ULLA MARCHEL, 64, Sims, died at 4 a.m. in his home.

Mr. Marshel was a retired farmer and timber worker.

He was born in Sims Aug. 31, 1915, the son of Monroe Parker and Phoebe Ellen (Ash) Marshel.

On April 28, 1934, he married Alma Smith, who survives.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Richardson Chapel in Wayne City with Brother H.H. Mayberry officiating. Burial will follow in Olive Branch Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the chapel.

Besides his wife, Mr. Marshel is survived by three sons, Duane, Leland "Pete" and David, all of Fairfield; five daughters, Vada Kennedy of East St. Louis, Patricia Cisne of Hanover Park, Mary Ellen Marshel of Sims, and Ruth Young and Doneta Colclague, both of Fairfield; three brothers, Roser of Anderson, Ind., Strouder of Rochelle and Tom of Sims; three sisters, Lula Thomason, Mt. Vernon, Bernice Brown, McLeansboro, and Elroe Manning, Anderson, Ind.; 18 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.

Source: The Register-News
Date: February 2, 1980