Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-10-09
FORMER RESIDENT
BURIED HERE sun.
Pocomoke Boys Remains Brought
To. This City From Seattle,
Washington
GUARDSMEN AS PALLBEARERS
Communicated

Jay r. Melvin, youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. S. D. Melvin, died suddenly
at his home in Seattle, Washington,
Oh September 26, 1926, of acute indi-
gestion, after only an hours illness.
Jay, as he was familiarly known
here, spent his boyhood days on the
home farm near this city. He left
here after the death of his father,
spending two years at the home of
his brother, Rev. w. A. Melvin, who
was then living in Cumberland, Md,
at which time he was engaged in the
Insurance business. He enlisted in
the service of his Country during the
Spanish-American War;. and during
the latter part of his enlistment, his
company was ordered to the. Klon-
dyke to establish government Tele-
graph lines.
After being Mustered out of the
service in Helena, Mon, he accepted
q position in Savannah, Ga, and there
me* Miss Sadie KonstiMe, to whom
he was married twenty years ago.
The call, Of the West becoming
strong again, he and his bride return
eG to Alaska to accept a government
position at a Proving station at Ko-
diak Island, in Alaska.
At the beginning of the World
War, he returned to the States, and
for the last seven years has engaged
in the real estate business in Seattle,
where he was District manager for
West & Wheeler, large Real Estate
and Developing Co., in that city, un-
til the time of his death.
He leaves wife and five children,
four sons and one daughter, by whom
he will be greatly missed, as he kept
his youthful disposition, and was a
pal of his children He was given a
large military funeral by his COM
rades in Seattle.
The esteem in which he was held
was evidenced by the great crowd
which attended his funeral there, and
by the quantity Of beautiful flowers
sent by friends and business associates
and which We're later distributed a.
mong the hospitals in Seattle, to glad
den the hearts of the sick, as they
could not be sent East with the body
His widow and baby daughter accom-
panied his body East, being met in
Philadelphia by his sister, Mrs. w. T.
Reichner, and nieces, Mrs. r. J.
Swilley, Mrs. N. M. d'Addarie and
Miss Myrna Townsend, who accom-
led them to Pocomoke City.
The funeral here was held in the M.
P. Church Sunday afternoon, conduct
ed by Rev. E. L. Bunce, the pail bear
ers being members of the Home
Guard: Godfrey Child, G. w. Ben
nett, Willie Hayman, Herman Merrill,
ELMER Birmingham and S. J. School
held, Jr.
Interment was in the M. P. ceme-
terry. His brother, Rev. w. A. Mel
vim, Of Baltimore and sisters, Mrs.
James B. Townsend Of this city, Mrs.
L. c. Quinn, of Crisfield; Mrs. w. T.
Reichner, Huntsville, N. j.; and Mrs.
R, ]. Massey, of Ocean City, Nd, were
all in attendance, as was also his
aunt, Mrs. Ara Bowen, his cousins,
Mrs. John Quillen, Mrs. Harry Jarvis,
Berlin, Md; L. C. Quinn, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Quinn, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Quinn, and L c. Quinn, Jr., of Girls
field, Md, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mar
shall and Mrs. Cherrick and daughter,
Miss Miriam, of Stockton, his nieces,
Mrs. A. M. d'Addaire and Miss Myrna
Townsend, of Philadelphia.