Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Melton, Iva Delora September 1983 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila L. Wakley iwakley@msn.com May 8, 2006, 1:56 am The Dalles Weekly Reminder, September 15, 1983 Iva Delora Melton, 81, a resident of Rowena since 1962, died Saturday at the hospital. She was born Feb. 28, 1902 in Ridgeway, Mo., and married her husband, Olen, in Ridgeway March 16, 1919. Mrs. Melton was a member of Rowena Baptist Church, Azalea Rebekah Lodge, the Rowena Ladies Club and the AARP. Survivors include her husband, Olen, Rowena; a son, Robert, The Dalles; a daughter, Mrs. H. R. (Kathleen) Redden, San Luis Obispo, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and a sister, Goldie Reed, Redding, Calif. Another son, Wayne, died in 1978. Funeral services were yesterday (Wednesday) at Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home with the Rev. George Clark officiating. Burial was at The Dalles IOOF Cemetery. Casket bearers were Orville Partch, Charles Rashone, Gary Kuppenbender, Willard Johnson, Carl Nielsen and Kark Thomsen. Memorials are suggested to the Oregon Heart Fund. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Weekly Reminder, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/m/melton1461gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb