Marvin R. WickensMENTONE – Marvin R. Wickens, 82, of Mentone, passed at 7:55 p.m. Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Mason Health Care of Warsaw.
Marvin was born on Jan. 10, 1940, in Spencer, to the late John and Dorothy Lucas Wickens.
He was a 1958 graduate of Plymouth High School. He had been a barber in Bourbon and Atwood and also worked for the former RR Donnelley & Sons of Warsaw after 28 years with the company. Marvin was a former member of the Masonic Lodge and was a member of the Moose Lodge #1423 of Warsaw. He was a familiar face around Mentone. He was a regular at Java Jacks having coffee. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing and boating.
He is survived by his daughters: Tammy and husband Tim White, of Warsaw; and Kristi and husband Tom King, of Tippecanoe; son, Scott and wife Michele Wickens, of Warsaw; grandchildren: Stephanie Bernhardt, Chelsea Hedington and Haley Donahue; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; brother, Keith Wickens, of Plymouth; and a sister, June and husband Richard Breeding, of Inwood.
Marvin was preceded in death by parents; granddaughter, Sarah King; and a sister, Elaine Amor.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 29 at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone.
Memorial visitation will be held prior to the service from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 29 at King Memorial Home Mentone.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Marvin’s memory to the Mentone Four-Way Ambulance Service or the Mentone Fire Department.
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