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Melvin F. "Mel" Veach Sr.

Melvin F. "Mel" Veach Sr. obituary

Melvin Veach Obituary

DERBY-Veach, Melvin "Mel" F. Sr. age 88, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019. Visitation, Thurs, 9am-7pm with family present 5:30-7pm, at Shinkle Mortuary, 146 N. Lamar, Haysville. Services, 1:30pm, Friday, at Prairie Trail Cowboy Church, Haysville. Preceded by parents Lloyd and Josephine (Bender) Veach; brother, Arthur Veach; son-in-law, Daryl Winegar; great-grandsons, Tyler Fidler and Mel Veach IV; step-sons, Ted and Mike McNutt. Survived by wife Lea; children, Deborah Jacobs, Lani Winegar, Penny (Larry) Lusk all of Derby, Melvin Veach, Jr. and Cynthia Veach both of Wichita, Candace Veach of Santa Monica, CA, Vince (Lori) Veach of Lenexa; step-daughter, Jeanie (Ted) Warholic of Atlanta, GA; siblings, Ralph Veach of Derby, Jerry Logan of Loveland, CO, Dot (Russ) Russell of Rockingham, NC, Joetta (Bill) Vredenburg of Park City, Connie Gruver of Scott City; 20 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren. Memorial: Glen Carr House, 1433 N. Hamilton Dr, Derby, KS, 67037. www.shinklemortuary.com

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Published by Wichita Eagle from Jan. 20 to Jan. 24, 2019.

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January 27, 2019

Remembering the fun times.....Ed and Sharon Miller (USD 259)

Jennifer Coats

January 23, 2019

I'm sorry to hear of your loss, please know your family is in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

January 22, 2019

Melvin, Thinking of you and your family during this time of loss. May God comfort each one of you. Shirley Ward

January 20, 2019

Those who pass on God keep in his memory because he cares for them sorry for your loss

Harry Simpson

January 20, 2019

Rest Melvin, until you hear at dawn,
the low, clear reveille of God.

Thank you for your service to this nation.

ALVIN GRAHAM

January 20, 2019

DONNA AND I ARE SO VERY SORRY. MEL WAS A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF OURS AND A HUNTING FRIEND OF MINE. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER ALL OF THE GREAT TIMES WE HAVE HAD TOGETHER OVER THE MANY YEARS. ALVIN AND DONNA GRAHAM

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