Emma M. Melvin Rites Dec. 17
Funeral services for Mrs. Clyde (Emma M.) Melvin, 85, of Bedford, held December 17 at the Bedford Baptist Church, were conducted by Rev. Ollie Odle. Mrs. Melvin died Dec. 15 at Court Street Rest Home in Bedford. Interment was at the Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins, Mo.
Mary Emma Melissa Melvin, daughter of William and Mary Ann [Houser] Eggers, was born in Taylor County, five miles from Hopkins, Mo., June 8, 1883.
On July 2, 1905 she was married to Clyde R. Melvin at the home of her parents and to this union one son was born.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Clyde in 1954, their son at the age of 10, and seven brothers and three sisters.
She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Walter Harris, New Market, and Mrs. Charlie Cook, Lockwood, Mo., several nieces and nephew and other relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin lived on several farms in the Hopkins area and 20 years in Hopkins before moving to Bedford in 1953.
Mrs. Melvin became a Christian at the age of 19 and united with the Baptist Church of Hopkins, Mo., in 1902. In 1938 she transferred her membership to the First Baptist Church of Bedford where she faithfully attended and supported her church as long as her health permitted.
Emma was a wonderful and kind neighbor and a friend of many, and she will be sadly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Emma M. Melvin Rites Dec. 17
Funeral services for Mrs. Clyde (Emma M.) Melvin, 85, of Bedford, held December 17 at the Bedford Baptist Church, were conducted by Rev. Ollie Odle. Mrs. Melvin died Dec. 15 at Court Street Rest Home in Bedford. Interment was at the Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins, Mo.
Mary Emma Melissa Melvin, daughter of William and Mary Ann [Houser] Eggers, was born in Taylor County, five miles from Hopkins, Mo., June 8, 1883.
On July 2, 1905 she was married to Clyde R. Melvin at the home of her parents and to this union one son was born.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Clyde in 1954, their son at the age of 10, and seven brothers and three sisters.
She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Walter Harris, New Market, and Mrs. Charlie Cook, Lockwood, Mo., several nieces and nephew and other relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin lived on several farms in the Hopkins area and 20 years in Hopkins before moving to Bedford in 1953.
Mrs. Melvin became a Christian at the age of 19 and united with the Baptist Church of Hopkins, Mo., in 1902. In 1938 she transferred her membership to the First Baptist Church of Bedford where she faithfully attended and supported her church as long as her health permitted.
Emma was a wonderful and kind neighbor and a friend of many, and she will be sadly missed by those who knew and loved her.
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