Marshall Leroy Killingsworth (CMSGT, USAF retired) died July 10, 2020, in Mount Vernon, Missouri. Marshall was born August 26,1930 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Alvin Leroy and Beulah (Smith) Killingsworth. He joined the United States Air Force in 1948. In 1952 he married Ann Vardaman, also from Chattanooga, Tennessee. While in the Air Force, he served in the Korean War as an aircraft mechanic. Tours of Duty included: Bergstrom AFB, Texas, Bentwaters AFB, England, Shaw AFB, South Carolina, MAAG, Taipei, Taiwan and Norton AFB, California where he retired in 1970.

He and his family returned to Austin, Texas, which they called home, and he began his second career with the City of Austin, as the Superintendent of Communications in the Vehicle and Equipment Services Department. He retired from the City of Austin in 1988.

Marshall's love for both aircraft and automobile mechanics was also his favorite past time. He and his wife,Ann, refurbished the family's 1959 Ford Country Sedan station wagon in the mid 60's, Ann's 1966 Ford Thunderbird in the early 70's followed by the restoration of his 1957 "E"-Bird (Thunderbird) in the late 70's.

In 1994, Marshall married Jean St. Clair, and they resided in Georgia. When Jean passed away in 2018 Marshall moved to Missouri and was a resident of the Missouri Veterans Home in Mount Vernon, Missouri.

He is survived by three sons, a daughter, seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and the St. Clair family, who whole-heartedly welcomed him into their family.

No services are planned. Cremation under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.