ann (Street) Moore. Marvin attended South Mountain View School, graduated from Walters High School and then entered the Seabees, serving his country honorably in the South Pacific during WWII. Following the war he returned to Walters where he married Eugenia Louise Mershon on June 16, 1946 at the First Christian Church. He was engaged in farming in the Walters area for many years.
Marvin was an elder in the Christian Church. He built and operated Christmas decorations for 45 years at his home, ending his display in 2003. He sold fireworks for 53 years and served on the Walters Cemetery Board for over 25 years. He was named Citizen Emeritus in 2003 and had also been named an Honorary 4-H Member.
Marvin was a faithful Red Cross Blood donor for many years and was also proud that he and his family had served as a Host Family for the People to People program.
Survivors include three children and spouses: Mike Mershon Moore and Marcia, Edmond, Linda Thompson and Gary, Walters, Margaret Ann Kinder and Jimmy, Walters; his grandchildren and spouses: David and Kathryn Moore, Edmond, Natalie and Dewey Torbett, Oklahoma City, Christy and Gabriel Arellano, Walters, Laura and Jerrad Blackford, Altus, Courtney and Steve Solstad, McKinney, Texas, Cara and Daryl Smith, Sherman, Texas, Chas Gibson, Temple, Brad and Lorraine Kinder, Fort Leonardwood, Mo, Bryson Kinder, Stillwater, and Whitney Kinder, Stillwater; 15 great-grandchildren; a special friend, Dorothy Kohout; many other relatives and friends.
Marvin was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; two brothers, Ether Moore and Wilford Moore; and an infant sister, Claudie Mae Moore.
Mr. Moore departed this life Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, in Lawton. Burial in the Walters Cemetery with military honors.
Marvin Matthew Moore was born Jan. 7, 1922, at Corum, to W.O. and Minnie Ann (Street) Moore. Marvin attended South Mountain View School, graduated from Walters High School and then entered the Seabees, serving his country honorably in the South Pacific during WWII. Following the war he returned to Walters where he married Eugenia Louise Mershon on June 16, 1946 at the First Christian Church. He was engaged in farming in the Walters area for many years.
Marvin was an elder in the Christian Church. He built and operated Christmas decorations for 45 years at his home, ending his display in 2003. He sold fireworks for 53 years and served on the Walters Cemetery Board for over 25 years. He was named Citizen Emeritus in 2003 and had also been named an Honorary 4-H Member.
Marvin was a faithful Red Cross Blood donor for many years and was also proud that he and his family had served as a Host Family for the People to People program.
Survivors include three children and spouses: Mike Mershon Moore and Marcia, Edmond, Linda Thompson and Gary, Walters, Margaret Ann Kinder and Jimmy, Walters; his grandchildren and spouses: David and Kathryn Moore, Edmond, Natalie and Dewey Torbett, Oklahoma City, Christy and Gabriel Arellano, Walters, Laura and Jerrad Blackford, Altus, Courtney and Steve Solstad, McKinney, Texas, Cara and Daryl Smith, Sherman, Texas, Chas Gibson, Temple, Brad and Lorraine Kinder, Fort Leonardwood, Mo, Bryson Kinder, Stillwater, and Whitney Kinder, Stillwater; 15 great-grandchildren; a special friend, Dorothy Kohout; many other relatives and friends.
Marvin was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; two brothers, Ether Moore and Wilford Moore; and an infant sister, Claudie Mae Moore.
Funeral for Marvin M. Moore, 93, Walters, will be 2 pm Tuesday, at the Church of the Nazarene, Walters with the Rev. Paul Metcalfe officiating under direction of Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home.
Mr. Moore departed this life Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, in Lawton. Burial in the Walters Cemetery with military honors.
Marvin Matthew Moore was born Jan. 7, 1922, at Corum, to W.O. and Minnie Ann (Street) Moore. Marvin attended South Mountain View School, graduated from Walters High School and then entered the Seabees, serving his country honorably in the South Pacific during WWII. Following the war he returned to Walters where he married Eugenia Louise Mershon on June 16, 1946 at the First Christian Church. He was engaged in farming in the Walters area for many years.
Marvin was an elder in the Christian Church. He built and operated Christmas decorations for 45 years at his home, ending his display in 2003. He sold fireworks for 53 years and served on the Walters Cemetery Board for over 25 years. He was named Citizen Emeritus in 2003 and had also been named an Honorary 4-H Member.
Marvin was a faithful Red Cross Blood donor for many years and was also proud that he and his family had served as a Host Family for the People to People program.
Survivors include three children and spouses: Mike Mershon Moore and Marcia, Edmond, Linda Thompson and Gary, Walters, Margaret Ann Kinder and Jimmy, Walters; his grandchildren and spouses: David and Kathryn Moore, Edmond, Natalie and Dewey Torbett, Oklahoma City, Christy and Gabriel Arellano, Walters, Laura and Jerrad Blackford, Altus, Courtney and Steve Solstad, McKinney, Texas, Cara and Daryl Smith, Sherman, Texas, Chas Gibson, Temple, Brad and Lorraine Kinder, Fort Leonardwood, Mo, Bryson Kinder, Stillwater, and Whitney Kinder, Stillwater; 15 great-grandchildren; a special friend, Dorothy Kohout; many other relatives and friends.
Marvin was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; two brothers, Ether Moore and Wilford Moore; and an infant sister, Claudie Mae Moore.
Mr. Moore departed this life Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, in Lawton. Burial in the Walters Cemetery with military honors.
Marvin Matthew Moore was born Jan. 7, 1922, at Corum, to W.O. and Minnie Ann (Street) Moore. Marvin attended South Mountain View School, graduated from Walters High School and then entered the Seabees, serving his country honorably in the South Pacific during WWII. Following the war he returned to Walters where he married Eugenia Louise Mershon on June 16, 1946 at the First Christian Church. He was engaged in farming in the Walters area for many years.
Marvin was an elder in the Christian Church. He built and operated Christmas decorations for 45 years at his home, ending his display in 2003. He sold fireworks for 53 years and served on the Walters Cemetery Board for over 25 years. He was named Citizen Emeritus in 2003 and had also been named an Honorary 4-H Member.
Marvin was a faithful Red Cross Blood donor for many years and was also proud that he and his family had served as a Host Family for the People to People program.
Survivors include three children and spouses: Mike Mershon Moore and Marcia, Edmond, Linda Thompson and Gary, Walters, Margaret Ann Kinder and Jimmy, Walters; his grandchildren and spouses: David and Kathryn Moore, Edmond, Natalie and Dewey Torbett, Oklahoma City, Christy and Gabriel Arellano, Walters, Laura and Jerrad Blackford, Altus, Courtney and Steve Solstad, McKinney, Texas, Cara and Daryl Smith, Sherman, Texas, Chas Gibson, Temple, Brad and Lorraine Kinder, Fort Leonardwood, Mo, Bryson Kinder, Stillwater, and Whitney Kinder, Stillwater; 15 great-grandchildren; a special friend, Dorothy Kohout; many other relatives and friends.
Marvin was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; two brothers, Ether Moore and Wilford Moore; and an infant sister, Claudie Mae Moore.
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