William Charles Marlow

William Charles Marlow, 83, went home to be with the Lord, April 1, 2011. He was the ninth of ten children, born August 28, 1927 to Loren and Alma Marlow in Lee Hall, Virginia. He attended Lincoln High School in Seattle, Washington, joined the Navy during WWII and served on the USS Tingey, DD-539. He also served in the Merchant Marines. He met Betty Lou Speljack and they were married in Hayward, California, May 29, 1952. They made their first home in Hibbing, Minnesota while he worked for the Great Northern Railroad. In 1953, they moved to Seattle and he worked for Seattle City Light as a lineman. During this time they had two daughters, Cherrie in 1954 and Gloria in 1955. In 1956, he opened a Sav-Mor gas station in Edmonds and in 1958, he and Betty purchased a Texaco gas station on highway 99 in Everett. In 1960, Betty gave birth to a son, Matt and in 1962, she gave birth to a second son, Mark. In 1966, Bill got a job working for the Washington State Ferries. While working there, he also worked for JC Penney's Automotive Department and then Boeing. He held down two jobs to support his passion for the ministry. He felt that to give was the biggest gift he could give to help others know Christ. He eventually opened another gas station, this one was Bill's Union 76 in Everett. In 1977, he and his wife, Betty moved to Wenatchee where he got a job with the Wenatchee School District. During this time he once again held down a second job with Lamb Weston in order to further the gospel. Dad's passion to see the lost saved drove him to dedicate himself to do all he could to further the gospel. He often went without in order for others to know that God loves them. He prayed constantly and read the Bible. He never failed to let you know that he had been praying for you, everyday and all he ever wanted was to see his children in Heaven. His parting words always, May the Good Lord Bless and keep you until we meet again. Dad was preceded in death by his wife, Betty, his brothers, Allen, Don, John, Carl, Homer, and sister's Lucille and Betty. He is survived by two sisters, Doris and Lois of Seattle. He is also survived by his children, Cherrie (Steve) Archer, Gloria (Earl) Hepfer, Matt Marlow and Mark (Nancy) Marlow. Grandchildren, Steve (Nichole), David (Darcie), Tim, Mike and Adam Archer, Shaun and Brian Hepfer, Bekah (Josh) Marlow-Laney, Mark, Joseph (Liz) and Shane (Jenessa) Marlow. Great grandchildren include, Ashley, Austin, TJ, Alyssa, Jordan, Ian and Rion Lilee Archer, Olivia, Keala, Cambriee and Makailah Marlow. A Commemoration service will be held on Tuesday, April 5th at 11:00 a.m. at the Wenatchee First Assembly of God Church, with Pasto Jerry Beebe officiating. A Graveside service with Military Honors will be following at 2:00 p.m. in Evergreen Memorial Park, East Wenatchee. Please sign in or leave a memory for the family by visiting Bill's site at www.HeritageMemorialChapel.com .

William Charles Marlow

August 28, 1927 - April 1, 2011