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Mary “Sissy” <I>Gilbert</I> Mellinger

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Mary “Sissy” Gilbert Mellinger

Birth
Stanton, Franklin County, Missouri, USA
Death
1 May 2001 (aged 74)
Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Burial
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State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - May 2, 2001
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.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - May 2, 2001
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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  • Created by: Cathy Hamilton
  • Added: Jan 29, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24248812/mary-mellinger: accessed ), memorial page for Mary “Sissy” Gilbert Mellinger (9 Aug 1926–1 May 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24248812, citing Chatham Memorial Cemetery, Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Cathy Hamilton (contributor 46965790).