Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Marvin, Edward Ellis |
Genealogy ID |
87220 |
Born |
1881 |
Deceased |
MAR 1936 |
Deceased where |
Blossburg, Tioga PA |
Cemetery |
Gray Cemetery |
Education |
Mansfield State Normal School 1902 Bucknell University Penn State |
Occupation |
Teacher Superintendent of Schools Tioga County |
Titles & honors |
F. & A. M. Friendship Lodge No. 247 Covington I.O.O.F. Grange (Patron of Husbandry) |
Father |
Levi Crossley Marvin |
Mother |
Tena Ann Sechrist |
Spouse |
Celia Blanchard |
Children |
Richard Marvin Tena Ann Marvin Edward B. Marvin |
Reference |
Obit |
Notes |
MARVIN, Edward E. - Prof. Marvin Died Thursday - County Superintendent of Schools Suffered Heart Attack - Edward E. Marvin, aged 55 years, of Covington, Tioga County Superintendent of Schools, died at 5 o'clock Thursday evening at the Blossburg hospital, a few days after suffering a heart attack while addressing a meeting at Blossburg. He had been County Superintendent of Schools since April 1934, succeeding Prof. J.G. March, of Wellsboro, under whom he served eight years as assistant superintendent. Mr. Marvin taught in the schools at Osceola and Little Marsh before becoming principal of the Covington High School, which position he filled most efficiently for several years before being elected assistant county superintendent. He was born in Covington, attended the local schools and was graduated from Mansfield State Teachers College, Bucknell University, and Pennsylvania State College. In addition to his school work, in which he achieved statewide recognition, Mr. Marvin was a prominent member of the Covington Church of Christ. He was also a member of Friendship Lodge, F&AM of Mansfield, and Covington Odd Fellows and the Grange. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Celia Blanchard Marvin; a daughter, Mrs. William Achilles of Geneva, and two sons, Edward and Richard, of Covington; a brother, Lee of Portland, Oregon, and four sisters, Mrs. William Douglas of Covington, and Mrs. Charles Johnson, Mrs. Glenn Gillette and Mrs. L.M. Goodall, of Mansfield. The funeral was held Sunday at the Covington Church of Christ, Rev. Myron Kauffman officiating; burial at Covington. Prof. Marvin was well known throughout the state and was most highly esteemed by all who knew him. - Wellsboro Agitator, April 1, 1936, p.1 |
