O. T. Melvin Jr. Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La.

12 Aug 2004

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August 10. 2004 12:00AM
O.T. Melvin Jr.

Capt. O.T. Melvin Jr., 89, a native of Destin, Fla., and resident of Larose for 
69 years, died Monday, Aug. 9, 2004.

Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to funeral time Thursday at Sacred Heart 
Catholic Church in Cut Off. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church, 
with burial in the church cemetery.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Beluah Petit Melvin; son, M.T. 
Melvin and daughter-in-law, Louise Adams Melvin; granddaughter, Julie Melvin 
Peltier, wife of Timothy Peltier of Thibodaux; grandsons, Merwyn "Mel" T. 
Melvin II, husband of Marcie Dupuy Melvin of Baton Rouge, Vincent J. Melvin, 
husband of Daphne Theriot Melvin of Cut Off, and Aaron "Bogie" Melvin, husband 
of Lynn Baham Melvin of Baton Rouge; great-grandchildren, Edward "Buddy" 
Schertler II, Philip Peltier, Marie Elizabeth Peltier, Brittany Melvin, Mathew 
Melvin, Nicholas Melvin, Clare Melvin, Andrew E. Melvin and Ellen Melvin; and 
sisters, Margaret M. Quinn of Tampa, Fla., and Carolyn M. Vagais of Ft. Walton, 
Fla.

He was preceded in death by his father, O.T. Melvin Sr.; his mother, Ellen 
Destin Melvin; grandson, Andrew John Melvin; great-granddaughters, Emily and 
Sarah Melvin; and sister, Gwendolyn M. Shaw.

He was a 1934 pioneer in marine transportation for the oil industry, owning and 
operating tugboats under the companies O.T. Melvin Inc. and Maritime Towing 
Inc. among others. As a Master Mariner, he was licensed for navigating the 
Mississippi and Ohio rivers and Unlimited tonnage-ocean until his retirement in 
1980.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, P.O. 
Box 10, Larose, LA 70373, or St. Stanislaus College Prep, 304 South Beach 
Blvd., Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520, are preferred.

Samart Funeral Home of Cut Off is in charge of arrangements.