Marshell “Eddie” and Ethel Marable
Marshall “Eddie” Marable and his wife Ethel lived at 1630 Oak Street.
Eddie owned and operated Marable’s Market at 1924 S. Osprey Ave (now Morton’s Market) for many years prior to his retirement in 1969. He began his retail grocery career in 1935 when he managed the Table Supply market on Main Street. In 1940 he bought a grocery store on Osprey Ave, on the same block as Marable’s Market. The business grew and in 1946 he enlarged the operation.
Marable’s Market was built in 1950. In 1959, Marable began a major renovation of the build and over a four-year period extensive alterations to both the interior and exterior were completed. He sold the business in 1969 to Ted Morton, who had been the store manager for 17 years.
Eddie server on the Sarasota City Commission from 1956 to 1962 and was mayor of the city from 1960 to 1961.
Ethel Marable was also very active in the community, serving as president of the Altrusa Club of Sarasota, a member of the Rotary Club, board member of the Women’s Center of Sarasota, and active at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer.