Melvin Christian Menning

1916 - 2001  (85 years)

• Name	Melvin Christian Menning
  Born	28 Mar 1916	Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Oct 2001	Kingwood, Harris County, Texas, USA
  Buried	Antioch Cemetery - Buna, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I5003	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2022

  
  

  Family	Lena Mae Warfield,   b. 9 Apr 1921, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 26 Sep 2002, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1947	Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2018
  Family ID	F2036	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Mar 1916 - Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas, USA Married - 9 Apr 1947 - Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Died - 10 Oct 2001 - Kingwood, Harris County, Texas, USA Buried - - Antioch Cemetery - Buna, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show		Birth Certificate for Melvin Christian Menning Name: Melvin Christian Menning Birth Date: 28 Mar 1916 Birth Place: Rural, DeWitt, Texas, USA Father: Chris Menning Mother: Augusta Hemke
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Melvin Christian Menning Name: Melvin Chris Menning Gender: Male Race: White Age: 24 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 28 May 1916 Birth Place: Cuero, DeWitt, Texas, USA Residence Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Employer: Bogar Furn Co. Height: 5' 9" Weight: 140 lbs. Complexion: Ruddy Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Hazel Next of Kin: Mrs. Gussie Menning
  		Marriage License of Melvin Christian Menning and Lena Mae Warfield Groom Name: Melvin C. Menning Bride Name: Lena Mae Warfield Marriage Date: 9 Apr 1947 Marriage Place: Harris, Texas, USA Document Number: 119019

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of Melvin Christian Menning Antioch Cemetery - Buna, Texas, USA
  		Footstone of Melvin Christian Menning Antioch Cemetery - Buna, Texas, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Melvin Christian Menning, born March 28, 1916 to Christian and Augusta Menning in Shiner, Texas, died October 10, 2001 in Kingwood, Texas. Melvin served in WWII in the 4th Air Services Group in North Africa, France, Italy and Sicily. He was employed by Peden Iron and Steel for 30 years and then Sooner Pipe and Supply until he retired in 1984. In 1972, Mel and Ceil moved to Kingwood, where they became the 10th family to reside in that new community. Mel served as a trustee for the Trailwood Village Comunity Association from 1988 until 1993. He is preceded in death by his brother Leroy and his sister Pearl. He is survived by his wife, Clara "Ceil" Menning; daughters Pamela Storer of Waco, Texas and Rosemary Jamison of Patterson, N.Y.; brother Jesse Menning of East Bernard, Texas; and sisters Leola Slaton of Hallettsville, Texas and Geneva Danna of West Columbia, Texas. Funeral services were held Saturday, October 13, 2001 in the chapel of Kingwood Funeral Home with the Reverend Nancy Parsons officiating. Interment will be private in Antioch Cemetery in Buna, Texas with the Reverend Ron Whittle officiating. For those desiring, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Northeast Hospice Services, 9813 Memorial North, Suite H, Humble, Texas 77338. (Published in The Houston Chronicle on October 16, 2001)