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Marvin James “Moose” Stephens

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Marvin James “Moose” Stephens

Birth
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Death
16 Jan 2022 (aged 65)
Burial
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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MARVIN JAMES STEPHENS WAS BORN IN NEWARK, N.J ON AUGUST 3, 1956. HE WAS THE 4TH CHILD OF SEVEN CHILDREN BORN TO THE LATE MARTHA STEPHENS KING AND CHRIS STEPHENS JR. MARVIN DEPARTED THIS LIFE AT THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE ON JANUARY 16, 2022.

DURING HIS YOUTH, MARVIN RECEIVED HIS EDUCATION IN THE NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM: BROADWAY ELEMENTARY, BROADWAY JR. HIGH AND BARRINGER HIGH SCHOOL. MARVIN LOVED THE LORD AND ENJOYED CONVERSATIONS REGARDING SCRIPTURES AND QUOTES AND ALSO THE WORD OF GOD. HIS PARENTS RAISED HIM IN CHURCH AT THE GREATER LEVEL HILL BAPTIST CHURCH IN NEWARK, NJ UNDER THE LATE REVEREND HAYWOOD EVANS.

MARVIN HAD A LOVE FOR BASEBALL AS A CHILD. HE PLAYED FOR POP WARNER AND HE GAINED THE NICKNAME "MOOSE". MARVIN HAD A GREAT LOVE FOR SOME GOOD MUSIC. HE WAS A NATURALLY TALENTED GUITAR PLAYER, HE NEVER TOOK GUITAR LESSONS BUT IT WAS ONE OF HIS PASSIONS. ONE OF MARVIN'S BEST CHILDHOOD MEMORIES WAS THE FAMILY SINGING TOGETHER, AND MARVIN PLAYING HIS GUITAR. HE COULD SING AS WELL, HIS VOICE WAS AMAZING.

MARVIN WAS AN ENTREPRENEUR AT A YOUNG AGE, HE WOULD GO SHOE SHINING WITH FRIENDS AND ALSO GO TO THE SUPERMARKETS TO BAG GROCERIES. HE STARTED HIS OWN CLEANING BUSINESS AT THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN. LATER ON MARVIN JOINED THE MARINES.

ANYONE WHO KNEW MARVIN KNEW HE WAS A LOVING, CARING, GIVING, KINDHEARTED PERSON WHO LOVED HIS FAMILY. HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED.

MARVIN WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS MARTHA STEPHENS KING AND CHRIS STEPHENS JR., BROTHER CHRIS JR. AND A SISTER CHRISTINE ANTHONY.

https://www.perryfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Marvin-James-Stephens?obId=23792791#/obituaryInfo
MARVIN JAMES STEPHENS WAS BORN IN NEWARK, N.J ON AUGUST 3, 1956. HE WAS THE 4TH CHILD OF SEVEN CHILDREN BORN TO THE LATE MARTHA STEPHENS KING AND CHRIS STEPHENS JR. MARVIN DEPARTED THIS LIFE AT THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE ON JANUARY 16, 2022.

DURING HIS YOUTH, MARVIN RECEIVED HIS EDUCATION IN THE NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM: BROADWAY ELEMENTARY, BROADWAY JR. HIGH AND BARRINGER HIGH SCHOOL. MARVIN LOVED THE LORD AND ENJOYED CONVERSATIONS REGARDING SCRIPTURES AND QUOTES AND ALSO THE WORD OF GOD. HIS PARENTS RAISED HIM IN CHURCH AT THE GREATER LEVEL HILL BAPTIST CHURCH IN NEWARK, NJ UNDER THE LATE REVEREND HAYWOOD EVANS.

MARVIN HAD A LOVE FOR BASEBALL AS A CHILD. HE PLAYED FOR POP WARNER AND HE GAINED THE NICKNAME "MOOSE". MARVIN HAD A GREAT LOVE FOR SOME GOOD MUSIC. HE WAS A NATURALLY TALENTED GUITAR PLAYER, HE NEVER TOOK GUITAR LESSONS BUT IT WAS ONE OF HIS PASSIONS. ONE OF MARVIN'S BEST CHILDHOOD MEMORIES WAS THE FAMILY SINGING TOGETHER, AND MARVIN PLAYING HIS GUITAR. HE COULD SING AS WELL, HIS VOICE WAS AMAZING.

MARVIN WAS AN ENTREPRENEUR AT A YOUNG AGE, HE WOULD GO SHOE SHINING WITH FRIENDS AND ALSO GO TO THE SUPERMARKETS TO BAG GROCERIES. HE STARTED HIS OWN CLEANING BUSINESS AT THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN. LATER ON MARVIN JOINED THE MARINES.

ANYONE WHO KNEW MARVIN KNEW HE WAS A LOVING, CARING, GIVING, KINDHEARTED PERSON WHO LOVED HIS FAMILY. HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED.

MARVIN WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS MARTHA STEPHENS KING AND CHRIS STEPHENS JR., BROTHER CHRIS JR. AND A SISTER CHRISTINE ANTHONY.

https://www.perryfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Marvin-James-Stephens?obId=23792791#/obituaryInfo

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