Obituary of Marvin E. Logsdon

Bedford – Marvin E. Logsdon, 83, of Bedford, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August 1, 2015. Born June 24, 1932, in Lawrence Co. he was the son of Leslie and Lelia (Kirkman) Logsdon. He moved to Kentucky in infancy with his family where he grew up, moving back to Lawrence County with his family in his teens. He married Doris Mae Swift on June 30, 1956 and she survives. After retiring from Ready Mix Concrete, he was a self-employed contractor working with homeowners and also with Ameritech. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bedford where he served two terms as a Trustee. He was a member of the FOP Lodge. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. He loved attending his grandchildren’s activities and sporting events. He was an avid fisherman and a passionate Pacer fan. He enjoyed being outdoors hunting, fishing and vegetable gardening. He loved sharing his garden produce with family, friends, and neighbors. He was on a bowling team and also a Euchre card club for many years. In his later years, he enjoyed baking cookies, making hard candy, watching basketball games on TV and watching his garden grow. Many people enjoyed his Christmas gifts of hard candy. He kept his wonderful sense of humor to the very end. Survivors include his wife, Doris Mae, of Bedford; daughters, Lisa Hensley, of Bloomington, Bonnie McFarland (Pat), of Oolitic; five grandchildren, Daniel, Jake and Bridget McFarland, Michael Hatfield and Rhett Hensley. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Brenda; both parents; five brothers, Clyde, Roger, Bill, Jimmy and Jack; four sisters, Virginia Locke, Mary Locke, Doris Grimes and Betty Gray. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am on Thursday, August 6th in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Premiere Hospice Chaplain Mark Hafenbreidel officiating. There will be a letter reading written by Rev. Dr. Kregg Burris who is out of state. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, August 5th at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Family and friends may express condolences at www.daycarter.com.