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Pvt. Melvin L. Ivens
April 20, 1923 – Aug. 1, 1943
Big Creek Cem.
Pvt. Melvin Ivens
was born in 1924. He departed this
life August 1, 1943, and was laid to rest on August 6, after funeral services
at Big Creek Baptist
Church, conducted by
the Revs. Hoyt Shadden and J.T. Stakely, beneath a
large mound of flowers, in the church cemetery.
Melvin was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
James H. Ivens.
He leaves to mourn his departure his parents; four sisters, Mrs.
Geneva Reno, Misses Onie Bee, Ruby and Carolyn Ivens; three brothers, Winfred, Randall and Bobby; a
grandfather, Mr. Sherman Cole; two grandmothers, Mrs. Sherman Cole and Mrs.
Maggie Ivens; several other relatives and a host of
friends.
Melvin was a good boy and always
had a sunny smile for every one. He
will be greatly missed.
By: his aunt, Mrs. Wright Ivens.
PVT Melvin Ivens
ID: 34504964
Branch of Service: U.S.
Army
Hometown: Blount County, TN
Status: DNB
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Name:
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Melvin Ivens
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Birth Year:
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1923
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Race:
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White, Citizen (White)
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Nativity State or Country:
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Tennessee
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State of Residence:
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Tennessee
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County or
City:
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Blount
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Enlistment
Date:
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9 Jan 1943
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Enlistment State:
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Georgia
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Enlistment City:
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Fort
Oglethorpe
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Branch:
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Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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Branch Code:
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Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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Grade:
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Private
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Grade Code:
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Private
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Term of
Enlistment:
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Enlistment for the duration of the War or other
emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or
otherwise according to law
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Component:
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Selectees (Enlisted Men)
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Source:
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Civil Life
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Education:
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Grammar school
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Civil
Occupation:
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General farmers
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Marital
Status:
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Single, without dependents
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Height:
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73
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Weight:
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147
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Researcher and Designer
Joy Locke & Joe Irons
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