Marvin A. ("Doc") Bostick  (son of William Eugene and Sarah Nicholson Bostick).

Born: 10-Oct-1877 in Columbia, TN (Twin to Nona Wilson Bostick).

Married: Bessie Blanch CATHEY on 9-Jan-1909.  Bessie was the daughter of William Alexander CATHEY (26-Sep-1860 to 26-Jan-1942) and Margaret Caroline SHANNON (24-Aug-1863 to 25-Nov-1898). After Marvin's death, Bessie Cathey married F.L. Nicholson, a widower.

Died: 22-Nov-1926.

Children of Marvin A. And Bessie Cathey Bostick:

(a) William Whaley Bostick (10-Oct-1911 to 1991);

(b) Marvin Cathey Bostick ( 28-Sep-1914 to 15-Oct-1986).

Notes:

From 1900 census for Maury Co., TN:

Vol 48, ED 77, Sheet 8, line 81: Bostick

William E., b. 8/1854, Teacher, CD #9, 29 Garden St., Columbia, Maury, Tenn.

Bettie N, b. 2/1856 TN, age 44

Marvin, b. 10/1877 TN, age 22, post office clerk

Bessie, b. 5/1881 TN, age 19

Katie, b. 3/1883 TN, age 17

James T., b. 2/1886, age 14

Eugene, b. 3/1892, age 8.

M.C. Bostick seldom spoke of his father, who died when M.C. was about 12. What is known, based upon his obituary and surviving correspondence, is that M.A.Bostick worked variously as a postal clerk, chicken farmer and sign painter. He was a gifted illustrator and cartoonist, often sending illustrated letters or postcards to family (especially to his sister Bess), under the guise of being from his young boys.  He was also an avid baseball fan.  He suffered a number of painful physical ailments, including kidney/bladder problems, and had to undergo a number of operations before his death.

Obituary for M.A. Bostick (Maury Democrat, 25-Nov-1926):

   The death of Marvin A. (Doc) Bostick Sunday morning at his home on North Garden Street, removed a well known and lovable figure from Columbia, deceased having been successfully engaged in the sign and card painting business here for many years.  Although handicapped by ill health for several years, he remained a cheerful worker and his death created sorrow in a wide circle of friends.  For the past few years he had been associated with W.E. Blocker and his ability as an artistic sign painter was widely known.  He was a man of genial cheerful nature and possessed an unusually alert mind.  Mr. Bostick is survived by his wife, two sons, William and Marvin Cathey Bostick; his parents, Prof. And Mrs. W.E. Bostick; two sisters, Mrs. J.E. Sneade of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. J.T. Magruder of Brandentown, Fla.  Also two brothers, Eugene and J.T. Bostick of Birmingham.  Funeral services were conducted from the residence Monday morning by the Rev. W.T. Wells, pastor of the Central Christian church, and Rev. J.R. Parsons, pastor of the  First Methodist church; interment at Rose Hill cemetery.  Oakes & Nichols, funeal directors, in charge.