Col. (Ret.) Todd S. Marsh's Obituary
Todd S. Marsh of Dallas, TX, died Saturday, October 24, 2020, at his home.
Celebration of Life Services will be held at First Christian Church, 813 E. 15th Street, Plano, with visitation at Restland Funeral Home, 13005 Greenville Ave., Dallas, the evening before. Burial will be at the Ft. Sill, Oklahoma National Cemetery, Lawton, Oklahoma.
Todd was born in Hartington, NE on September 26, 1930 to Orlan and Lenyce Burney Marsh. He grew up on the family farm in Hartington, graduating from Hartington High School. He enlisted in the Army in 1950 and attended Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Ft. Sill, OK. He became an artillery officer serving in the Korean and Vietnam wars, and was also stationed in Germany and across the U.S. Todd is in the Ft. Sill OCS Hall of Fame. During his service he completed a Bachelors Degree from University of Nebraska, Omaha. He retired as a Colonel after 29 successful years of service and moved to Dallas.
Todd was married to Joyce Lynch Marsh for fifty years prior to her passing in 2001. They have two children, Lyn Hamilton (husband Rick) of Seneca, SC and Bob Marsh (wife Carol) of Chesterfield, MO. He is also survived by a granddaughter Kelly Hamilton Witkowski (husband Rick) and two great-granddaughters, Keegan and Sloan.
He was blessed with two loves when he married Othella Gumm in 2003. Othella brought her daughter, Kimberly Gumm Dawson, (husband Todd) and grandson Jack of Plano, TX. to blend with Todd’s family.
Todd is survived by his sister Derys Schultze of Forest Hills, IA and was preceded in death by his brother, Dean Marsh, and sister, Barbara Schultze.
In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to The Veterans of Foreign Wars at www.VFW.org or First Christian Church, Plano.
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