AMBROSE, MARVIN CURTIS
Marvin Ambrose has exchanged his earthly residence for his home in GLORY…to live forever with his heavenly father. What a homecoming welcome he has experienced with those who have gone on before him!
Family and friends are invited to attend his funeral service on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 2 o’clock at Salem Baptist Church, 321 Old Summerville Road, Summerville. There will be a gathering at the church from 1 o’clock until hour of service. Burial will follow at Dorchester Memory Gardens, 11000 Dorchester Road, Summerville. A visitation will be held this evening from 6 to 8 o’clock at the funeral home.
Marvin began his career in the Pipefitter Shop 56 at the Charleston Naval Shipyard until retirement as a pipefitter foreman. He retired from his second career as a detention officer with the Charleston County Detention Center.
Born in Sylvester, Georgia on 14 November 1938, Parents: (both deceased) Curtis Alton Ambrose and Velver Marvin Ambrose, Wife: Amanda “Mandy” Smith Ambrose “I married that girl!”
SURVIVORS: Sons: Brian Curtis Ambrose (Fiance’: Leslie Blanchard), Chad Marvin Ambrose (Jessica), Significant Extended Family Members: Tanya Gardner, Jenna L’Esperance, Grandsons: Marcus and Sean Ambrose, Brothers: Clifford Ambrose, James Ambrose (Ruth), David Ambrose (Lorraine), Sisters: Linda Hobbs (Ken), Glenda Dalton (Jerry), Predeceased by: Twin sisters at birth, Sister: Marrie Brooks and Brother; Randall Ambrose.
Marvin’s attributes: “Loved God, his family and friends; “a people person”; a hard working man who enjoyed southern gospel music and his church family at College Park Baptist church; loved working his garden and sharing the bounty thereof; was a zealous sports fan; delighted in his knack for persuading his young acquaintances to invest for their future”. This is his legacy.
A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to College Park Baptist Church Mission Fund, 5420 College Park Road, Ladson, SC 29456 or Salem Baptist Church, 321 Old Summerville Road, Summerville, SC 29483.
ARRANGEMENTS BY JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 S. MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 (843)873-4040.