Marvin Darrel Thurman

Marvin Darrel Thurman

May 19, 1937 – Aug. 22, 2015

Marvin Darrel Thurman, born May 19, 1937, in Austin, Texas, to Truman Darrel Thurman and Ethel Leola Thurman (Hudson), passed away on Aug. 22, 2015, after a long fight with illness.

Darrel was a native Bee Cave, Texas, resident who was an avid supporter of the rodeo community and a lifelong rancher and cowboy loved by many.

Darrel was preceded in death by: his parents.

Survivors include: his wife of 55 years, Barbara Nell Thurman (Parker); his three children, sons Jeff Thurman and Brad Thurman and daughter Dana Yarter; three grandsons, a granddaughter and 1 great-grandson, as well as his sister, Shirley Grumbles and her three sons.

Visitation was at Clements Wilcox Funeral Home on Monday, Aug. 24, from 5-8 p.m. and the services were at Bee Cave Baptist Church in Bee Cave on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Darrel’s name to either of these worthy causes: Alford & Carolyn Hill Benefit Fund, C/O Johnson City Bank, P.O. Box 426, Johnson City, Texas 78636 or Brent Thurman Foundation, 5445 Hwy 290 West Suite 205, Austin, Texas 78735.

Arrangements were under the direction of Clements Wilcox Funeral Home of Marble Falls.