Marvin Elwood Stamper, 86, of Olive Hill, KY entered into rest Monday morning, June 9, 2025, at Muncie, IN. He was born September 2, 1938, in Carter County, KY, as a son of the late Jesse and Grace Brinegar Stamper.
Marvin, a Christian, attended James Chapel Community Holiness Church and First Baptist Church in Olive Hill, KY. He was saved at James Chapel Church in April 2006, and Baptized in Smith Run Creek in May 2006.
Marvin went to a one-room schoolhouse on Lower Trough Camp in his youth, then attended and graduated from Olive Hill High School. After finishing his education, he proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He then worked and retired from Indiana Bell Telephone Company as a lineman and installation tech.
Marvin was also a 63 year member of the Olive Hill Masonic Lodge #629. In his free time he enjoyed fishing, gardening, beekeeping, Bluegrass music, and spending time with his family.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Baker Stamper; one son, Mitchell Alan Stamper; two sisters, Arile Stamper, and Ola Mae Stamper; two brothers, James Stamper, Leonard Lenville Stamper; one nephew, Ronald Stamper; and his mother and father-in-law, James C. and Virginia Baker.
He is survived by three grandchildren, Meredith (Ross Carpenter) Stamper, of Yorktown, IN, and Mitchell Stamper of Muncie, IN; three great-grandchildren, Corbin Carpenter, Piper Carpenter, and Major Stamper; one sister, Dixie Singh; one sister-in-law, Debbie (Teddy) Harman of Olive Hill; and his daughter-in-law and caregiver, Myschael Heritage of Muncie, IN.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the Duvall & Moore Funeral Home & Cremation Service with Bro. Adam Buckler officiating. Burial will follow in the Baker #2 Cemetery with military honors.
Visitation will be 9:00-11:00 AM, Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the Duvall & Moore Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 149 Whitt Street, Olive Hill, KY.
Friends and Family will serve as pallbearers.
