Melvin Belew
MELIVIN [sic] L. BELEW PASSES AWAY HERE SATURDAY
Newspaper, 1960
Funeral services for Melvin L. Belew, 54, deputy in the McKinney Independent School Tax office and an active Baptist layman and civic worker, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Turrentine-Jackson Chapel, Rev. G. B. Bradshaw and Rev. George Kemp officiating. Interment was in Pleasant Grove Cemetery at Climax. He died Saturday noon in Collin Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
Pallbearers: Charles Belew, Bobby Baker, David Baird, Paul Belew, O’Dell Bilderback, and L. A. Glass.
Born in Collin County March 30, 1906, the son of Monroe and Mattie Craver Belew, he had been a resident of McKinney for a number of years. ?or to his work in the local school tax office, he was a radio announcer with Station KMAE. He was a former Boy Scout leader, and for many years was an official in the Picnic Association here. He was an active member of the North Baptist Church, and was a well-known layman, frequently speaking at rural churches in the county. He was married to Miss Opal Shipman in Plano in 1932. His wife and two sons, Larry and Terry Belew; two sisters, Mrs. R. D. Baker of Farmersville, and Mrs. B. H. Baird of Dallas, survives as well as six brothers: Russell and Howard Belew of McKinney; Marshall Belew, Big Spring; Vernon and Willard Belew of Dallas; Ernest Belew of Farmersville. His parents, a brother and a son preceded him in death.
Newspaper, 1960
Funeral services for Melvin L. Belew, 54, deputy in the McKinney Independent School Tax office and an active Baptist layman and civic worker, were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Turrentine-Jackson Chapel, Rev. G. B. Bradshaw and Rev. George Kemp officiating. Interment was in Pleasant Grove Cemetery at Climax. He died Saturday noon in Collin Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
Pallbearers: Charles Belew, Bobby Baker, David Baird, Paul Belew, O’Dell Bilderback, and L. A. Glass.
Born in Collin County March 30, 1906, the son of Monroe and Mattie Craver Belew, he had been a resident of McKinney for a number of years. ?or to his work in the local school tax office, he was a radio announcer with Station KMAE. He was a former Boy Scout leader, and for many years was an official in the Picnic Association here. He was an active member of the North Baptist Church, and was a well-known layman, frequently speaking at rural churches in the county. He was married to Miss Opal Shipman in Plano in 1932. His wife and two sons, Larry and Terry Belew; two sisters, Mrs. R. D. Baker of Farmersville, and Mrs. B. H. Baird of Dallas, survives as well as six brothers: Russell and Howard Belew of McKinney; Marshall Belew, Big Spring; Vernon and Willard Belew of Dallas; Ernest Belew of Farmersville. His parents, a brother and a son preceded him in death.
