Marvin Mace
(October 27, 1924 - September 20, 2014)
Our father, Marvin Mace, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 in Houston, TX. He was born in Skiatook, OK on October 27, 1924 to Harry Mace of Spencer, WV and Beatrice Fisher Mace of Ft. Recovery, OH. He spent his childhood years in Coleman, TX with his parents and sisters, Colleen and Marilyn. His family moved to Seguin, TX in 1940 where his father worked for the Texas Railroad Commission. He served his country in the US Army during World War II in the Infantry in France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany, where he participated in three campaigns, earning the Combat Infantry Badge and Bronze Star. After the war, he attended Texas Lutheran College, and then Texas A&M University where he earned a degree in Fishery Biology in 1950. He remained an active and loyal Aggie the rest of his life. He went to work for The Pure Oil Company of Ohio as a petroleum landman, and spent the rest of his career in the land department of that company which became the Union Oil Company of California, and now is part of Chevron. He married Goldye Hurt of Seguin in 1950 and they raised three daughters and one son. Marvin’s career took him and his family to numerous locations in the US, including New Orleans, Houston, Columbus, OH, Roswell, NM and Denver. Retiring after 30 years, Marvin and Goldye returned to Seguin in 1985. An avid hobbyist who took his fun very seriously, he had interests in photography, golf, trout fishing and model airplanes. He was a competitive model airplane flyer well into his 80s and won several national championships. He designed the Marval model which became the Academy of Model Aeronautics 2007 “Model of the Year”. It is still flown by competitive flyers. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Goldye Hurt Mace. He is survived by his daughter Betty, and son-in-law Roger of Divide, CO; his daughter Kathy, and son-in-law John of Divide, CO; his daughter Nan, and son-in-law Dan of Oshawa, ON; and son Jim, and daughter-in-law Jill of Bellaire, TX. He is survived by grandchildren Troy King of Highlands Ranch, CO; Becky King of San Antonio, TX; Kimberly Campbell of Atlanta, GA; James Mace of Reynoldsburg, OH; Elizabeth McClure of Chicago, IL; Chris Hollowell of Victoria, BC and Steven Thomas of Oshawa, ON. Also, three great-grandsons, Eli King of Highlands Ranch, CO; Owen Mace of Reynoldsburg, OH and Thomas Hollowell of Victoria, BC. Special thanks to close family friend Sandy Redden of Seguin, TX for her compassionate care. Visitation will be at Tres Hewell Mortuary in Seguin, TX on Wednesday, September 24, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. The funeral will be at Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel on Thursday, September 25 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Jim Price officiating and masonic rites under the auspices of Guadalupe Lodge #109 AF & AM Masonic Lodge. Interment with military honors will follow in San Geronimo Cemetery under the auspices of the American Legion H. U. Wood Post 245 in Seguin. Contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org) or Houston Hospice.
(October 27, 1924 - September 20, 2014)
Our father, Marvin Mace, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 in Houston, TX. He was born in Skiatook, OK on October 27, 1924 to Harry Mace of Spencer, WV and Beatrice Fisher Mace of Ft. Recovery, OH. He spent his childhood years in Coleman, TX with his parents and sisters, Colleen and Marilyn. His family moved to Seguin, TX in 1940 where his father worked for the Texas Railroad Commission. He served his country in the US Army during World War II in the Infantry in France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany, where he participated in three campaigns, earning the Combat Infantry Badge and Bronze Star. After the war, he attended Texas Lutheran College, and then Texas A&M University where he earned a degree in Fishery Biology in 1950. He remained an active and loyal Aggie the rest of his life. He went to work for The Pure Oil Company of Ohio as a petroleum landman, and spent the rest of his career in the land department of that company which became the Union Oil Company of California, and now is part of Chevron. He married Goldye Hurt of Seguin in 1950 and they raised three daughters and one son. Marvin’s career took him and his family to numerous locations in the US, including New Orleans, Houston, Columbus, OH, Roswell, NM and Denver. Retiring after 30 years, Marvin and Goldye returned to Seguin in 1985. An avid hobbyist who took his fun very seriously, he had interests in photography, golf, trout fishing and model airplanes. He was a competitive model airplane flyer well into his 80s and won several national championships. He designed the Marval model which became the Academy of Model Aeronautics 2007 “Model of the Year”. It is still flown by competitive flyers. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Goldye Hurt Mace. He is survived by his daughter Betty, and son-in-law Roger of Divide, CO; his daughter Kathy, and son-in-law John of Divide, CO; his daughter Nan, and son-in-law Dan of Oshawa, ON; and son Jim, and daughter-in-law Jill of Bellaire, TX. He is survived by grandchildren Troy King of Highlands Ranch, CO; Becky King of San Antonio, TX; Kimberly Campbell of Atlanta, GA; James Mace of Reynoldsburg, OH; Elizabeth McClure of Chicago, IL; Chris Hollowell of Victoria, BC and Steven Thomas of Oshawa, ON. Also, three great-grandsons, Eli King of Highlands Ranch, CO; Owen Mace of Reynoldsburg, OH and Thomas Hollowell of Victoria, BC. Special thanks to close family friend Sandy Redden of Seguin, TX for her compassionate care. Visitation will be at Tres Hewell Mortuary in Seguin, TX on Wednesday, September 24, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. The funeral will be at Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel on Thursday, September 25 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Jim Price officiating and masonic rites under the auspices of Guadalupe Lodge #109 AF & AM Masonic Lodge. Interment with military honors will follow in San Geronimo Cemetery under the auspices of the American Legion H. U. Wood Post 245 in Seguin. Contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org) or Houston Hospice.
