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Marvin George Mackey
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January 12, 1925 ~ August 27, 2013 |
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September 6, 2013 |
 Marvin
George Mackey, 88, passed away from
complications of lung cancer August 27, 2013, at
his home in Libby. Memorial services will be
held at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 7, at Christ
Lutheran Church in Libby.
He was horn January 12, 1925, to Evert and
Florence Hays Mackey in Copeland, Idaho. The
family moved to Bonners Ferry, later that year,
where Marvin grew up and graduated from high
school May 30, 1943.
He was the first in that school’s history to
achieve a high school diploma in only three
years.
Marvin enlisted in the Army Air Corps Cadet
Program in lieu of being drafted into the
regular Army. This allowed him to finish high
school before reporting for basic training in
June 1943. He attended the 90-day flying school
program at the Agricultural College in Cedar
City, Utah, then radio school and gunnery school
before being assigned to a crew in June 1944. He
served as nose gunner in a B-24 bomber based in
England.
He completed 12 missions before his plane
crashed and burned shortly after takeoff on
Mission Number 13 on December 27, 1944. Nine
crew members perished with only three survivors.
Marvin was severely burned and spent three
months recovering in a hospital in England. He
was honorably discharged from the service
October 15, 1945.
On June 23, 1946, Marvin married Lillian Marie
Johansson, a Libby native. They were blessed
with three children: Tym, Dan and Pam. A niece,
Glenice Nass, also lived with the Mackeys at
times and was considered part of the immediate
family.
In his youth, Marvin worked with his father in
farming and logging using horses extensively.
After his military service, Marvin was employed
at J. Neils Lumber Co. in Libby for three years
prior to attending Kinman Business University in
Spokane. He earned an associates degrees in
business administration and accounting.
In 1951 he joined the staff at First State Bank
in Libby, where he worked until 1956, when he
moved his family to Juneau, Alaska. He was
employed at B.M. Behrand’s Bank until 1960, at
which time he accepted the challenge to start a
new Bank of Anacortes in Anacortes, Washington.
Marvin served as president of that institution
from 1960 until his retirement in 1982. Later he
was called upon to start a bank in Clayton,
Georgia, reorganize a bank in Yakima,
Washington, and other short-term troubleshooting
positions.
Marvin contributed to his community wherever he
lived by working in civic organizations as well
as those groups related to his profession. He
was active in the Washington Bankers
Association, serving terms as treasurer and
president. He was vice president of the American
Bankers Association. Marvin was a member of the
National Leadership Conference and traveled to
Washington, D.C., where he lobbied on behalf of
the bank groups.
He served as president of the Anacortes Chamber
of Commerce, president of the Hospital Medical
Foundation Board, organizer and Commodore of
Fidalgo Yacht Club, president of Rotary, life
member of Nile Masonic Temple and VFW, and was
appointed to Washington Governors Committees and
task forces for Governors Dixie Lee Ray and Dan
Evans. He was an avid golfer.
In 1993, Marvin and Lillian moved back to Libby,
where their marriage began. They enjoyed several
years of retirement and relaxation before
Lillian’s health deteriorated and she passed
away in 2006. In May 2008, Marvin married
longtime family friend, Phyllis Eide Minde. They
filled the next five years with world cruises
and golf.
Preceding Marvin in death were his wife of 60
years, Lillian, and his son Dan.
He is survived by his wife Phyllis of Libby; son
Tym of Seattle; daughter and son-in-law Pam and
Beaman Cummings of West Boylston, Massachusetts;
special niece Glenice Nass Clark; granddaughters
Patience Mackey of San Tan Valley, Arizona, and
Jessie Heroux of, Worcester, Massachusetts; and
several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are by Schnackenberg & Nelson
Funeral Home & Crematory in Libby. Memorials may
be mad to Christ Lutheran Church or to the
donor’s choice. |
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