Tarrant County Obituaries – Robert Melvin Chasteen *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Charlotte Coble Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** Fort Worth Star-Telegram January 22, 1998 Kennedale - Robert Melvin Chasteen, 69, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in Kennedale. Funeral: 11 a.m., Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale. Burial: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Melvin Chasteen was born Feb. 23, 1928, in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, the son of Otis Ola and Ruby Alma Vincent Chasteen. He worked for the city of Fort Worth for 35 years. He was a Baptist. Survivors: Wife, Iris June Ekland Chasteen of Kennedale; son, Robert Oce Chasteen of Burleson; daughters, Ruby Ann Whitlock of Fort Worth; and Georgia (Gengia) Carol DeBevoise of Kennedale; brothers, Otis Elmer Chasteen of Fort Worth; and James W. Chasteen of Tucson, Arizona; sister, Betty Dean Flanagan of Fort Worth; seven grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.