A native of Greer, South Carolina, he was born on March 22, 1943, the son of Horace and Azalee Crawford, who predeceased him.  He was a 1961 graduate of Greer High School and Vice President of the Senior Class. He graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Pharmacy in 1967 with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and was a licensed pharmacist until his retirement. For many years he owned Medical Arts Pharmacy in Greenwood and later moved to Ware Shoals and was the owner of Park Pharmacy where he and his wife, Mary, ran a busy, active pharmacy and gift shop where they enjoyed knowing all of Ware Shoals. After Riegel Mill shut down in 1984, Marvin served as the Chairman of the Ware Shoals Development Corporation and was instrumental in helping to bring new business to Ware Shoals.

Marvin enjoyed golf and was an avid Gamecock fan as well as a loyal baseball fan of the Braves.  During his earlier years, he ventured into politics and was Chairman of the Greenwood County Council. His sense of humor was legendary and he had a larger than life personality with the unique ability to be a friend to everyone. He was a former member of the Greenwood Country Club and was a member of Ware Shoals First Baptist Church.

Surviving him are his wife, Mary Henderson Crawford, and his sons, William Gregory Holtzclaw (Lynn) of Abbeville, SC  and Christian Ray Crawford (DeLane) of Anderson, SC, three granddaughters, Alexis Crawford, Lauren Crawford and Caitlin Crawford, his brother, Howard Crawford and his sisters, Joan Ballenger, Vicki Browning, and Mary Hudson.   He is also survived by his daughter in law, Jean Crawford of Ware Shoals, and her children, Dawn Tyre (Mac), Leslie Werts (Jeff), Maggie Jameson (Clay), Haley Jameson, and grandchildren, Autumn and Savannah Werts, and Annabella Jameson, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

 He was preceded in death by their beloved son, Joel Thomas Crawford, who died on July 27, 2018, their granddaughter, Alyssa Grace Crawford, who died in 2004, and his brothers, Edwin Crawford and Johnny Foster.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 3 PM on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at the Ware Shoals First Baptist Church with Rev. Floyd Parker officiating. The family will receive friends from 2-3 PM Sunday at the church prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of the Piedmont, Inc., 408 W. Alexandra Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29646. Online condolences may be made at www.ParkerWhitePruitt.com