Marvin Wynon Peyton, 95, of Madisonville, KY passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 20, 2014 at Ridgewood Terrace Health and Rehabilitation Center in Madisonville.

He was born on July 7, 1919 in Coiltown, KY to the late Ola Peyton and James Marcelous Peyton. He was a WWII United States Army Veteran and was formerly a self employed electrician. Marvin was a 32nd degree Mason for seventy years and was with the C.S. Hoffman Lodge #252 F&AM.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Hillyard Peyton; four brothers and four sisters.

He is survived by his sons, Jerry (Peggy) Peyton of Chattanooga, TN, Larry (Barbara) Peyton of Montgomery, TX and Marvin (Rhonda) Peyton of Navasota, TX; his daughter, Theresa (Mark) Greer of Sturgis, KY; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services and Masonic rites will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, October 24, 2014 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville. Burial to follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Madisonville. Military honors to be conducted graveside by the101st Airborne Division Ft. Campbell and the Hopkins County Honor Guard.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour Friday at Harris Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made in Marvin's memory to the Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson, Ky. or St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.