TITLE:  Robert Marvin

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier, June 27, 2001

SUBMITTED:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED:  Kim Grissom, June 2001

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MARVIN, Robert
A native of Colleton County, he was the son of W.R. Marvin and Alta E. 
Marvin. He was predeceased by a son, Earle R. Marvin. He is survived by
his wife, Anna Lou Carrington Marvin, a daughter, Alta Mae Marvin and 
her children, John, Caroline and Wesley Henderson of Walterboro, a 
daughter-in-law, Sherry Marvin Hughes and her children, Will and Wade 
Marvin of White Hall, S.C., and two great-grandsons. Marvin, an 
internationally recognized landscape architect, concentrated his work 
in the South. He was awarded numerous national and regional design 
awards. He has been recognized by his profession by being elected as a 
Fellow into the American Society of Landscape Architects and be 
receiving the ASLA's Premier Honor, the Gold Medal Award to be 
presented in September of this year. The state of South Carolina 
recognized Marvin's contributions by presenting him with the state's 
two highest honors: the Order of the Palmetto and inclusion in the 
South Carolina Hall of Fame. He was also recognized for his 
contributions to the arts with the Elizabeth O'Neil Verner Award 
presented by the S.C. Arts Commission. He was a member of Bethel 
United Methodist Church and a number of organizations and boards.
After graduating from Clemson University in 1941, Marvin served as a 
Captain in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. He studied
landscape architecture at the University of Georgia, both universities 
have recognized Marvin with distinguished Alumni honors. Graveside 
services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, 2001, in Live Oak 
Cemetery, conducted by Rev. Lee Cothran and directed by the FRED PARKER
FUNERAL HOME. Visitation will be held at the Marvin home following the 
service. Memorials may be made to the USC Educational Foundation for 
completion of Marvin Park, P.O. box 1337, Walterboro, S.C. 29488.
(The Post and Courier June 27, 2001)
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