Chico Enterprise-Record, Wednesday, December 15, 1954: "George Ervin Melvin, who had spent his entire life in this community, died this morning in Butte County Hospital at the age of 87.
"He was born in Stonyford, Glenn [sic] County, and as a small child his parents moved to Paradise when it was a wilderness. His father donated property to the Paradise district for the school site and had the school bell imported from France. He also owned and operated the first grocery business in Paradise.
"When Mr. Melvin completed his schooling, he went into the mining business and worked at that and carpentry until he retired on Boucher Street.
"Survivors include five children, Lloyd, Robert G., Arthur E., George E. Melvin and Mrs. Helen Reynolds, all of Chico; and a brother Alfred Melvin of San Francisco, as well as six grandchildren.
"Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the Brusie Funeral Home and interment will be in the family plot of Paradise Cemetery."
"He was born in Stonyford, Glenn [sic] County, and as a small child his parents moved to Paradise when it was a wilderness. His father donated property to the Paradise district for the school site and had the school bell imported from France. He also owned and operated the first grocery business in Paradise.
"When Mr. Melvin completed his schooling, he went into the mining business and worked at that and carpentry until he retired on Boucher Street.
"Survivors include five children, Lloyd, Robert G., Arthur E., George E. Melvin and Mrs. Helen Reynolds, all of Chico; and a brother Alfred Melvin of San Francisco, as well as six grandchildren.
"Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the Brusie Funeral Home and interment will be in the family plot of Paradise Cemetery."
Chico Enterprise-Record, Wednesday, December 15, 1954: "George Ervin Melvin, who had spent his entire life in this community, died this morning in Butte County Hospital at the age of 87.
"He was born in Stonyford, Glenn [sic] County, and as a small child his parents moved to Paradise when it was a wilderness. His father donated property to the Paradise district for the school site and had the school bell imported from France. He also owned and operated the first grocery business in Paradise.
"When Mr. Melvin completed his schooling, he went into the mining business and worked at that and carpentry until he retired on Boucher Street.
"Survivors include five children, Lloyd, Robert G., Arthur E., George E. Melvin and Mrs. Helen Reynolds, all of Chico; and a brother Alfred Melvin of San Francisco, as well as six grandchildren.
"Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the Brusie Funeral Home and interment will be in the family plot of Paradise Cemetery."
"He was born in Stonyford, Glenn [sic] County, and as a small child his parents moved to Paradise when it was a wilderness. His father donated property to the Paradise district for the school site and had the school bell imported from France. He also owned and operated the first grocery business in Paradise.
"When Mr. Melvin completed his schooling, he went into the mining business and worked at that and carpentry until he retired on Boucher Street.
"Survivors include five children, Lloyd, Robert G., Arthur E., George E. Melvin and Mrs. Helen Reynolds, all of Chico; and a brother Alfred Melvin of San Francisco, as well as six grandchildren.
"Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the Brusie Funeral Home and interment will be in the family plot of Paradise Cemetery."
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