Melvin Warren

Melvin W. Warren

Melvin W. Warren died on September 8, 2010, at the age of 93. He was born in Duplain Twp., on May 9, 1917, the son of Russell and Pearl (Everett) Warren. Mel was the owner of Mel Warren Insurance Agency and H & R Block in St. Johns; he was the oldest living member of the First Congregational Church. He was also a member of the Rotary Club, and the Masons.

Surviving is his wife Pauline Vail, whom he married in Lansing, on April 3, 1937; they shared 73 years together . Also surviving are their sons, Douglas Palmer (Kathleen) Warren, Melvin Winfield (Laura) Warren Jr., Richard Everett (Sara) Warren, eleven grandchildren, Jonathan, Christine, Laura, Catherine, Lawrence, Matthew, Wesley, Jessica, Mitchell, Elizabeth and Emily, sixteen great grandchildren, two sister's in law, Virginia Teich and Jeanne Rand, brother in law, Theodore Vail, a niece and three nephews. Mel was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Maxine Warren and brothers, Donald and Max Warren.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at the First Congregational Church with Pastor Ken Hall officiating, with burial following at Mt. Rest Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Osgood Funeral Home, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., on Friday, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Contributions may be made in memory of Mel to the First Congregational Church.

To learn more about Mel and view his Life Story film, visit his personal webpage at www.lifestorynet.com/memories/61968 .