Obituary for Marshall Anthony “Tony” Totten

MARSHALL ANTHONY “TONY” TOTTEN

Marshall Anthony “Tony” Totten, age 64, of Brookville, died unexpectedly Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at his residence in Brookville.

Born October 20, 1956, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was the son of the late Marshall Leon and Sallie Mae (Douglas) Totten. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran.

He was the retired Owner/Operator of Tony Express Trucking for more than 30 years, having hauled for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Cincinnati Fine Arts. Some of the highlights of his career include hauling equipment for the Beach Boys and Peter Frampton, as well as his work on the set of the 1993 motion picture, Lost in Yonkers.

In his leisure time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, horseback riding, demolition derbies, and tinkering in his garage; however, his greatest joy was time spent with his grandchildren.

Survivors include three children, Angela (Jeff) Bowling of Laurel, Rebecca (Curtis Flaspohler) Totten of Brookville, Benjamin (Sopha) Totten of Loveland, Ohio, the mother of his children, Valerie Totten of Brookville; the mother who raised him, Geneva Totten of Cincinnati, Ohio; six grandchildren, Cole Bowling, Owen Bowling, Ian Flaspohler, Evan Flaspohler, Lucy Totten, Korben Totten; six siblings, Lavonne (Bill) Garland of Ross, Ohio, Jerry Napier of Cincinnati, Ohio, Freddy Joe (Diane) Napier of Coldwater, Michigan, Andy (Diane) Piper of Beattyville, Kentucky, Scott (Robin) Totten of Clarksville, Ohio and Dale (Kathy) Totten of Cincinnati, Ohio.    

Family and friends may visit from 10 to 11 a.m., on Monday, November 16, 2020, at Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home, 1025 Franklin Ave., Brookville.

Memorial Services will begin at 11 a.m., on Monday, November 16, 2020, with his children officiating.   Burial will take place in Arlington Memorial Gardens, 2145 Compton Road, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Memorial Contributions may be directed to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The staff of Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home is honored to serve the Totten family, to sign the online guest book or send a personal condolence please visit www.phillipsandmeyers.com .