MELTON, Robert (1925 - 1998)

MELTON, BEARDSHAW, LAWON-GILGOVAN, SLEEZER, OTTO

Posted By: County Coordinator (email)
Date: 1/28/2025 at 06:14:57

Robert Melton, 72, of the Reno, Nevada area and a Cherokee, Iowa native, passed away Saturday, July 18, 1998, at his residence.

Burial was in the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Fernley, Nevada under the direction of the O’Brien-Rogers and Crosby Funeral Home.

Mr. Melton was born August 10, 1925, to Lester and Louie (Beardshaw) Melton at Cherokee. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving with the Pacific Fleet during World War II. He was a sales representative for Tex-Penn Oil Corp. He was a member of the Lassen County Sheriff’s Posse and the California State Farmers Association. He had lived in the Reno area the past 36 years, coming from Susanville, California.

Survivors include a stepson, Mike Lawon-Gilgovan, Reno; a brother, Bill Melton, Cherokee; two sisters; Audrey Sleezer, Moville, Iowa; and Betty Otto, Holstein, Iowa, and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Verna J. (Source: Former Cherokee County Historical Society scrapbook clipping hand dated 7-29-98)