Marvin Mace
(October 27, 1924 - September 20, 2014)
Our father, Marvin Mace, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 in Houston, TX. He was born in Skiatook, OK on October 27, 1924 to Harry Mace of Spencer, WV and Beatrice Fisher Mace of Ft. Recovery, OH. He spent his childhood years in Coleman, TX with his parents and sisters, Colleen and Marilyn. His family moved to Seguin, TX in 1940 where his father worked for the Texas Railroad Commission. He served his country in the US Army during World War II in the Infantry in France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany, where he participated in three campaigns, earning the Combat Infantry Badge and Bronze Star. After the war, he attended Texas Lutheran College, and then Texas A&M University where he earned a degree in Fishery Biology in 1950. He remained an active and loyal Aggie the rest of his life. He went to work for The Pure Oil Company of Ohio as a petroleum landman, and spent the rest of his career in the land department of that company which became the Union Oil Company of California, and now is part of Chevron. He married Goldye Hurt of Seguin in 1950 and they raised three daughters and one son. Marvin’s career took him and his family to numerous locations in the US, including New Orleans, Houston, Columbus, OH, Roswell, NM and Denver. Retiring after 30 years, Marvin and Goldye returned to Seguin in 1985. An avid hobbyist who took his fun very seriously, he had interests in photography, golf, trout fishing and model airplanes. He was a competitive model airplane flyer well into his 80s and won several national championships. He designed the Marval model which became the Academy of Model Aeronautics 2007 “Model of the Year”. It is still flown by competitive flyers. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Goldye Hurt Mace. He is survived by his daughter Betty, and son-in-law Roger of Divide, CO; his daughter Kathy, and son-in-law John of Divide, CO; his daughter Nan, and son-in-law Dan of Oshawa, ON; and son Jim, and daughter-in-law Jill of Bellaire, TX. He is survived by grandchildren Troy King of Highlands Ranch, CO; Becky King of San Antonio, TX; Kimberly Campbell of Atlanta, GA; James Mace of Reynoldsburg, OH; Elizabeth McClure of Chicago, IL; Chris Hollowell of Victoria, BC and Steven Thomas of Oshawa, ON. Also, three great-grandsons, Eli King of Highlands Ranch, CO; Owen Mace of Reynoldsburg, OH and Thomas Hollowell of Victoria, BC. Special thanks to close family friend Sandy Redden of Seguin, TX for her compassionate care. Visitation will be at Tres Hewell Mortuary in Seguin, TX on Wednesday, September 24, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. The funeral will be at Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel on Thursday, September 25 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Jim Price officiating and masonic rites under the auspices of Guadalupe Lodge #109 AF & AM Masonic Lodge. Interment with military honors will follow in San Geronimo Cemetery under the auspices of the American Legion H. U. Wood Post 245 in Seguin. Contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org) or Houston Hospice.
(October 27, 1924 - September 20, 2014)
Our father, Marvin Mace, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 in Houston, TX. He was born in Skiatook, OK on October 27, 1924 to Harry Mace of Spencer, WV and Beatrice Fisher Mace of Ft. Recovery, OH. He spent his childhood years in Coleman, TX with his parents and sisters, Colleen and Marilyn. His family moved to Seguin, TX in 1940 where his father worked for the Texas Railroad Commission. He served his country in the US Army during World War II in the Infantry in France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany, where he participated in three campaigns, earning the Combat Infantry Badge and Bronze Star. After the war, he attended Texas Lutheran College, and then Texas A&M University where he earned a degree in Fishery Biology in 1950. He remained an active and loyal Aggie the rest of his life. He went to work for The Pure Oil Company of Ohio as a petroleum landman, and spent the rest of his career in the land department of that company which became the Union Oil Company of California, and now is part of Chevron. He married Goldye Hurt of Seguin in 1950 and they raised three daughters and one son. Marvin’s career took him and his family to numerous locations in the US, including New Orleans, Houston, Columbus, OH, Roswell, NM and Denver. Retiring after 30 years, Marvin and Goldye returned to Seguin in 1985. An avid hobbyist who took his fun very seriously, he had interests in photography, golf, trout fishing and model airplanes. He was a competitive model airplane flyer well into his 80s and won several national championships. He designed the Marval model which became the Academy of Model Aeronautics 2007 “Model of the Year”. It is still flown by competitive flyers. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Goldye Hurt Mace. He is survived by his daughter Betty, and son-in-law Roger of Divide, CO; his daughter Kathy, and son-in-law John of Divide, CO; his daughter Nan, and son-in-law Dan of Oshawa, ON; and son Jim, and daughter-in-law Jill of Bellaire, TX. He is survived by grandchildren Troy King of Highlands Ranch, CO; Becky King of San Antonio, TX; Kimberly Campbell of Atlanta, GA; James Mace of Reynoldsburg, OH; Elizabeth McClure of Chicago, IL; Chris Hollowell of Victoria, BC and Steven Thomas of Oshawa, ON. Also, three great-grandsons, Eli King of Highlands Ranch, CO; Owen Mace of Reynoldsburg, OH and Thomas Hollowell of Victoria, BC. Special thanks to close family friend Sandy Redden of Seguin, TX for her compassionate care. Visitation will be at Tres Hewell Mortuary in Seguin, TX on Wednesday, September 24, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. The funeral will be at Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel on Thursday, September 25 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Jim Price officiating and masonic rites under the auspices of Guadalupe Lodge #109 AF & AM Masonic Lodge. Interment with military honors will follow in San Geronimo Cemetery under the auspices of the American Legion H. U. Wood Post 245 in Seguin. Contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org) or Houston Hospice.
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