Obituaries:  Melvin W. Rivers, Sr., Sabine Parish       R-162
Source:  Daily Advertuser, LaFayette, La., Jul 30, 1977
Submitted by: Michael LeRoy
              leroy@cp-tel.net




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The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette, La. - July 30, 1977

  Melvin W. Rivers, Sr.

  Breaux Bridge - Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday
in St. Bernard Catholic Church for Melvin Rivers, Sr., 62, who
died at 4 a.m. Saturday at the VA Hospital in Alexandria.

  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

  He is survived by two sons, Melvin Wayne Rivers, Jr. of New
Iberia and Donald Ray Rivers of Parks; three daughters, Mrs.
Allen (Glenda) Champagne of Lafayette, Mrs. Lloyd (Margie)
Degeyter and Mrs. J.J. (Elaine) Badeaux, both of Breaux Bridge;
three brothers, Clarence Rivers of Gardner, Andrew "Dick" Rivers
and Monroe Rivers, both of Alexandria; three sisters, Mrs. Ellis
(Bessie) Ebarb of Ebarb, Mrs. James (Ethel) Corley of Alexandria
and Mrs. Ray (Ruby) Torry of Tioga; 21 grandchildren.

  He was a veteran of World War II.

  Marshal-Huval Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.