Clarence Marshall

MARSHALL,Clarence Age 91,of St. Augustine, Florida passed away peacefully on December 22. Born January 6, 1931 in Lebanon, Ohio to the late John G. Marshall, Sr. and Bertha Kinder. He is survived by his beloved wife of 64 years, Dana: sons Randy, Geoff, Kenneth, Richard and Timothy; daughter, Connie; brother; Donny, Johnny; sister Mary; and his 12 grandchildren. He was predeceased by sisters; Alamay, Irene, Jeannette and Loraine. Clarence the second oldest of eight children, grew up in Lebanon, Ohio during the Great Depression. Facing the greatest deprivation Americans had ever known, families like Clarence had to learn to get by. He said they were without luxuries and, in many cases, necessities. His family used and re-used clothing and other items until they were worn out, as his family struggled to make ends meet, he used ingenuity and discovered inner resources that helped him to survive years in a Children’s Home for the indigent and orphans. At age 16 after being discharged from the Children’s home, Clarence got his first job at the old Charles Meis Shoe Company in Lebanon where 12 hour work days were part of the norm and a stellar work ethic by Clarence was born. After several years of building a reputation as a hard and trusted worker, Clarence met the love of his life Dana. They married on February 11th 1959 in Lawrenceburg Indiana. It was then that he and Dana began building their family and he began building his career in the steel industry, first with Jones and Laughlin Steel and then Edgcomb Metals in Sharonville,Ohio. In 1992 Clarence retired with an astonishing 33 straight years of never missing one day of work. Later that year, Clarence and Dana moved to St. Augustine, Florida where they both got heavily involved with their church and Christian charitable ministries throughout the community. Over his 30 years in St. Augustine, Clarence continually gave back to the community showing his compassionate nature. Clarence was a very generous, loyal family man with an infectious zest for serving His Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. Everyone who spent time with Clarence and his gentle spirit, rest assured, came away with a story to tell and a man to emulate. A celebration of Clarence’s life service will be announced later this coming spring in his hometown of Lebanon, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, tax-deductible donations can be made in Clarence’s name to the Florida Baptist Children's Homes P.O. Box 8190 Lakeland, FL 33802

Clarence Marshall

January 6, 1931 - December 22, 2022