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Charles Sherman Melton

1 Jun 1900 – 20 Sep 1975

Birth	1 Jun 1900
Death	20 Sep 1975
Cemetery	Clover Chapel Cemetery Woodhull , Henry County , Illinois , USA
Added by	Gina Stroyan on 18 Sep 2009
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42090943

Bio

THE REGISTER-MAIL (Galesburg, Illinois) - Sep 1975 "Aircraft Builder: Charles Melton Succumbs at 75" GALVA -- Funeral services were held for Charles S. Melton, 75, of Galva, at 10 a.m., Tuesday at the Johnson-Gill-Schuster Chapel. Rev. James Hancock officiated, and burial was in Clover Chapel Cemetery near Woodhull. He died at 8:30 p.m., Saturday (Sep. 20) at St. Mary's Hospital, Galesburg, where he was admitted last Friday. He had been in failing health for several years. He had been living at the Galesburg Convalescent Home since February 1975. He was born June 1, 1900, in Clark County, Ill., one of eight children of James and Kathryn McCarty Melton. He was educated in the rural schools. On December 17, 1925, he was married to Lilly M. Cathcart at Woodhull. She died March 4, 1974. He lived in Phoenix, Ariz., from 1945 until he moved back to Galva in December 1973. He was a builder of Aircraft for Boeing Aircraft, Seattle, Wash., and Goodyear Aerospace, Phoenix, until he retired in 1964. He is survived by two sons, Dale E. Melton and Robert C. Melton, both of Galva; one daughter, Mrs. Mary A. Fendt of Sacremento, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Howard Melton of Bishop Hill and Greenough Melton of Princeton, Ind.; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Whitehurst of Clearwater, Fla, Mrs. Elmo (Ruth) Bland of Metcalf, Ill., and Mrs Virgil (Blanche) Zackary of Casey, Ill. He was preceded in death by his wife, one brother, and one sister.

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Family

Parents

• James Anderson Melton 1866–1928
• Kate McCarty Melton 1876–1914

Spouse

• Lillian "Lilly" Cathcart Melton 1908–1974 FaG

Siblings

• Sadie A. Melton 1894–1913
• Anna B. Melton Whitehurst 1898–1984
• Howard Robert Melton 1904–1985
• Greenough L. Melton 1907–1980
• Martin Van Buren Melton 1909–1973
• Ruth Gladys Melton Bland 1911–2001
• Blanche Etta Melton Zachary 1913–1983
• Vena Kathryn Melton Wilson 1916–1938

Children

• Dale Eugene Melton 1927–1992 FaG
• Robert C. "Bob" Melton 1929–2019 FaG

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