Marvin George Self^[1]

1925 - 2013  (88 years)

• Name	Marvin George Self
  Born	7 Mar 1925	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	10 Jul 2013	Danbury Hospital   [3]
  Buried	27 Jul 2013	Pisgah View Memorial Park Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I99304	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Wiley Hatten Self,   b. 1 Jan 1885, Lemmons Gap, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Mar 1969, Buncombe County, North Carolina  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Mary Alice Brandon,   b. 21 Aug 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 24 May 1980  (Age 88 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1908
  Family ID	F36042	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Catherine Stone
  Children	1. Janice Self
  Family ID	F36052	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Mar 1925 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 27 Jul 2013 - Pisgah View Memorial Park Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 227. [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Marve Self Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 1, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Sex: Male Age: 16 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1924 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Hatt Self Head Male 55 Tennessee Alice Self Wife Female 46 Tennessee Etta Self Daughter Female 22 Tennessee Louise Self Daughter Female 19 Tennessee Margie Self Daughter Female 16 Tennessee Marve Self Son Male 16 Tennessee Bob Self Son Male 12 Tennessee Maxine Self Daughter Female 14 Tennessee Lorene Self Daughter Female 8 Tennessee Edith Self Daughter Female 5 Tennessee Eunice Self Granddaughter Female 7 Tennessee Keith Self Grandson Male 5 Tennessee [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 18 Jul 2013. Marvin G. Self, 88, of Southbury, Connecticut, husband of Marilyn Eklund Self, passed away at Danbury Hospital on Wednesday July 10, 2013. He was born in Del Rio, Tennessee on March 7, 1925, son of the late Wyley H. and Mary A. Brandon Self. He was the father of Janice Self of Asheville, North Carolina, step-father of Janet (William) Garrow of Shelton, CT, Edward (Laurie) Meyers of Stratford, CT, and James (Trish) Meyers of Shelton, CT. Marvin is also survived by five step- grandchildren and one step great-grandchild. He also leaves behind one sister Edith (Jack) Barrett and one brother Robert (Pat) Self, all of Del Rio. Marvin was a World War II Navy veteran who served in Italy, Sicily, and North Africa. He worked for NASA when the original astronauts were there and worked on the National Advisory Committee for aeronautics. He also worked in the U.S. Air Force Civil Service. He was a member of Masonry for over 50 years. Marvin was a current member of the Masonic Lodge Hiram #18 in Sandy Hook, CT and was a member of the Land of Sky Shrine Club in N.C.. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Pisgah View Memorial Park, Highway 19-23 Chandler, NC. Donations in Marvin's name may be made to the Masonic Lodge Hiram #18, P.O. Box 526, 3 Washington Avenue, Sandy Hook, CT 06482. Arrangements are in care of All State Cremation & Funeral Care Hamden, Connecticut.