By Jim Meridith
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  • Visitation

    10:00am - 12:00pm
    Thursday, January 23, 2020
    Hosselton-Meridith Funeral Home
    Cisne, Illinois

     

  • Service

    12:00pm
    Thursday, January 23, 2020
    Hosselton-Meridith Funeral Home
    Cisne, Illinois

     

    Burial will follow at Brown Cemetery

     

    Memorials may be given to Fairfield Wesleyan Church

  • Full Obituary

    BILLY ERNEST MARVEL, 93, of Fairfield, Illinois, passed away at Cisne Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Saturday, January 18, 2020.

    Billy was born July 1, 1926. He was the youngest of eight children of Dalte and Amy Celeste Marvel of Elm River Township.

    Billy is survived by his wife of thirty-three years, Eva (nee Mossburger) Marvel, one daughter Melody (Scott) Cravens; three grandchildren Rylan, Briar, and Amy Celeste, named after Bill’s mother, who was born one hundred years before her. Also surviving is one stepdaughter Jeanne (Cedric) Johnson; five step grandsons Sam (Nicki) Spicer, Scott and Charles Johnson and Aaron and Austin Cravens.

    Billy was preceded in death by his parents, siblings, and one stepdaughter Cara (Steve) Spicer.

    Billy was a member of the Fairfield Wesleyan Church and an avid Bible Reader. While wintering in Florida, he had a large adult Bible class. He has been a song leader, special singer, and, also loved to sing old country songs.

    He joined the Marines in 1945 and served until WWII was ended.

    Always an athlete, he loved golf and pool. He drilled oil wells for various oil companies for forty years and loved it.

    Funeral services will be 12:00pm Thursday, January 23, 2020, at Hosselton-Meridith Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Brown Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, 10:00am until funeral time at the funeral home.

    He will welcome seeing Jesus and waiting for the many people he loved and seeing the ones who had gone before.

    Memorials may be given to the Fairfield Wesleyan Church and will be accepted at the funeral home.

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5 Condolences
 
  1. Joe Milner / January 20, 2020 at 7:46 am

    Billy will miss talking with you. It was an honor to make your acquaintance. Now you can sing praises to Our Lord in His kingdom..

  2. Kathy young / January 21, 2020 at 11:09 am

    Enjoyed calling Bill a friend and getting to worship together in church. I can still hear him singing Ship Ahoy and now he is singing with redeemed. You finished the race and are finally home Love and prayers Richard and Kathy Young

  3. Dale trimmer / January 21, 2020 at 6:13 pm

    I am so sorry for your loss Eva. I was glad to know Bill . He was such a wonderful Christian man. Accompanying him singing was a great pleasure.

  4. C. Wilson / January 22, 2020 at 7:56 am

    To the MARVEL FAMILY in their time of grief, I’m truly sorry for your loss. Please find comfort in the words recorded in (John 5:28, 29)

  5. David Reed / January 26, 2020 at 12:20 pm

    Bill was a good man. I’m glad I had the pleasure of his company, and advice.

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