Robert Edward Melhorn, 85, of Sidney, formerly of Quincy, died at 9:43 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007, at his residence after a brief battle with cancer.
He was born in Quincy on Aug. 12, 1922, a son of the late Frank and Addie Hampsher Melhorn. On Dec. 16, 1945, he married the former Mariana Jane Sherwood, and she preceded him in death on July 19, 2005. A brother, Jack Melhorn, and a sister, Shirley Coleman, preceded him in death.
Survivors include two sons, Mike (Sharon) Melhorn of Bellbrook and Gary (Pam) Melhorn of Kettering; a daughter, Jane (Kent) Witt Sr. of Sidney; a sister, Bette Conover of Springfield; seven grandchildren, Kent Witt Jr., Kyle Witt, Susan Melhorn, Katy Witt, Kelly Witt, Rob Melhorn and Steve Melhorn; and many nieces and nephews.
A 1940 Quincy High School graduate, he served in the Pacific Theater with U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a radio operator for the 418th Night Fighter Squadron stationed in New Guinea. He began working at the Hi-Grade Oil Company in Quincy as a young boy and retired as its president in 1988.
One of the oldest members of the Quincy United Methodist Church, he was a member of Logan Memorial VFW Post 3528 in Quincy and Boggs Lodge F&AM 292 and Miami Valley American Legion Post 652, both in DeGraff, and volunteered as a tutor for OhioReads at Riverside Local Schools.
Pastor N. Matthew Wright conducts a funeral at 11 a.m. Friday at Quincy United Methodist Church, where calling is one hour prior to the service and from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Rexer-Riggin-Madden Funeral Home, DeGraff. Burial is in Fairview Cemetery, Quincy.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Quincy United Methodist Church.
