Wasco-Statewide County OR Archives Obituaries.....Darby, Marvin Earl May 21, 2004
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The Dalles Chronicle, May 25, 2004
     Marvin Earl Darby, 83, a resident of Hermiston and a former resident of 
The Dalles, died on May 21, 2004 at a hospital in Hermiston.
     He was born Sept. 17, 1920 on the family farm near Silverton to James 
Oliver and Bertha Mabel (Krenz) Darby.
     He was a long-time resident of Hermiston and formerly lived in Silverton, 
Ashwood and The Dalles.
     He married Irene Augusta Whorton at their family farm in Ashwood.
     He was working for the railroad when he joined the U.S. Navy and served 
from 1942 to 1946. He was a Chief Petty Officer for a PT Boat Squadron.
     After the service, he started farming/ranching and owned a machine shop 
in The Dalles. He also sold cars and heavy equipment, and worked for 
Caterpillar. 
     He then moved to Hermiston and started working for the U.S. Forest 
Service for five years before working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at 
McNary Dam, where he retired.
     He and his wife traveled in their RV, continued their love of rock 
hounding and collecting antiques. 
     He was an active member of the PT Boater Inc, Frontier Collectors Club, 
Hat Rock Hounds and the American Cattleman Association.
     His other interests were hunting, fishing, camping and sharing his love 
and interest of the outdoors with all. 
     Survivors include his wife, Irene, Hermiston; daughter, Joan LaPlant, 
Hermiston; brothers, Jim Darby, California and Wesley, Merlin and Jerry Darby, 
all of the Salem area; sister, Jean Nelson, Salem area; granddaughter, Lisa, 
and her husband, Mark Moore, Hermiston; grandson, Brian LaPlant, Hermiston, 
and many nieces and nephews.
     He was preceded in death by his parents.
     Graveside funeral services will be Thursday, May 27, at 11 a.m. at the 
Hermiston Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the PT Boater Inc., 
PO Box 38070, Memphis, TN 38183-0070.
     Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.


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Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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