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Melvin  "Mel" Jackson Darlington Jr.

[December 12, 2015]  LINCOLN -  Melvin Jackson Darlington Jr. "Mel" ,53, of Hartsburg, passed away passed away December 7, 2015 at his residence.

Arrangements are pending at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Visitation: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home

Service: 1 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home

Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home

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Melvin Jackson Darlington Jr. "Mel", 53, of Hartsburg, passed away December 7, 2015, at his residence.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Cremation rites will then be accorded.

Mel was born April 23, 1962, in Los Angeles, CA, the son of Melvin Jackson Darlington Sr. and Noelle LaCourt. He married Marsha Caulkins on November 17, 2001. He retired from Illinois Correctional Industries and was currently working as a teacher's aide at the Hartsburg-Emden Grade School. Mel was a member of the Eagles Lodge Number 2708 and the Lincoln Elks Lodge #914. He was an avid bowler and golfer and was a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan.

 

Surviving are his wife Marsha Darlington; his daughter Jade Darlington; his mother Noelle Ritchhart of Lincoln, his brothers Doug Harndon (Danita) of Houston, TX and Jack Darlington (Becky) of Grand Prairie, TX and his sister Carrie Darlington (Sue Payne) of Cumming, GA.

He was preceded in death by his father and his sister Patricia "Patti" Smith.

Memorial donations may be made to the Hartsburg-Emden Grade School and will be accepted at the funeral home.

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