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Mehelcic, John Wesley

Beech Creek - John Wesley Mehelcic, 53, of Beech Creek, died yesterday at Muhlenberg Community Hospital, Greenville, after a short illness. He was born in Muhlenberg County.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Goodwin, Canton, Ohio; a brother, Sylvester Mehelcic, Beech Creek, and two sisters, Mrs. Louise Collier, Beech Creek, and Mrs. Louvera Whitaker, Newburgh, Ind.

Services 2 p.m. Saturday at Tucker-Beechmont Funeral Home, Beechmont, with the Rev. Don Piper officiating. Burial in Forest Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today.

Meick, Frederick C.

F.C. Meick, 54, dies in Owensboro

Frederick C. Meick, 54, of Owensboro, died in a Madisonville hospital at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, following a lengthy illness.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Blanche Travis Meick of Owensboro, formerly of Muhlenberg County; three step-daughters; mother, Mrs. Clara Meick of Sidney, Neb.

Services were held at 7 p.m. Sunday in Central City with the Rev. Spaulding Wathen, pastor St. Joseph Catholic Church, officiating. Continued funeral service and burial will be held in Sidney, Neb. on Sept. 7.

Melton, Mildred

Moorman Native Dies In Louisville

Mrs. Mildred Melton, 24, native of Moorman, died at her home in Louisville Saturday, Sept. 21, after an illness of one year. Funeral services were held Monday at the Ebenezer Church with Rev. B.F. Bingham officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Tucker Funeral Home was in charge of the funeral arrangements.

Wife of Delford Melton, Mrs. Melton was born Aug. 8, 1922 in Moorman. She is survived by her husband, Delford Melton; mother, Verna Mae Buskill; son, David Earl Melton and four brothers and four sisters.

Mercer, Claud

Greenville man dies suddenly
Claud Mercer, well-known citizen, died at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday night.

Claud Mercer died suddenly at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday night at his home in Trowbridge Street, Greenville, from a heart attack.

Mr. Mercer, who had not been ill, complained Wednesday of feeling bad, but his condition was not considered serious. Later in the day he was stricken, resulting in death.

He was well known throughout the county and his death came as a shock to his many friends.

Surviving are his widow and three daughters. One daughter, Mrs. Pat Gish, resides in Central City.

Funeral arrangements had not been completed this morning, Thursday.

Mercer, Nelson Boyd

Nelson Boyd Mercer Dies in California

Los Angeles, Calif. - Nelson Boyd Mercer, 58, died Feb. 27 in a veteran's hospital in Log Angeles, Calif., following an illness of several months. He was a native of Rochester and the son of the late W.S. Mercer of Rochester.

Funeral services were conducted Thursday, March 2 at 1 p.m. from the Little Chapel of the Dawn in Santa Monica, Calif. with the Rev. Robert E. Palmer officiating. Burial was in Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Calif.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Mercer of Los Angeles; two brothers, a twin, Boyce Mercer of Detroit, Mich., Raymond Mercer of Central City; stepmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Mercer of Greenville; five half sisters, Mrs. Tom Ford and Mrs. Elgan Strader of Greenville, Mrs. J.B. Gardner and Mrs. John Stedge of Anchorage, Mrs. Cody Yates of Utica; half-brother, W.W. Mercer of Middletown, Rhode Island.

Metcalfe, John H.

Central City, Ky. - John H. Metcalfe, 79, died at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Ellender hospital, Houma, Louisiana.

Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. E.O. Byers, Henderson, Mrs. J. Elmer Turner, and Mrs. C.T. Soden, Dallas, Tex., and T.C. Finley, Haleyville, Ala.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Anderson Funeral home, the Rev. John Lewis officiating, with burial in Fairmount cemetery.

Pallbearers: Sam Gish, Leslie Leach, Neal Barnes, Charles B. Greenwood, O.B. Liles and Otha Leach.

Updated April 3, 2024

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