Marvin was born on July 11, 1937 in Big Flats, N.Y. to the late Morris and Dortha Woodward of Alba, Pa. He was a lifelong resident of Alba, where he served on the borough council for over 50 years and attended The First Christian Church of Alba.
Marvin leaves behind his beloved wife Clara (Greene) children; Marvin (Amy) Woodward of John's Creek, Ga., Dawn (Scott) Sheppard of Columbia Crossroads, Pa., and Julie Woodward (Le Ann Frost) of Pennsauken, N.J., grandchildren; Lindsay (Ryan) Vrabic of Nashville, Tenn., Valerie (Jameson) Lietzke of Marietta, Ga., and Chad, Cole and Riley Sheppard of Columbia Crossroads, great-granddaughter; Olivia Vrabic of Nashville, Tenn., as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Besides his parents Marvin was predeceased by his siblings; Mildred (Bob) Bastion of Canton, Ivan Woodward of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Alma Smith of Albuquerque, N.M.