IVAN: Biography of Ivan U. Marble
Pastor Ivan (1917-1995) was a man of humor, adventure, perseverance, service, and compassion.
He once dug a grave, crawled inside and rose out of it to frighten curious cemetery visitors. He was a charmer and impish at the same time. He climbed inside the Statue of Liberty, all the way to the torch. He pastored his country church and surrounding Washington County, Oregon, for 50 years, presiding at 564 weddings and 1,697 funerals. And he would do any job to help his family survive the Great Depression.
These are his stories.
Pastor Ivan (1917-1995) was a man of humor, adventure, perseverance, service, and compassion.
He once dug a grave, crawled inside and rose out of it to frighten curious cemetery visitors. He was a charmer and impish at the same time. He climbed inside the Statue of Liberty, all the way to the torch. He pastored his country church and surrounding Washington County, Oregon, for 50 years, presiding at 564 weddings and 1,697 funerals. And he would do any job to help his family survive the Great Depression.
These are his stories.
Pastor Ivan (1917-1995) was a man of humor, adventure, perseverance, service, and compassion.
He once dug a grave, crawled inside and rose out of it to frighten curious cemetery visitors. He was a charmer and impish at the same time. He climbed inside the Statue of Liberty, all the way to the torch. He pastored his country church and surrounding Washington County, Oregon, for 50 years, presiding at 564 weddings and 1,697 funerals. And he would do any job to help his family survive the Great Depression.
These are his stories.