“Marion is now more wonderful than when she lived on this side of life, which when here showed Christ’s love to me and many more.”
~J. M.~

From Darlene:

What can I say about Marion?

She gave grace and love to those who unexpectedly but by God’s sovereignty, crossed paths with her. She left a legacy of providing for those in need oftentimes by way of housing them or adopting them as her own. I will always be amazed that God saw fit to bring her and Ken into my life through Antonio.

We shared the majority of our holidays and birthdays together over the 14 years that I have been married to Tony. 

Marion left a legacy of nurturing and caring for women. She had an ability to see when someone just needed a friend or to be mentored and led to Christ and she filled that role.

She wasn’t only Grandma or Mom but she was a dear friend to me. We often would get together on a whim when I would stop by with some pizza hut and just spend time talking and sharing life together and we treasured those moments.

When she left NY we found ourselves traveling to see her and I would joke that we were her groupies.

Let me tell you why we loved her so much and why we would travel the world for her and why we took her in to spend her final two years with us.

It is because of her heart, her love for Jesus, her generosity in every way, and the way she loved us as if we were her own. She loved my kids like they were prized possessions who were worthy of her love. She loved Tony and I without hesitation and we loved her so much.

In her final weeks and days she had episodes where dementia had taken her mind on adventures and I never once heard a bad word from her or anger- I heard her giving Bible studies, organizing missionary conferences, making sure her grandkids weddings were done well, her dinner parties were organized, etc, which truly reflected her life of service.

Though we mourn not like the world and we rejoice for her to be in her heavenly home we can’t help but feel a huge loss. We are so grateful God gave us Marion even though we wish we had longer!