Herbert Charles Marshall, Jr. passed away peacefully on March 1, 2025 in Fernandina Beach, Florida at the age of 96. Although suffering from the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease for several years, Mr. Marshall retained his kind, compassionate, humble, and sweet disposition through the very end of life.
He was predeceased by his parents, Herbert Charles Marshall, Sr. and Lucy Fussell Marshall of Rose Hill, NC; a sister, Helen C West of Raleigh, NC and brother, Julian F. Marshall of Smithfield, NC; his wife of 62 years, Marjorie Riley Marshall and his wife of six years, Ann Roberts Priester Marshall.
He is survived by four sons, Richard Allan and Linda Jordan Marshall of Fernandina Beach, FL, Herbert Max and Lucy Larson Marshall of Greer, SC, Charles Riley and Martha Brannon Marshall of Raleigh, NC, and Tom Fussell and Kit Browning Marshall of Daphne, AL; seven grandchildren, Jordan, Megan, Jennifer, Allan, Libby, Katie and Evan; four great-grandchildren, Riley, Jackson, Madison and Harper; 11 step-grandchildren; and 13 step-great-grandchildren, as well as stepsons, Joe T Priester, Jr. and Debby of Franklin, TN, James L Priester and Murray of Birmingham, AL, and one stepdaughter, Jan Priester Hughes of Gainesville, GA.
Mr. Marshall graduated from the NC State University School of Engineering in 1949 and satisfied his Air Force active duty commitment by working for the US Army at the Ballistics Research Center in Aberdeen, MD, the Pacific Proving Ground on the islands of Enewetak Atoll and Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, NM. Mr. Marshall retired from active duty in 1956, but remained active in the reserves, retiring as a Major in 1972. Mr. Marshall joined Reynolds Metals Company at Listerhill, AL in 1956, where he worked in the reduction R&D group until his retirement in 1989.
He was a charter member of Edgemont United Methodist Church, and was devoted to his church as well as camping, hiking, hunting and fishing with his sons and others, including Boy Scouts of Troop 298, where he was the founding Scoutmaster. He directed construction of several Habitat for Humanity homes, and active in disaster relief with the American Red Cross. He was an avid world class tinkerer, engineering everything he did his entire adult life.
A memorial service and family visitation will be held Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 2 p.m. at Edgemont United Methodist Church, Florence, with Reverend Dean Bowers officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Edgemont Methodist Church memorial fund, or a charity of the donor’s choice in memory of H.C. Marshall, Jr.
