Thomas Evan Marquis, 79, of Bellefontaine passed away at 4:14 a.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020, at his residence after a long battle with congestive heart failure.
He was born in Montpelier, on Sept. 4, 1940, the son of the late Richard Franklin and Mabel Katherine (Bickham) Marquis.
On July 24, 1976, he married the former J. Kay Dunivan in Ravenna, and she survives.
He is also survived by his children; Kisten C. Palm of Lancaster, Mariah S. (Jennifer) Wheeler-Murray of Carrollton, Ga., Richard F. (Remellee) Marquis II of Marysville, Thomas E. (Kodee) Marquis Jr. of Bellefontaine, and Joshua H. (Jessica) Marquis of Cameron, N.C. and stationed in Ft. Bragg, 11 grandchildren; Jesse, Christian, Leah, Samuel, Blaze, Gavin, Seth, Jasmyne, Lindsay, Landon, and Ryan, a sister, Sally Dunnigan of Dublin, and a brother, David Marquis of Roundhead and many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by a son-in-law, Peter A. Palm, and two brothers-in-law, Christopher L. Dunnigan and Robin Dunivan.
Thomas worked for Honda of America Manufacturing in maintenance at ELP for 19 years and previously worked for Battelle from 1979 to 1990. He served in the military with the United States Air Force, stationed in Greenland and then later serving in the United States Navy Reserves while living in Columbus as a crew member on the P-3 Orion. He was a member of the American Legion Harold Kerr Post 173 as well as both the Angels of Ohio Drum & Bugle Corp and Satan’s Angels Drum & Bugle Corp. He had many hobbies including photography, raising tropical fish, N-Scale electric trains and collecting antique cameras. He was a firm believer in that “there is nothing better than an ice-cold Coke in a glass bottle.”
Pastor Bryan Meadows will officiate a funeral service at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 321 N. Main St. Bellefontaine. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the funeral home from noon to 2 p.m. Logan County Veteran Honor Guard will conduct military honors along with a bagpiper and burial will be in Huntsville Cemetery at a later date.
The family asks that you be symptom-free and to please consider wearing a mask if attending.
Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Bellefontaine, is honored to serve the Marquis family and encourages anyone to share a fond memory or message of condolence at www.edsfh.com.