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Descendants of James C. Melton

16. EDWARD BLAIR²³ MELTON, SR. (JOHN WESLEY²², RICHARD M.²¹, JAMES C.²⁰, JAMES¹⁹, JOHN¹⁸, RICHARD¹⁷, WILLIAM MICHAEL¹⁶, WILLIAM¹⁵ MILTON I, RICHARD¹⁴, THOMAS¹³, RICHARD¹², HENRY¹¹, RICHARD¹⁰, THOMAS RICHARD⁹, JOHN⁸ MELTON, JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, RICARDUS⁵ DE MELTON, JOHN⁴, NICHOLAAS OF³ MELTON, ADAM² DE MELTONA, SIWATE¹)^41,^42,⁴³ was born 24 May 1901 in Greenville, Augusta County, Virginia ⁴⁴, and died 10 August 1956 in Port Republic, Virginia ^45,^46,⁴⁷. He married PAULINE BYERLY ALEXANDER⁴⁸ 25 April 1931 in Port Republic, Virginia ⁴⁹, daughter of HOMER ALEXANDER and MARY MAUPIN. She was born 14 February 1908 in Port Republic, Rockingham County, Virginia ⁵⁰, and died 28 October 1974 in Port Republic, Rockingham County, Virginia ^51,⁵².

Notes for EDWARD BLAIR MELTON, SR.:
Newspaper clipping:
DIES SUDDENLY
PORT REPUBLIC, AUG. 10 -- E. B. (Buck) Melton, 55, a resident of Port Republic for 24 years died unexpectedly at his home at 7:30 Friday. Mr. Melton had been in failing health for a number of years, but was able to carry on his usual activities.
He was a son of the late John Wesley and Helen Hiter of Elkton, and was born May 24, 1901 in Greenville, where he spent the early part of his life.
Since 1931 he has made his home in Port Republic. For 35 years he was the mail clerk for the C & O Railway. He was interested in the organizations for the betterment of mankind and belonging to the railway YMCA and other various other railway organizations. He was also a member of the Port Republic Methodist Church.
Mr. Melton had a great fondness for sports and his favorite was baseball. He will long be remembered by other enthusiasts in this respect.
On April 25, 1931, he was united in marriage to Pauline Alexander, of Port Republic, who survives. He is also survived by three children, Mrs. Carrell J. (Mary Lee) Meadows, Port Republic; Eddie B. Melton, Jr. and James Allen Melton, both at home. Also four brothers, J.W. (Jack) Melton, formerly of Roanoke and now of Grottoes; R.Y. (Dick) Melton, Rocky Mt.; H.P. Melton, Department of Justice in Washington,DC; I.V. (Tuck) Melton of Shenandoah; three sisters, Mrs. S.M. (Helen) Lane, of Boyce; Mrs. F. S. (Cora) Shultz, Greenville; Mrs. J.C. (Mary Belle) Ruff, of Stanton. A number of nieces and nephews also survive.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Hiter Dawson Melton and one sister, Sara Daniel Vine.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 from Port Republic Methodist Church with the Rev. J.P. Campbell officiating. Burial will be in the family lot in the Port Republic Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be: Harry Price Miller, Ernest Rodgers, Charles Hooke, Melvin Bradburn, John F. Miller, Jr. and Robert Dinsmore.
Honorary Pallbearers will be C.A. Shade, John F. Miller, Sr., D.G. Tanner, J.J. Nicholas, Dr. D.T. Goodin, W.E. Wilkerson, Tommy Evans, Willie Dinsmore, William Hooke, Robert Meyerhoeffer, Robert Downs, W.B. Meadows, Herman Scott, Arthur Scott, Luther Sipe, Ervine S. Crawford, Burgess Chandler, and members of his crew and the railway mail service.
Relatives and friends will meet at the Melton home Sunday afternoon, at 2:15 for a brief service prior to leaving for the church.
The body now rests at the W.H. Kyger Funeral Home, where it will remain until it is taken to the church at 1:30 Sunday afternoon. The casket will not be opened at the church.
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Letter / Notes written by Joseph P. Campbell -- remarks at Memorial Service for E. B. "Buck" Melton
Before you is an "empty vessel"
The soul that once filled it is the "offspring of God"
(and has returned to the Father)
It is to this "Soul personality" that we have gathered to
pay tribute.
Our tribute need only be our gathering ... for his life
speaks for itself.
The community loves him, his family loves him, children
love him and animals love him. (and he loved each in return)
Many of us know how he enjoyed watching birds from his
familiar place on the "front porch"
The community can continue to give it's love to Buck through
his family. (They need the comfort of our good right arm)
We must now center our thoughts on the living ... for they must
still hear only the "voices of man" .. must continue to hear
only "mortal music" and see only "earthly sights"
His Friend and Pastor
Joseph P. Campbell
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Edward was the youngest of ten children born to John Wesley and Helen Lee Hiter. He worked as a mail clerk on the C&O railroad. Mail was sorted on the train. Large sacks of mail were loaded into the mail cars and the employees stood and sorted letters, pitching them into the appropriate slots and bins. His "run" was from Washington, D.C. to Hinton, West Virginia. He rented a room in both places, and would "lay over" for a couple of days before making the return trip.

"This information came from YuLee Ruff Larner -- in a brief book she compiled for family members in December 2000"

More About PAULINE BYERLY ALEXANDER:
Fact 1: Social Security # 230-60-9014
Fact 2: SS# issued in Virginia

More About EDWARD MELTON and PAULINE ALEXANDER:
Marriage: 25 April 1931, Port Republic, Virginia ⁵³

Children of EDWARD MELTON and PAULINE ALEXANDER are:

28.	i.	MARY LEE²⁴ MELTON, b. Private.
29.	ii.	EDWARD BLAIR MELTON, JR., b. Private.
30.	iii.	JAMES ALLEN MELTON, b. Private.

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