Hoskins, Melba H. Rodgers

1923 - 2008  (85 years)

• Name	Hoskins, Melba H. Rodgers
  Birth	24 Apr 1923	Otto, Kankakee County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	HOSK.M002
  _FGRAVE	31680100
  Funeral	Church of the Nazarene, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	23 Nov 2008	Country Lane Boarding Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Dulaney, William E. and Melba H.
  Person ID	I22495	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Hoskins, Clyde J.,   b. 12 Dec 1895   d. 23 Feb 1984, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Stepchild
  Mother	Dudley, Pansy,   b. 30 Apr 1898   d. 8 Mar 1973 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Rodgers, Thadd Estes
  Mother	Dudley, Pansy,   b. 30 Apr 1898   d. 8 Mar 1973 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F9971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dulaney, William Edward 'Bill',   b. 10 Feb 1915   d. 4 Aug 1999 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1942	Old Monroe, Lincoln County, Missouri   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	She : 19 years and 2 months - He : 27 years and 4 months.
  Children	> 1. Dulaney, Carol > 2. Dulaney, JoAnn
  Family ID	F9978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Apr 1923 - Otto, Kankakee County, Illinois Funeral - - Church of the Nazarene, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 23 Nov 2008 - Country Lane Boarding Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Melba H. Dulaney, 85, of Flora, IL died at 9:00 PM Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Country Lane Boarding Home in Flora. She was born April 24, 1923 in Otto, Illinois to Thadd Estes Rodgers & Pansy (Dudley) Hoskins. She married William E. "Bill" Dulaney on June 20, 1942 in Old Monroe, MO. He preceded her in death on August 4, 1999. She previously worked at Murphy's Paint Store and Park's Paint Store in Flora. Melba was a charter member of the Church of the Nazarene in Flora, the Primary Sunday School Teacher and song leader at the church for over 60 years, and was the official hugger and church grandmother. She is survived by two daughters: Carol Robinson and JoAnn McKnight; one brother: Stanley Rodgers; three sisters: Faith Pugh, Marilyn Sledge, Carolyn Sehie; four grandchildren & five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a daughter (Frances Rayjean), a brother (Clyde Robert Hoskins), and a sister (June Trago). Funeral services were held at the Church of the Nazarene in Flora with burial in the Floral Garden of Memories. Visitation was held at Frank & Bright Funeral Home and until service time at the church. Memorials to the Church of the Nazarene.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6150] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Dulaney, Melba H., 85, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hoskins&GSiman=1&GScid=105786&GRid=31680100&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6151] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Dulaney, William E. and Melba H., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hoskins&GSiman=1&GScid=105786&GRid=31680100&), none. (Reliability: 2).