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Joseph Melvin Cecil
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Birth: Oct. 12, 1921
Death: Dec. 11, 2007

The Shelbyville (Shelby County, Indiana) News, December 13, 2007

Melvin Cecil, 86, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, Major Hospital.

Born Oct. 12, 1921, in Finley, s/o John Adrian and Anna Mae (Gephart) Cecil.

Married Doris Banta on Jan. 28, 1962, and she preceded him in death on Dec. 18, 1995.

Survivors; [all living].

Preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and one sister.

Retired in 1980 from Naval Avionics in Indianapolis,30 years of service.

U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Graduated from Moral High School in 1940.

Member of the Eagles Lodge No. 766 and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, 703 S. Harrison St., Rev. Harvey Weaver officiating.

Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery; military rites conducted by the local veterans organizations. 
 
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 Parents:
  John Adrian Cecil (1892 - 1983)
  Anna Mae Gebhart Cecil (1886 - 1983)
 
 Children:
  Kevin Joseph Cecil (1964 - 2013)*
 
*Calculated relationship
 
Burial:
Forest Hill Cemetery
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Indiana, USA
Plot:
 
Created by: Rochelle Riordan
Record added: Jun 25, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 14737005
Joseph Melvin Cecil
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Joseph Melvin Cecil
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