Melvin O'BRIEN
- Born: 24 Jun 1916, Blaker Mills, Greenbrier Co., WV 55,4770
- Marriage: Blanche Evelyn RIDGEWAY on 27 Sep 1937 in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., WV 4770
- Died: 17 Dec 2003, Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., WV at age 87 55
- Buried: 19 Dec 2003, Hanger Cemetery, Fort Spring, Greenbrier Co., WV 351
General Notes:
The Mountain Messenger, Lewisburg, WV, Online Edition, 20 December 2003
Ronceverte - Melvin O'Brien, 87, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, at the Brier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ronceverte.
Born June 24, 1916, in Greenbrier County, he was the son of the late Con and Ethel Kelly O'Brien.
Mr. O'Brien was a member of the First Church of God in Ronceverte and was a self-employed contractor and farmer.
He was preceded in death by: two sons, Mike and M.D. "Chick" O'Brien; two stepsons, Marvin and George Ambler; sister, Virginia O'Brien; five brothers, Cecil, Earl, Joe, his twin brother, Mike, and Paul O'Brien.
Survivors include: son, Bill O'Brien of Ronceverte; stepdaughter, Mildred Neuner of Ronceverte; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 19, at the Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Ronceverte where Rev. Gene Cook officiated. Burial was in the Hanger-Welch Cemetery.
Melvin married Blanche Evelyn RIDGEWAY on 27 Sep 1937 in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., WV.4770 (Blanche Evelyn RIDGEWAY was born on 13 May 1909 in Union, Monroe Co., WV 4770 and died before 2003.)
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