Marvin Linn Desselle

Marvin Linn Desselle, 66, of Lake Placid, FL passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. He was born on October 17, 1951 in Crawfordsville, IN to Lucien and Margaret (Long) Desselle. Marvin has been a resident of Highlands County since 1998. He is survived by his wife Moddie Desselle; Two daughters Christy (Armando) Gonzales of TX, Amanda (Juanmiguel) Gorut of Tampa; Fur Son Petee; Brother Mel Desselle (Laura) of NM, Sister Debbie Allen of LA, Brothers; Lucien (Lori) Desselle of TN, DJ Desselle (Kathy) of LA and Sister Dottie Desselle of LA; Two grandchildren Brandon Gonzales, Justin Gonzales; and Fur grandchildren Toshi Gorut, Neko Gorut. Marvin retired from the United States Air Force after 24 years where he was stationed in Little Rock AR, Tehran Iran, and Okinawa Japan. During his service he earned the rank of Master Sergeant serving in the Vietnam, Desert Storm and Gulf Wars.  He was proud to be involved in many military functions and created PTSD4Vets where he trained service dogs for veterans and people with disabilities for the surrounding counties. Services will be held Saturday July 28, 2018 with a visitation at 10:30 am and a service to follow at 11 am at Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home chapel. Burial will take place in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the non-profit; Heroes and Angels 204 S Main Ave #77 Lake Placid, FL 33852 or Heroesandangels.com

Arrangements entrusted to:

Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home

4001 Sebring Parkway

Sebring, FL 33870

Online condolences may be left at:

www.stephensonnelsonfh.com

Arrangements entrusted to:

Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home

4001 Sebring Parkway

Sebring, FL 33870

Online condolences may be left at:

www.stephensonnelsonfh.com