Francis Everett Marshall

Francis Marshall

Francis Everett Marshall, 90, of Coolville, OH died Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 at his residence.
Born in Athens County, Ohio on December 18, 1923 he was the son of the late William Everett and Ethel Jane Clark Marshall. He graduated from Troy Township High School, Coolville, Ohio in 1942. He served in the United States Navy as a 1st Class Petty Officer on board the USS Bougainville Aircraft Carrier CVE 100 in the South Pacific from 1943 to 1946.
He was retired from the Warren Local Board of Education, Vincent, Ohio and he was a life member of the Athens Disabled American Veterans Post. He was a respected member and deacon of the Fairview Chapel Church, Coolville, Ohio.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Ora Maston Marshall; two daughters and a son-in-law, Jean and Gary Thompson and Jayne Nelson; a brother, Ronald "Pete" Marshall all of Coolville, Ohio; sisters, Dorothy Church of Boaz, West Virginia and Katherine Martin of Kemp, Texas. He was loved by his seven grandchildren, Craig Bowen, Adam Thompson, Andrew Thompson and Aaron Thompson all of Coolville, Ohio, Angela Montale of Niceville, Florida, Benjamin Nelson of Athens, Ohio, Michael Nelson of Racine, Ohio and six great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Eugene Gilbert Marshall and his daughter and son-in-law, Linda and David Bowen.
Services will be held at 11 A.M., Monday, September 8, 2014 at Fairview Chapel Church, Coolville, Ohio with Pastor John Mark Thompson officiating. Burial will be in the Troy Baptist Cemetery where military gravside services will be conducted by American Legion Post 3477.
Friends may call Sunday from 4-6 P.M. at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home, Coolville, Ohio.
You can sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh.com