Howard Lamar Marsh

Mr. Howard Lamar Marsh of Monroe, GA, passed away Friday, February 2, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at El Bethel Baptist Church, 9432 Hwy 27, Chancellor, AL 36316 with Rev. Don Tew officiating. Inurnment will follow in Meadowlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, PO Box 91891, Washington, D.C., 20090-1891. Lamar graduated from Coffee Springs High School in 1958 and Auburn University in 1962. After a brief period of teaching high school (Hartford) he began a long and distinguished career as a public servant for the U.S. Department of Labor, rising to regional director of the Labor Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) until his retirement in 2007. Mr. Marsh was preceded in death by his parents, Howard Taft and Ruby Lee Mouring Marsh, and his brother Lomax Marsh. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Nancy Lell Rae Parker Marsh, Monroe, GA; daughter, Taffy Lee Cole (Stan), Monroe, GA; son, Howard Lamar Marsh, Jr. (Amanda), Atlanta, GA; and three grandchildren, Adam Scruggs, Ava and Garrett Marsh. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Howard Lamar Marsh, please visit our flower store.