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Visitation:
One hour prior to the service on Monday.
Service:
11:00 a.m. Monday April 27, at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount
Pulaski
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Melvin E. Singley, 91, of Mount Pulaski passed away
at 5:45 a.m. Thursday April 23, 2015 at Vonderlieth
Living Center in Mount Pulaski.
Melvin was born on September 24, 1923 in Delavan to
Roy Allen and Clarice Marie Weiss Singley. He
married Shirley Jean Logan on March 31, 1946 in
Lincoln. She survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Jane (Gary) DeWitt
of Lincoln; and Rebecca (John) Drake of Chestnut;
one brother, Robert (Darlene) Singley of Mount Home,
AR; two sister-in-laws, Rosie Singley of Topeka; and
Helen Singley of Lincoln, IL; three grandchildren,
Andrea Manner, Didi Drake and Andrew DeWitt and
three great grandchildren: Nicholas Ian Scassiferro,
Sebastian Alexander Scassiferro, and Abigail
Elizabeth Manner. He was preceded in death by his
parents, 4 brothers; Charles, James, William and Roy
and his son Todd Singley.
Melvin was a train dispatcher for Illinois Central
Railroad for 43 years. He was a member of the Mount
Pulaski First United Methodist Church, former owner
of the coffee shop at Hilltop Bowl and was a member
of the Mount Pulaski VFW Post #447. He was a radio
dispatcher for the United States Navy in the 136
Seabees during WWII and was on the first landing
craft into Japan. He served at Yokosuka Naval Base
and witnessed the signing of the peace treaty ending
WWII between Gen. Douglas McArthur and Emperor
Hirohito. |
Services for Melvin will be 11:00 a.m. Monday April
27, 2015 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Mount Pulaski with Rev. Rachel Stockle officiating.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services.
Burial will be at Mount Pulaski Cemetery where full
military honors will be accorded. Memorials may be
made to the Mount Pulaski First United Methodist
Church.
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