ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: BARTLEY, MELVIN, SR.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Jones Funeral Home, Inc., Morgan City and Franklin, La.

Died Tuesday, Oct 19, 2010

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BARTLEY, MELVIN, SR.
(October 11, 1937 - October 19, 2010)

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Melvin Bartley, Sr., age 73, a native and resident of Morgan City, died Tuesday, 
October 19th at Teche Regional Medical Center at 3:10 PM.

Visitation will be held Monday, October 25th at Mt. Era Baptist Church from 9:00 
AM until funeral at 11:00 AM. Burial will be in the Morgan City Cemetery. Rev. 
Norman A. Stovall will officiate.

Melvin worked for the City of Morgan City for 18 years as a Forman of the Cement 
Crew. Prior to his employment with the city, he was a self-employed brick mason, 
a craft he learned and mastered from his father.

As a high school student athlete he achieved recognition in basketball and 
football, his gridiron statistics catapulted him to do spring training with the 
renowned late Eddie Robinson at Grambling State University in 1958.

Melvin was a deacon, member of the trustee board, and president of the pastor's 
aide club at the Mt. Era Baptist Church where he was a member from childhood. 
Additionally, he was a Masonic Mason having been elected to serve as Worshipful 
Master for numerous terms. He achieved the rank of 33rd Mason from John Parson 
Consistory #170.

Melvin leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Gertrude Pittman Bartley of Morgan 
City; two sons, Melvin Bartley, Jr. and Stephen W. Bartley; two brothers, 
Herbert Bartley and Frank (Janice) Bartley, III; six sisters, Ruby B. Sanchez, 
Celia B. Clark, Audrey B. (Roland) Merchant, Gloria B. (Calhoun) Moultrie, 
Lorraine Bartley and Laura B. Marshall; brothers-in-law, Lawrence Martin and 
John (Brenda) Pittman; and sisters-in-law, Brenda H. Bartley and Dinah Shore 
Pittman; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Bartley and Hazel Smith Bartley; 
one daughter, Zingara Lynn Bartley; one brother, Huey Leonard Bartley and two 
sisters, Jacqueline Bartley and Melinda Bartley Martin.

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