Funeral services celebrating the life of Marvin Joseph Leger, Sr. will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2017, Longview Baptist Church, Deville with Reverend Robby Poole officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Military Honors performed by Fort Polk Honor Guard. Visitation will be observed from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.
Marvin Leger, Sr., 72, of Deville, passed from this life on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at his residence.
Marvin proudly served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was a recipient of the Bronze Star. He later went to work for Columbia Gulf Transmission (formerly Columbia Gas) as an Instrument Technician with 30 years of service. Marvin was a member and Deacon of Longview Baptist Church who loved helping others. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and friend who was deeply loved and will be dearly missed.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Raoul and Bertha Leger; grandson, Dillon Leger and brother, James Wallace Leger.
He is survived by his wife, Brenda Sue Spell Leger; sons, Marvin Joseph Leger, Jr. and wife, Dianne, Jason Troy Leger and wife, Joanie, Timothy Brian Leger and wife, Stacy; grandchildren, Anthony, Rachel, Brittany, Brooke, Devin and Riley Leger; great grandchildren, Aubrey and Landon Leger and a host of other family members and friends.
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