Melvin Eugene Doolittle 1942-2011

DOOLITTLE, STILL, REED, ROSS, HOLMES, HASH, HEWLETT, RICHARDS, STARK

Posted By: Curtis (email)
Date: 12/23/2011 at 20:38:34

DEATH NOTICE:

(The Leon Journal-Reporter Leon, Iowa December 14, 2011)

DOOLITTLE, Melvin Eugene, 69, of Kellerton, Iowa, died on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at his home. Funeral services wee held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at the Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Burial was in the Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton, Iowa.

A memorial fund has been established in his name to be decided later.

Obituary -

(The Leon Journal-Reporter Leon, Iowa December 14, 2011)

MELVIN EUGENE DOOLITTLE ... Melvin Eugene Doolittle, son of Clifford Dorman and Ethel Arena [Still] Doolittle, was born August 16, 1942 in Nevada, Iowa and passed away at his home in Kellerton on December 6, 2011.

Melvin married Judy Maxine Reed on September 20, 1959 and to this union three daughters were born; Debbie, Penni, and Teena.

Melvin enjoyed fishing and hunting with his family and friends; being a member of the Waubonsie Tractor Club and showing off his Empire and A/C WD45 tractors. He loved having his family around at all time. He loved games such as cribbage, pitch,and pegs and jokers.

Melvin was a jack of all trades and master of none, but, he was busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest; and if you couldn't see it from the courthouse, it didn't matter! He had multiple jobs - siding applicator, truck driver, roofer, mechanic, laborer, and farmer. He made many friends that preceded him in death and survive him. In 2010, Melvin accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and was baptized.

Melvin was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Ethel Doolittle; brother Clifford LeRoy Doolittle; father-in-law Oscar Clifford Reed; sister-in-law Bonnie Ross and brother-in-law Jackie Ross; aunts and uncles.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife Judy Doolittle of Kellerton; daughters Debbie (Rod) Holmes of Kellerton, Penni Hewlett and friend Dana Hall of Iowa City, and Teena (Jeff) Hash of Leon; son-in-law Greg Hewlett of Grand River; grandchildren Chad (Jamie) Holmes, Ben (Bessy) Hewlett, Amber (Wes) Richards, Travis (Cassie) Holmes, Aric Hewlett; great grandchildren Tristan, Darrian, Kaidan, Traivyn, Cortlynn Holmes, Wyatt, Aryanna, Ahnyka Hewlett, Emma and Jeffrey Richards; brothers Larry (Beth) Doolittle of Redding and Steve (Janice) Doolittle of Kellerton; mother-in-law Loreen Reed of Kellerton; sister-in-law Donna (Marion) Stark of Kellerton; brother-in-law Gene (Cathy) Reed of Ellston; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.