Obituary of Marvin Dewayne Adey

Marvin Dewayne Adey was taken to his heavenly home June 10, 2025, at the age of 90. He was born April 27, 1935, to Marvin Conway Adey and Hazel Marie (Jordan) Adey. He attended Arthur Creek school through 8th grade and graduated from Houston High School in 1954. He married Alta Fay Kinder on December 9, 1956. They were married for 61 years until Alta’s passing in 2018. To this union two daughters were born, Kathy Marilyn Bates (Daryl) and Tammy Renae Mace. Marvin was a hard and dedicated worker who always stayed busy even after putting in a full day's work. He worked over 40 years at Rawlings Sporting Goods cutting uniforms including those for major league teams. He had a strawberry patch that kept him busy in the spring. After his father passed away in 1974, he purchased his cattle and continued raising cattle on the family farm for almost 50 years until macular degeneration took his eyesight six years ago. Marvin enjoyed picking seed for the George O. White State Forest Nursery along with his son-in-law, Daryl. He handmade boat paddles out of sassafras with his grandfather in his youth and continued to do so long after his grandfather’s passing using one of his grandfather’s paddles as a pattern. He would often donate them to be auctioned at the Missouri State Trappers Association rendezvous to help raise money for a program he loved. He loved having family over for a meal. He loved to cook and often had supper fixed for his family, along with a pot of coffee, when they came over to check on him after work. He continued to cook until he got sick in March of this year. He would make his signature dish (and everyone’s favorite) - his grandmother’s chicken and dumplings - several times a year. Marvin also enjoyed making another homemade favorite of the family - his homemade wine. He would make his homemade wine for his family and friends to enjoy. His trapping buddies enjoyed it the most and sometimes too much! Marvin was a true sportsman and loved the great outdoors. He played basketball his senior year and then town team basketball into his forties. He continued to watch basketball and his St. Louis Cardinal baseball team on the television through the years. Marvin also pitched horseshoes and bowled with his brother into his later years. He loved to play solitaire, Mexican Train dominoes, checkers, Chinese checkers, and the card game Pitch. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, and trapper; however, trapping was his favorite. He started out trapping with his younger brother, Hershel, when they were kids and later with his nephew, Randy. He would run his traps each night in a canoe on the Big Piney River after work. Later, he teamed up with his good friend, Kenny Wells, on the Current River. Even though trapping was Marvin’s favorite, he always looked forward to deer hunting season. It was a big event at the family farm and still is today. Many stories have been told about the big deer taken and the even bigger ones missed for one reason or another. Marvin was preceded in death by his wife Alta, mother, father, infant sister Carla, father and mother-in-law James (Buck) Kinder and Lillie (Harris) Kinder, sister-in-law Alma (Kinder) Adey, paternal grandparents Walter Adey and Amanda (Elmore) Adey, maternal grandparents Grover Jordan and Ella (Breeden) Jordan, and grandson Lee Marvin Mace. He is survived by his daughters Kathy and Tammy, son-in-law Daryl Bates, granddaughters Michelle (Matt) Berry, Tabitha Bates, and Brandi Mace, great grandsons Dylan, Dominic, and Dannon Berry, Cyrus and Giovanni Chalmers and Solomon Levi (who he called “fizzle britches”), his only brother Hershel (Juanita) Adey, and only nephew Randy (Theresa) Adey. Marvin believed his body could possibly be a vital learning tool for the next generation of medical personnel. He had many conditions and procedures over the course of his life and even had his heart do its own bypass. It was for these reasons that he made the decision to have his body donated to science. He felt that if they could learn something from his body that could save someone else’s life or help them in some way then it was well worth it. Like his body, Marvin had many stories to tell over the 90 years he lived. They will be passed on to the next generation and continue to entertain for generations to come. He will be missed terribly by all who knew and loved him. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Montauk State Park at the old mill pavilion from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. All are welcome to come celebrate the 90 wonderful years of his life.