Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMarvin Columbus Hartsell 
Birth17 Apr 1914, Stanly County, NC
Death16 Jan 2006, Moore County, NC
Burial19 Jan 2006, Taylor Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Springs, Moore County, NC
FatherColumbus “Lum” Hartsell (1879-1962)
MotherNancy Eudy (1882-1970)
Spouses
Birth5 Apr 1919, Stanly County, NC
Death7 Jun 2000, Moore County, NC
Burial10 Jun 2000, Taylor Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Springs, Moore County, NC
FatherBenjamin Franklin Lowder (1870-1928)
MotherLottie Martin Smith (1883-1967)
Marriage1937
Notes for Marvin Columbus Hartsell
Marvin Columbus Hartsell
Marvin Columbus Hartsell, 91, of Jackson Springs, died Monday (Jan. 16, 2006) at Quail Haven.
A funeral service was held Thursday, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m. at the Roseland United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Taylor Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Hartsell was born on April 17, 1914, in western Stanly County to the late Columbus and Nancy Eudy Hartsell. When he was six months old, his family moved to Richmond County near Ellerbe. Around 1920, his family moved to Moore County and lived on the Manice Farm, which is now Foxfire Village. He started his first year of school in Richmond County, but with their move he was required to finish the first grade at Newburg School, a nearby one-room school in Moore County. The next year he attended West End School where he continued to go until his high school graduation.
In 1937, Mr. Hartsell married Jane Evelyn Lowder. They lived on the Hoffman Road in western Moore County. They later built a house on nearby Rose Ridge Road, moving there in the spring of 1948. It was here that they raised their six children. They celebrated 62 years of marriage before his wife preceded him in death in June 2000.
In the early years, Mr. Hartsell farmed and worked at Sandhills Furniture Factory in West End. After Robins Mill came to Aberdeen around 1948, he was employed there as a weaver on the third shift while continuing to farm. In 1958, he started working for Springs Mills Inc. in Biscoe. He continued working there until his retirement in 1976 after 18 years of service. At Springs Mills, he was a loom fixer and during his time there he taught classes on "Loom Fixing." It was an on-the-job class - he would use his set of looms to teach others. He did this at Biscoe and Laurel Hill for Springs Mills.
As a charter member of Roseland United Methodist Church, he served as a Sunday school superintendent and a Sunday school teacher. He served as the church treasurer for over 40 years. He also served in other positions at the church. He attended and was active as long as his health permitted.
Mr. Hartsell also served on the West End School board for more than 10 years and received a Distinguished Service Award in June 1971 as a member of West End Middle School Advisory Council.
After retiring, Mr. Hartsell converted his old tobacco barn into a family gathering place. It is widely known as "The Barn." Inside he assembled a collection of farming antiques that catches everyone's eye.
"He had a green thumb and would start looking at seed catalogues in January, and going to the feed store to get fertilizer and other supplies," said a family member. "He enjoyed sharing his garden produce with family and friends."
Mr. Hartsell is survived by his son, Jack Hartsell of Jackson Springs; his daughters, Jane Brown and her husband, Carroll, of Mooresville, Faye Freeman and her husband, Lawrence, of Marietta, Ga., Carol Dean Joyce and her husband, Jesse, Judy Bost and her husband, J.E., and Debbie Davis and her husband, Edward, all of Jackson Springs; his sisters, Carrie Hartsell Campbell and Mabel Hartsell Carter, both of Jackson Springs; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and many friends and neighbors.
Marvin Columbus Hartsell, 91, of Jackson Springs, died Monday (Jan. 16, 2006) at Quail Haven.
A funeral service was held Thursday, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m. at the Roseland United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Taylor Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Hartsell was born on April 17, 1914, in western Stanly County to the late Columbus and Nancy Eudy Hartsell. When he was six months old, his family moved to Richmond County near Ellerbe. Around 1920, his family moved to Moore County and lived on the Manice Farm, which is now Foxfire Village. He started his first year of school in Richmond County, but with their move he was required to finish the first grade at Newburg School, a nearby one-room school in Moore County. The next year he attended West End School where he continued to go until his high school graduation.
In 1937, Mr. Hartsell married Jane Evelyn Lowder. They lived on the Hoffman Road in western Moore County. They later built a house on nearby Rose Ridge Road, moving there in the spring of 1948. It was here that they raised their six children. They celebrated 62 years of marriage before his wife preceded him in death in June 2000.
In the early years, Mr. Hartsell farmed and worked at Sandhills Furniture Factory in West End. After Robins Mill came to Aberdeen around 1948, he was employed there as a weaver on the third shift while continuing to farm. In 1958, he started working for Springs Mills Inc. in Biscoe. He continued working there until his retirement in 1976 after 18 years of service. At Springs Mills, he was a loom fixer and during his time there he taught classes on "Loom Fixing." It was an on-the-job class - he would use his set of looms to teach others. He did this at Biscoe and Laurel Hill for Springs Mills.
As a charter member of Roseland United Methodist Church, he served as a Sunday school superintendent and a Sunday school teacher. He served as the church treasurer for over 40 years. He also served in other positions at the church. He attended and was active as long as his health permitted.
Mr. Hartsell also served on the West End School board for more than 10 years and received a Distinguished Service Award in June 1971 as a member of West End Middle School Advisory Council.
After retiring, Mr. Hartsell converted his old tobacco barn into a family gathering place. It is widely known as "The Barn." Inside he assembled a collection of farming antiques that catches everyone's eye.
"He had a green thumb and would start looking at seed catalogues in January, and going to the feed store to get fertilizer and other supplies," said a family member. "He enjoyed sharing his garden produce with family and friends."
Mr. Hartsell is survived by his son, Jack Hartsell of Jackson Springs; his daughters, Jane Brown and her husband, Carroll, of Mooresville, Faye Freeman and her husband, Lawrence, of Marietta, Ga., Carol Dean Joyce and her husband, Jesse, Judy Bost and her husband, J.E., and Debbie Davis and her husband, Edward, all of Jackson Springs; his sisters, Carrie Hartsell Campbell and Mabel Hartsell Carter, both of Jackson Springs; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and many friends and neighbors.