George R. Marville

Mr. George R. Marville, 89, of 3739 Williamson Road, Greencastle, PA, went home to be with the Lord at 6:30 P.M., Sunday, March 25, 2007. He was at Quincy United Methodist Home, Quincy, PA where he had been a resident since May 2006. Born June 2, 1917 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Thurman B. and Mary Alice (Sanner) Marville. Mr. Marville attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. He served in the United States Army Air Corps as a pilot during World War II where he flew 116 missions over the “Hump” (Himalayas) from India to China. Among his many decorations were the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the China War Memorial Medal and the Wright Brothers Master Aviator Award for 50 continuous years of safe flying. He married his wife of 59 years, Mrs. Evelyn M. (Prettyman) Marville in 1938. They had two sons, Wayne and Gary. She died May 23, 1997. They lived in Easton, MD for a number of years before moving to Willingboro, NJ and then to Greencastle, PA in 1981. Following his Honorable Discharge from the military, Mr. Marville was employed as a corporate pilot for A.R. Roberts; as a pilot for Maryland Airlines, Easton; and then as Parts Manager for the Cavanaugh Ford Motor Co. in Salisbury, MD. Then his love of flying brought him back to aviation. He flew out of Cambridge and Easton, MD before going to Hagerstown, MD in 1962 to start the Hagerstown Commuter with Dick Henson. In 1970 he went to work for the Federal Aviation Administration as a General Aviation District Office Operations Safety Inspector until his retirement in 1982. While living in Easton, Mr. Marville was a member of the First Baptist Church and a life member of Easton Elks Club. In Greencastle, he was a member of Greencastle Baptist Church. Mr. Marville always enjoyed his family and in his earlier years, enjoyed hunting and sailing. He is survived by one son, Gary R. Marville of Beaufort, SC; and four grandchildren, Meghan Marville, Bryan Marville, Ashlee Marville and Shane Marville; a daughter-in-law, Debbie L. (Haines) Marville of Greencastle; and a second wife, Clotilda Satchell Marville. In addition to his parents and first wife, he was preceded in death by his son, Wayne R. Marville, who died December 8, 2006; and a sister, Margaret Marville Bowman who died July 4, 2003. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, March 30, 2007 at the Greencastle Baptist Church, 2377 Buchanan Trail West, Greencastle, PA with the Rev. David F. Rasmussen officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services at the church. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 P.M., Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Spring Hill Cemetery, Easton, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, South Central PA Chapter, 3544 North Progress Avenue, Suite 205, Harrisburg, PA 17110 or Young Life Ministries, 253 St. Luke’s Road, Chesapeake, VA 23320. Arrangements are by Miller-Bowersox Funeral Home, Greencastle, PA and Fellows, Helfenbein & Newman Funeral Home, Easton, MD.