Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Decker, Melvin Pete January 26, 2012
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Virginian-Pilot  January 28, 2012
Norfolk - Melvin Pete Decker, cherished father, proud grandfather and beloved 
husband, died January 26, 2012. Born in Norfolk November 30, 1929, he was a 
graduate of Maury High School and proudly served in the United States Army in the 
Korean War. He was the owner of Decker Auto Repair on Hampton Boulevard for 60 
years.

Mr. Decker is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Sarah Williams Decker, of 
Norfolk; two daughters, Becky Cottrell, and her husband Ben, Anne Pridgen and her 
husband Chris. He is also survived by three grandchildren: Sarah and Gray Cottrell 
and Elizabeth Pridgen, brother Bobby Decker and his wife, Shelby, as well as many 
cousins, nieces, nephews and dear friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Celiney and Elias Decker, brothers, 
George, Frank, Charlie and Al, and sisters, Louise Miller, Marguerite Nichols, and 
Lillian Cornett.

He will be remembered as a hardworking, loyal and strong-willed man who would do 
anything for his family. He will be dearly missed.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Blessed Sacrament Catholic 
Church, 6400 Newport Avenue, Norfolk, on Monday, January 30 at 11 a.m. with Father 
Joseph H. Metzger, III, officiating. The family will receive visitors starting at 
10 a.m. in the church . Burial will follow the Mass at St. Mary's Catholic 
Cemetery. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments Norfolk Chapel is handling the 
arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Cancer Care 
Foundation of Tidewater, St. Judes Children's Research Hospital and Blessed 
Sacrament Catholic Church. Online condolences may be offered to the family at 
hdoliver.com.

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