SMYRNA - Services were to be held this afternoon in Bond Funeral Home in Londonderry for Marvin Decker, 82, formerly of here, who died Sunday night in Lorain St. Joseph Hospital. Rev. Raymond Lyons was to officiate with burial in Smyrna Cemetery. A life resident of the area, he was preceded in death by his wife, the former Nora Lightell; a son, 2 daughters, 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Surviving are 3 daughters, Mrs. Ethel Thomas of Lorain, with whom he resided recently; Mrs. Helen Pethtel of Cambridge and Mrs. Fern Scott of Piedmont; 23 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and a great-great- grandchild. -pg 101 of TCGS Obit books Oct 1969.
In 1969 the Times Reporter has a 5 Generations picture and states that Marvin was native of Smyrna but now residing in Lorain.
Marvin loved baseball. He played the game in Freeport/Smyrna/Londonderry when he was younger but after he was no longer able to play he watched the game on the television. He would go get involved with the game that he was literally playing it play by play. Granddad was never in the military service. They were very poor and couldn’t afford a car, so he never owned a car. Perhaps he couldn’t drive a car. When Marvin was younger, he was at the Smyrna County Fair leaning on a pitch fork when he was struck by lightening. He was in a coma for two weeks. Marvin would walk from Smyrna to Freeport to get his hair cut on Saturdays.
Grandpa Decker’s Employment
Marvin was a timber cutter, he cut props and sold them to the coal mining industry. Props were small trees used to prop up the ceiling of the coal mines. He also hunted fox, coon, muskrat and other small animals. Raccoon pelts were very valuable and would sell for $20.00 a pelt. He also liked to hunt turtles and would feel under a ledge near a creek bank to see if he could find some turtles. He liked turtle soup. He also would hunt for ginseng and other roots and would dry them and sell them. They also had a large garden and Nora would can some of the vegetables.
The House
They lived in Smyra in a very dilapidated house which consisted of four rooms and a long kitchen a person had to step down into. They had a shed room. In the living room, there was a small fireplace but they didn’t use it. Although they had a Warm Morning stove to heat the house, the house always felt cold. The walls were wooden and covered with wallpaper. The outside was never painted and it had poplar siding. Of course, it had an outside toilet. In the kitchen, the six hole cookstove was next to the outside wall.
Description
Marvin was of average height and weight and had blue eyes and thin reddish hair. -reported by Betty
In 1969 the Times Reporter has a 5 Generations picture and states that Marvin was native of Smyrna but now residing in Lorain.
Marvin loved baseball. He played the game in Freeport/Smyrna/Londonderry when he was younger but after he was no longer able to play he watched the game on the television. He would go get involved with the game that he was literally playing it play by play. Granddad was never in the military service. They were very poor and couldn’t afford a car, so he never owned a car. Perhaps he couldn’t drive a car. When Marvin was younger, he was at the Smyrna County Fair leaning on a pitch fork when he was struck by lightening. He was in a coma for two weeks. Marvin would walk from Smyrna to Freeport to get his hair cut on Saturdays.
Grandpa Decker’s Employment
Marvin was a timber cutter, he cut props and sold them to the coal mining industry. Props were small trees used to prop up the ceiling of the coal mines. He also hunted fox, coon, muskrat and other small animals. Raccoon pelts were very valuable and would sell for $20.00 a pelt. He also liked to hunt turtles and would feel under a ledge near a creek bank to see if he could find some turtles. He liked turtle soup. He also would hunt for ginseng and other roots and would dry them and sell them. They also had a large garden and Nora would can some of the vegetables.
The House
They lived in Smyra in a very dilapidated house which consisted of four rooms and a long kitchen a person had to step down into. They had a shed room. In the living room, there was a small fireplace but they didn’t use it. Although they had a Warm Morning stove to heat the house, the house always felt cold. The walls were wooden and covered with wallpaper. The outside was never painted and it had poplar siding. Of course, it had an outside toilet. In the kitchen, the six hole cookstove was next to the outside wall.
