 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas   Marcus R. Snidow 26 September 1923 - 11 June 2012 Joan G. Snidow 12 November 1928 - 12 May 2004   Marcus "Mark" Reeder Snidow, residing at The Renaissance of Sherman, passed away on June 11, 2012 at the age of 88. Mark was son of Lloyd Reeder Snidow and Mattie Givens Snidow in Roanoke, Virginia, born on September 26, 1923. He graduated high school in Roanoke and attended Virginia Tech where he earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946. Mark married the love of his life, Joan Graham, in Dublin, Virginia on June 2, 1951. In their later years together, they enjoyed traveling to Europe and taking trips to historical sites with their grandchildren. He faithfully nursed her through Alzheimer's Disease until her passing in 2004. Mark was an Industrial Engineer with Burlington Industries for 38 years before retirement. He was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church of Sherman. Mark was a true old-school gentleman whose kindness, decendy and gentle sense of humor will be sorely missed. Mark was predeceased by his wife; his parents; and his brother, Carroll Givens Snidow. Surviving family members are: daughter, Toni Lynn Snidow; son, Barry Graham Snidow and wife, Michele Mikesell; son, Kenneth Scott Snidow and wife, Carla Thompson; granddaughters, Kristin Meurer and husband, Ryan; Shawn Snidow Averbeck and husband, Josh; Ivy Gorden; and Emily Thompson Gandy and husband, Lucky; grandson, Clint Thompson; great-granddaughters, Celeste Meurer and Audrey Gandy; great-grandson, Landon Gandy; sister, Edith Snidow Dollins; and brother-in-law, Phil Dollins of Waynesboro, Virginia; sister-in-law, Norma Snidow of Roanoke, Virginia; and a number of nieces and nephews. Those who wish to do so may make a contribution in Mark's memory to the memorial fund of First United Methodist Church of Sherman. Services were held at First United Methodist Church in Shemran on Friday morning, June 15, 2012 with Rev. Ed Goolsby and Dr. Jim Pledger officiating. Interment followed at West Hill Cemetery. West Hill Cemetery Elaine Nall Bay ©2022 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |