Roger Tarvin Jr., 66, was a son of Roger T. and Zelma Rush Tarvin Sr. He married Betty L. Finley on February 5, 1955, at Chillicothe, Ohio. She survives.
Other survivors include his mother, two sons, Keith (Becky) Tarvin and David Wayne Tarvin, three grandsons, a stepdaughter, Pamela Sue Metcalf, a stepson, Benjamin Franklin Ramsey, two brothers, Raymond Tarvin and William Tarvin and a sister, Pauline Washburn.
He was preceded in death by his father and three half brothers, Ralph, Richard and Robert Tarvin.
Also preceding him in death was a grandson, Dustin Tarvin.
Mr. Tarvin was a member and past master of Heyworth Lodge 251 AF & AM; a member of the Bloomington Scottish Rite bodies; Mohammed Temple Shrine, Peoria; and the McLean County Shrine Club. He served on the Shrine all-star football committee, circus committee and greeters. He was a former member of the Shrine Tin Lizzie Patrol. He was a member of the American Passion Play cast since 1987. Mr. Tarvin enjoyed fishing, football, basketball and camping.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Mr. Tarvin was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1253, Augusta, Maine. He had worked as a construction electrician for 38 years before retirement. For the past two years, he was a bus driver for Normal Unit School District 5.
Published Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - November 5, 1999
Other survivors include his mother, two sons, Keith (Becky) Tarvin and David Wayne Tarvin, three grandsons, a stepdaughter, Pamela Sue Metcalf, a stepson, Benjamin Franklin Ramsey, two brothers, Raymond Tarvin and William Tarvin and a sister, Pauline Washburn.
He was preceded in death by his father and three half brothers, Ralph, Richard and Robert Tarvin.
Also preceding him in death was a grandson, Dustin Tarvin.
Mr. Tarvin was a member and past master of Heyworth Lodge 251 AF & AM; a member of the Bloomington Scottish Rite bodies; Mohammed Temple Shrine, Peoria; and the McLean County Shrine Club. He served on the Shrine all-star football committee, circus committee and greeters. He was a former member of the Shrine Tin Lizzie Patrol. He was a member of the American Passion Play cast since 1987. Mr. Tarvin enjoyed fishing, football, basketball and camping.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Mr. Tarvin was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1253, Augusta, Maine. He had worked as a construction electrician for 38 years before retirement. For the past two years, he was a bus driver for Normal Unit School District 5.
Published Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - November 5, 1999
Roger Tarvin Jr., 66, was a son of Roger T. and Zelma Rush Tarvin Sr. He married Betty L. Finley on February 5, 1955, at Chillicothe, Ohio. She survives.
Other survivors include his mother, two sons, Keith (Becky) Tarvin and David Wayne Tarvin, three grandsons, a stepdaughter, Pamela Sue Metcalf, a stepson, Benjamin Franklin Ramsey, two brothers, Raymond Tarvin and William Tarvin and a sister, Pauline Washburn.
He was preceded in death by his father and three half brothers, Ralph, Richard and Robert Tarvin.
Also preceding him in death was a grandson, Dustin Tarvin.
Mr. Tarvin was a member and past master of Heyworth Lodge 251 AF & AM; a member of the Bloomington Scottish Rite bodies; Mohammed Temple Shrine, Peoria; and the McLean County Shrine Club. He served on the Shrine all-star football committee, circus committee and greeters. He was a former member of the Shrine Tin Lizzie Patrol. He was a member of the American Passion Play cast since 1987. Mr. Tarvin enjoyed fishing, football, basketball and camping.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Mr. Tarvin was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1253, Augusta, Maine. He had worked as a construction electrician for 38 years before retirement. For the past two years, he was a bus driver for Normal Unit School District 5.
Published Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - November 5, 1999
Other survivors include his mother, two sons, Keith (Becky) Tarvin and David Wayne Tarvin, three grandsons, a stepdaughter, Pamela Sue Metcalf, a stepson, Benjamin Franklin Ramsey, two brothers, Raymond Tarvin and William Tarvin and a sister, Pauline Washburn.
He was preceded in death by his father and three half brothers, Ralph, Richard and Robert Tarvin.
Also preceding him in death was a grandson, Dustin Tarvin.
Mr. Tarvin was a member and past master of Heyworth Lodge 251 AF & AM; a member of the Bloomington Scottish Rite bodies; Mohammed Temple Shrine, Peoria; and the McLean County Shrine Club. He served on the Shrine all-star football committee, circus committee and greeters. He was a former member of the Shrine Tin Lizzie Patrol. He was a member of the American Passion Play cast since 1987. Mr. Tarvin enjoyed fishing, football, basketball and camping.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Mr. Tarvin was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1253, Augusta, Maine. He had worked as a construction electrician for 38 years before retirement. For the past two years, he was a bus driver for Normal Unit School District 5.
Published Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - November 5, 1999
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