Vincent C. “Ben” Marino, 88, of Nome died Thursday, June 7, 2007 on his birthday at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont.
A native and lifelong resident of the Beaumont area, Ben was a retired pipefitter with Local #195 and owner of Marino House Movers. Later in life, he enjoyed selling vegetables, country music, playing the harmonica and guitar, and playing with his pet dog Daffy.
Ben is preceded in death by his wife, Syble Marino; parents, Joe and Mary Marino; and brother, Chico Marino. He is survived by daughter, Patricia Ann McCullough of Nome; grandchildren, Michelle McCullough Boudreaux and husband Keith of Sour Lake and Jamie McCullough and fiancé Donna Moore of Nederland; great grandson, Tyler Charles McCullough; brothers, Anthony T. Marino of Sour Lake and Olen Stegall of Vidor; and sisters, Sarah Hileman Morrison of LaBelle and Laura Chambless of Beaumont.
Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 10, 2007 at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive with burial to follow at Rosedale Cemetery in Sour Lake. A gathering of family and friends will begin 5:00 p.m. Saturday, June 9, 2007 at the mortuary.