Description
Marvin was of average height and weight and had blue eyes and thin reddish hair. -reported by Betty
SMYRNA - Services were to be held this afternoon in Bond Funeral Home in Londonderry for Marvin Decker, 82, formerly of here, who died Sunday night in Lorain St. Joseph Hospital. Rev. Raymond Lyons was to officiate with burial in Smyrna Cemetery. A life resident of the area, he was preceded in death by his wife, the former Nora Lightell; a son, 2 daughters, 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Surviving are 3 daughters, Mrs. Ethel Thomas of Lorain, with whom he resided recently; Mrs. Helen Pethtel of Cambridge and Mrs. Fern Scott of Piedmont; 23 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and a great-great- grandchild. -pg 101 of TCGS Obit books Oct 1969.
In 1969 the Times Reporter has a 5 Generations picture and states that Marvin was native of Smyrna but now residing in Lorain.
Marvin loved baseball. He played the game in Freeport/Smyrna/Londonderry when he was younger but after he was no longer able to play he watched the game on the television. He would go get involved with the game that he was literally playing it play by play. Granddad was never in the military service. They were very poor and couldn’t afford a car, so he never owned a car. Perhaps he couldn’t drive a car. When Marvin was younger, he was at the Smyrna County Fair leaning on a pitch fork when he was struck by lightening. He was in a coma for two weeks. Marvin would walk from Smyrna to Freeport to get his hair cut on Saturdays.
Grandpa Decker’s Employment
Marvin was a timber cutter, he cut props and sold them to the coal mining industry. Props were small trees used to prop up the ceiling of the coal mines. He also hunted fox, coon, muskrat and other small animals. Raccoon pelts were very valuable and would sell for $20.00 a pelt. He also liked to hunt turtles and would feel under a ledge near a creek bank to see if he could find some turtles. He liked turtle soup. He also would hunt for ginseng and other roots and would dry them and sell them. They also had a large garden and Nora would can some of the vegetables.
The House
They lived in Smyra in a very dilapidated house which consisted of four rooms and a long kitchen a person had to step down into. They had a shed room. In the living room, there was a small fireplace but they didn’t use it. Although they had a Warm Morning stove to heat the house, the house always felt cold. The walls were wooden and covered with wallpaper. The outside was never painted and it had poplar siding. Of course, it had an outside toilet. In the kitchen, the six hole cookstove was next to the outside wall.
Description
Marvin was of average height and weight and had blue eyes and thin reddish hair. -reported by Betty
In 1969 the Times Reporter has a 5 Generations picture and states that Marvin was native of Smyrna but now residing in Lorain.
Marvin loved baseball. He played the game in Freeport/Smyrna/Londonderry when he was younger but after he was no longer able to play he watched the game on the television. He would go get involved with the game that he was literally playing it play by play. Granddad was never in the military service. They were very poor and couldn’t afford a car, so he never owned a car. Perhaps he couldn’t drive a car. When Marvin was younger, he was at the Smyrna County Fair leaning on a pitch fork when he was struck by lightening. He was in a coma for two weeks. Marvin would walk from Smyrna to Freeport to get his hair cut on Saturdays.
Grandpa Decker’s Employment
Marvin was a timber cutter, he cut props and sold them to the coal mining industry. Props were small trees used to prop up the ceiling of the coal mines. He also hunted fox, coon, muskrat and other small animals. Raccoon pelts were very valuable and would sell for $20.00 a pelt. He also liked to hunt turtles and would feel under a ledge near a creek bank to see if he could find some turtles. He liked turtle soup. He also would hunt for ginseng and other roots and would dry them and sell them. They also had a large garden and Nora would can some of the vegetables.
The House
They lived in Smyra in a very dilapidated house which consisted of four rooms and a long kitchen a person had to step down into. They had a shed room. In the living room, there was a small fireplace but they didn’t use it. Although they had a Warm Morning stove to heat the house, the house always felt cold. The walls were wooden and covered with wallpaper. The outside was never painted and it had poplar siding. Of course, it had an outside toilet. In the kitchen, the six hole cookstove was next to the outside wall.
Description
Marvin was of average height and weight and had blue eyes and thin reddish hair. -reported by Betty
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