T. Marshall Courtney

1924 - 2011

T. MARSHALL

COURTNEY

ASHEVILLE - Marshall Courtney died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Asheville, North Carolina. He was a resident of the Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community.

Marshall was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on March 10, 1924 to the late J.B. Courtney and Gladys Duley Courtney. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Delia Felger Courtney.

He graduated from Reynolds High School at the early age of 15. He then entered Duke University, where he was a member of the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corp. He was commissioned a Lieutenant Junior Grade in the U.S. Navy at the age of 18. At the age of 20, he was a senior officer and in command of his own ship in the South Pacific. After the war, he returned to Duke and graduated in 1947.

Marshall retired as a vice-president of the Procter and Gamble Company, after more than 40 years of service. He was an active member of the Deerfield Community and was a previous chairman of the Danny Boone Scholarship Fund committee. This fund helps Deerfield employees further their education.

Marshall is survived by his three children, Kathy Courtney and her husband, Pat Fearheiley, Marc Courtney and his wife, Annabelle Barton, and Julia Courtney. Also surviving are five grandchildren, Jefferson, Anna, Benjamin, Patrick and Robin; and a very special companion, Roberta Johnson.

A celebration of life will be held in the Health Care Chapel in Deerfield on Sunday, March 27 at 2 PM, followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Danny Boone Scholarship Fund, in care of Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, 1617 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, North Carolina 28803. Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.