Obituaries

Search Results

Close Previous Now showing: of Next

Previous Next Close

Guest Book

Please sign our Guest Book.

November 14, 2008

MELVIN R. BARROW

Anonymous The Commercial-News Fri Nov 14, 2008, 07:44 PM CST

Melvin R. Barrow, 89, of Danville, passed away at 1:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, at the Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System.

He was born Sept. 13, 1919, in Chicago to Vernie and Grace Unger Barrow. Survivors include one half-brother, the Rev. Vernie (Barbara) Barrow of The Villages, Fla.; one half-sister, Catherine Crabtree of Hagerstown, Md.; and a dear friend and caretaker, Jackie (Donald) Smoot of Oakwood.

Melvin served in the U.S. Army from 1943-1945. He was a recipient of the European African Middle Eastern Ribbon, three Bronze Stars, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal and a Combat Infantry Badge. He was employed at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Danville for more than 20 years. He was a devout member of the Northside Church of the Nazarene. He was a history buff and enjoyed reading and collecting history and religious books; he was an avid bowler and worked crossword puzzles.

Funeral services: 11 a.m. Monday at the Northside Church of the Nazarene in Danville. Pastor Charles Hess will officiate. Burial with military honors will follow in the National Cemetery in Danville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Monday at the Northside Church of the Nazarene. Robison Chapel in Catlin is handling service details.

Text Only

Obituaries

• John L. Willaman

  John L. Willaman, 74, of Rossville, Ind., died Feb. 11, 2012, at St. Vincent Hospice, Indianapolis.

  February 12, 2012 1 Photo

• Francis M. ‘Buddy’ Barnes

  Francis M. Barnes, 68, of Danville, passed away at 10:50 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at his home.

  February 12, 2012 1 Photo

• John Louis Haun

  John Louis Haun, 79, of Danville, passed away at 1:55 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at Vermilion Manor Nursing Home, Tilton.

  February 12, 2012 1 Photo

• Eleanor “Ellie” L. Domonousky

  Eleanor “Ellie” L. Domonousky, 88, of San Bernardino, passed away Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at her home, where she had lived for the last 60 years.

  February 12, 2012 1 Photo

• Barbara Jean Fegett

  Barbara Jean Fegett, 80, of Westville, died at 10:15 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center.

  February 12, 2012 1 Photo

• James Aquino

  James Aquino, 54, of Danville, passed away at 3:08 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at his home.

  February 11, 2012 1 Photo

• Betty A. Rice

  Betty A. Rice, 85, of Danville, passed away at 5:32 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at Danville Care Center.

  February 11, 2012

• Florence Evelyn MacKay

  Florence Evelyn MacKay, 87, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at her home.

  February 11, 2012

• Frisco Anderson

  Frisco Anderson, 21, of Danville, passed away at 1:35 a.m. Sunday, February 5, 2012, at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville.

  February 10, 2012

• Dorothy “Alice” Downing

  Dorothy “Alice” Downing, 64, of Danville passed away at 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at Danville Care surrounded by her family.

  February 10, 2012 1 Photo

• More Obituaries Headlines

© 2012 Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. · CNHI Classified Advertising Network · CNHI News Service
Associated Press content © 2012. All rights reserved. AP content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Our site is powered by Zope. Some parts of our site may require you to download the Flash Player Plugin.
Privacy Policy | AP News Registry privacy policy
Terms and Conditions
Advertiser Index

Events by eviesays.com

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL 17 W North St. Danville, IL 61832