Marvin L. McMorran, 88, of Bettendorf, passed away, Tuesday, January 15, 2012 at Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 11:00 am at Asbury Methodist Church in Bettendorf, IA. Visitation will be Saturday from 9:30 am until the service at 11:00 am at the church. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church, where he was a long-time member or Hillcrest Family Services in Dubuque, IA. Online condolences may be left at www.rungemortuary.com
Marvin was born at home September 20, 1924 in Adams County, IA, where he spent his younger years. He was the son of Harry E. and Beulah (Dixon) McMorran. He graduated from Corning High School in Corning, Iowa in 1942. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO in 1950 with a degree in mathematics and science. He married Ruth Slaten on June 3, 1951 in Bedford, IA. After graduating and receiving his MS in Education from the University of Iowa in 1954, they moved to Bettendorf, IA.
Marvin taught school for forty years, eight of those years were in southwest Iowa. His first five years of teaching were in one-room rural schools in Adams County, IA. His remaining years of teaching were in the Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley School Systems. After his retirement from Pleasant Valley School in 1986, he continued to do volunteer teaching for nineteen years at the Continuing Education Center in the GED program with Scott Community College. Marvin and Ruth volunteered for the Luther Manor Meal site in Bettendorf, the Angel Tree program, the Putnam Museum and the Festival of Trees. Marvin’s family would like to thank Guardian Family Services for their compassionate care which allowed Marvin to remain at home. It was a true blessing.
Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Ruth; sons and daughters –in-law, Philip and Debbie McMorran, Marion, IA; Richard and Candi McMorran, Arlington, TN; daughter, Rachel Brown, Houston, TX; six grandchildren; brother, Willard McMorran and many good friends. His parents and one brother preceded him in death.
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