Born August 11, 1904, in Hustontown, he was a son of the late William A. and Malinda Edwards Strait.
He was a Methodist.
He was a self-employed salesman.
Surviving are three daughters, Mae (Mrs. Willis) Chilcote of Hustontown, Louise (Mrs. Steve) Hoffman of Chambersburg, and Jane (Mrs. Harold) Carmack of Hustontown; two sons, Robert of McConnellsburg and Perry of Hustontown; 22 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; three sisters, Iva Barnett of Hustontown, Sylvia Rouzer of Fayetteville and Juanita Hockensmith of Harrison ville; two brothers, Arnold Melius of Greencastle and Norman Melius of Hagerstown, Md. Three sons, three great-grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in M.R. Brown Funeral Home. The Rev. James Hollister will officiate. Burial will be in Hustontown Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the funeral home.
Public Opinion, Chambersburg, PA, page 4, Thursday, March 15, 1990
Contributor: Deborah VanDeveer (48409315) •
Born August 11, 1904, in Hustontown, he was a son of the late William A. and Malinda Edwards Strait.
He was a Methodist.
He was a self-employed salesman.
Surviving are three daughters, Mae (Mrs. Willis) Chilcote of Hustontown, Louise (Mrs. Steve) Hoffman of Chambersburg, and Jane (Mrs. Harold) Carmack of Hustontown; two sons, Robert of McConnellsburg and Perry of Hustontown; 22 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; three sisters, Iva Barnett of Hustontown, Sylvia Rouzer of Fayetteville and Juanita Hockensmith of Harrison ville; two brothers, Arnold Melius of Greencastle and Norman Melius of Hagerstown, Md. Three sons, three great-grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in M.R. Brown Funeral Home. The Rev. James Hollister will officiate. Burial will be in Hustontown Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the funeral home.
Public Opinion, Chambersburg, PA, page 4, Thursday, March 15, 1990
Contributor: Deborah VanDeveer (48409315) •
Family Members
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Minnie B. Strait Fegley
1895–1925
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Richard W. Strait
1896–1897
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Arnold Loutaine "Bill" Melius
1912–1998
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Sylvia Rosalie Melius Rouzer
1913–2000
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Melvin Eugene Melius
1914–1972
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Norman Barnett Melius Sr
1915–1998
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Joseph Henry Melius
1921–1986
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Alfarata Iona Melius Holden
1923–1980
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Juanita Irene Melius Hockensmith
unknown–2020
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