Thursday, July 1, 2010

Ora I. Marshall (June 29, 2010)

Ora I. Marshall, 81, of Union City, Ohio, passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 29, 2010 at his residence.

He was born in Greenville, Ohio on September 3, 1928, son of the late Charles and Goldie (Heller) Marshall. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Ralph Marshall; sisters, Irene Petry and Marie Ottman-Craig.

He was retired from the Union City Body Company in 1990 were he worked for 26 years, and served on the Union City, OH Police Department as an officer.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Lois E. (Richards) Marshall who he married on December 20, 1947; a son, John (Jana) Marshall of Union City, Ohio; a daughter, Susan (Howard) Sowers of Greenville; grandchildren, Justin (Angie) Marshall, Jeremy Marshall, Jamie (Dustin) Bennett, Amber (Jack) Boze; great grandchildren, Tevin Marshall and Jacob Brandon Boze; nieces, Carmen Mangas, Rita Peters, Roberta (Jim) Rady, Jeanette Petry, Kathleen (Dennis) Walker and Marilyn Gray; and a cousin, Erlabelle Petry.

Services will be held Tuesday, July 6, at 10:30 a.m.at the Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home in Greenville. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Pleasant Hill, Ohio.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 5-7 p.m.