Deceased Name: Mary R. Mellinger
CHATHAM -Mary R. Mellinger, 74, of Chatham died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at St. John's Hospital.
She was born Aug. 9, 1926, in Stanton, Mo. She married Milton Mellinger in 1942; he died in 1969.
Mrs. Mellinger, a homemaker, was a member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary and Eastern Star.
Survivors: companion, Howard E. Eldridge of Chatham; three daughters, Janet G. (husband, Dale) Edwards of Buffalo, Ruth A. (husband, Larry) Woods of Riverton and Barbara K. Eldridge of Springfield; a son, Donald L. Eldridge of Mechanicsburg; three grandchildren; a sister, Helen Baker of Missouri; an uncle; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Staab Funeral Home, Vaughn Beeman officiating. Burial: Chatham Cemetery.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: May 2, 2001
Page: 35
Record Number: 0000497332
Parents are James Gilbert and Lena Door. Was raised by her Grandparents Alfred Gilbert and Mary Ellen Bullock after her Father was killed.
Note: Special Thank You to BJJ for the photo.
Deceased Name: Mary R. Mellinger
CHATHAM -Mary R. Mellinger, 74, of Chatham died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at St. John's Hospital.
She was born Aug. 9, 1926, in Stanton, Mo. She married Milton Mellinger in 1942; he died in 1969.
Mrs. Mellinger, a homemaker, was a member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary and Eastern Star.
Survivors: companion, Howard E. Eldridge of Chatham; three daughters, Janet G. (husband, Dale) Edwards of Buffalo, Ruth A. (husband, Larry) Woods of Riverton and Barbara K. Eldridge of Springfield; a son, Donald L. Eldridge of Mechanicsburg; three grandchildren; a sister, Helen Baker of Missouri; an uncle; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Staab Funeral Home, Vaughn Beeman officiating. Burial: Chatham Cemetery.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: May 2, 2001
Page: 35
Record Number: 0000497332
Parents are James Gilbert and Lena Door. Was raised by her Grandparents Alfred Gilbert and Mary Ellen Bullock after her Father was killed.
Note: Special Thank You to BJJ for the photo.
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