John Marshall Hervey

John Marshall Hervey, 82, of Stanfield, NC went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 6, 2025, with his wife of 63 years holding his hand.

John was born in Delaware, Ohio on November 13, 1942. He was the only child of the late Joseph Beecher Hervey and Betty Marshall Hervey.

John met the love of his life, Barbara Ann Stierhoff, at Marysville (Ohio) High School, and they were married on June 15, 1962. They were blessed with 63 years of marriage. John graduated from Columbus Business School and attended The Ohio State University.

John was a small business owner and in retirement enjoyed working part-time at B.E. Holbrooks hardware in Stanfield. John considered his friends at Holbrooks to be family and enjoyed meeting and helping the customers, many of whom became friends.

John and his Barbara Ann enjoyed a lifetime of fun and adventure together. They traveled to the Holy Land and Europe and took a cross-country road trip on Route 66 in their late seventies. They shared a love of flowers, antiques and the Lord Jesus Christ.

John was devoted to his family and was dearly loved by them. He is survived by his loving wife Barbara Ann, children Michael John (Joellen), Amy Elizabeth (Eric Davis) and Benjamin (Tanya). John was blessed with four grandsons: Cory (Crystal), Seth (Madison), Marshall (Emily) and Luke. Two great-grandsons, Hall and Roland, and two great-granddaughters, Adelaide and Beatrice, lit up his life, and he loved spending time with them.

John was a member of Carolina Presbyterian Church. Nothing was more important to John than his faith, which he lived out daily. Visitors to John and Barbara’s home would see his open Bible, filled with highlights and notes, on the kitchen table or beside his favorite chair. When John prayed you knew he was picking up where his last conversation with God had paused. John walked with the Lord, and he knew Him as his Savior and friend.

John transformed his garage into a museum, displaying a multitude of antique cars, toys and automobilia from bygone days that he enjoyed searching for high and low. Saturdays in the fall were reserved for watching his Ohio State Buckeyes play football and reminiscing about watching games at “The Shoe.”

John was kind, patient and selfless, and he gave of himself to his family, his church and his many friends. John Hervey was a good man.

Services for John will be held on Friday, September 12, 2025, at Carolina Presbyterian Church in Locust, North Carolina with Pastor Jack Roylston presiding. Visitation with the family will be from 10:00 am - 11:15 am, with the funeral at 11:30 am and burial at the church.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland, North Carolina is assisting the Hervey family.