Born August 7, 1924, to Marvel and Ray Congleton, Marvin Oliver and Marguerite were twins. They had two older sisters, Leona and Veloris. To the family they were known as Sunny and Sissy. Their parents divorced when Marv was seven. During the school year, Marv was boarded with one family then another when his dad went to work in the woods. He recalls being in seven different schools one year. One of his best summers was spent with his dad at a pole camp. At fourteen he went to work at Leo and Edith Messenger�'s wheat ranch. This was home until he joined the Marines in 1943. He fought in WWII: Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima! In 1947 he married Margaret. In 1948 twins were born to them: Barbara Jo and Bonnie Jean. There are now three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. In 1972 Mo and Nancy were married. They have two adult children, Joel Congleton and Soonhe George, and two foster adult children: Raymond Blair and the late Lauri Giorgi. They have four grandchildren. Nancy and Mo lived at Lake Tapps 20 years, Winlock Waters 12 years, and TriCities 5 years. Mo passed away December 17 from complications of a head injury. Donations may be made to TriCities Hospice at the Chaplaincy or Kadlec Neurological Resource Center. A Memorial Service will be held at the Bethel Church, 600 Shockley in Richland on Tuesday, Dec. 28, at 2:30 pm. A Graveside Service with Military honors will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 29, at 1:30 pm at the Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 SW 240th St., Kent, WA . To sign the online guestbook, go to www.HillcrestMemorialCenter.com .