Melvin L. Showalter, 74, Rio Grande, Ohio, Sat., 2/10/07, Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis.
Received M.Ed., Xavier Univ.; and was retired as Area Coordinator, Division of Finance, Ohio Dept. Of Education. Previously, he was Administrator, Coach and Teacher in the New Richmond Exempted Village School System, New Richmond, Ohio. He co-founded the S&S Consulting Firm for public school bus routing which served various Ohio school systems.
A US Army Veteran, he was a member and active volunteer with the Mended Heart Assn. of America, Holzer Cardiac Center and Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnati, and was also a member of the Simpson Chapel United Methodist Church, Rio Grande.
Survived by his wife, Ginny Huffman Showalter;
daughters: Debbie Showalter, Lebanon, OH.,
Diane (Curtis) Neff Clark, Rio Grande, OH. and Cathy (Alan Fidler) McFarland, Lebanon, OH.
Seven Grandchildren: Lindsey Showalter, Kati McFarland, Heather and Noah Clark, Andrea, Jessica, and Stephen Neff
Four great-grandchildren. and two sisters:
Maxine Dehmann, Utica, OH. and Shelby Miller, Caldwell, OH.
Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM., Thursday, in the Fine Arts Building, University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, OH., with Pastor Sherron Courneen officiating. Burial will follow in the Tyn Rhos Cemetery. The American Flag will be folded and presented by the Gallia County Veterans Service Organizations.
The body will lie in state at the Fine Arts Building on Thursday one half-hour prior to the service.
Friends may call at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, 420 First Ave., Gallipolis, on Wednesday, 4:00 - 8:00 PM In lieu of flowers memorial gifts. May be sent to the American Cancer Society, 444 Second Ave., Gallipolis, OH45631 or the American Heart Assn., P.O. Box 182039 Dept. 013, Columbus, OH43218-2039
