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Melvin Earl Decker 1924 – 1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1924

Birth Location: Tonkawa, Kay, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 28 Jan 1970

Death Location: Nueces, Texas, USA

Father: Homer Decker

Mother: Charlotte Fowler

Spouse(s): Jean Dunham, Marguerite Wylie

Children(s): Melvin Decker, Larry Decker, Terry Decker, Denice Decker

In 1924, Melvin Earl Decker entered the world in Tonkawa, Kay, Oklahoma, USA, born to Homer Frank Decker and Charlotte Almira Fowler. Melvin Earl Decker married Jean Louise Dunham, Marguerite Lorraine Wylie, and had children including Melvin Gale Decker, Larry Gene Decker, Terry Earl Decker, Denice Lorraine Decker. Melvin Earl Decker passed away in 1970 in Nueces, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1924, Melvin Earl Decker entered the world in Tonkawa, Kay, Oklahoma, USA, born to Homer Frank Decker and Charlotte Almira Fowler.
  • Melvin Earl Decker married Jean Louise Dunham, Marguerite Lorraine Wylie, and had children including Melvin Gale Decker, Larry Gene Decker, Terry Earl Decker, Denice Lorraine Decker.
  • Melvin Earl Decker passed away in 1970 in Nueces, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Homer Decker
1893 – 1972
Birth Location: Richland, Pulaski, Missouri, USA
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Charlotte Fowler
1900 – 1946
Birth Location: Custer City, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jean Dunham
1923 –
Birth Location: –
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Marguerite Wylie
1926 – 2004
Birth Location: Omaha, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
MW

Children(s)

Melvin Decker
1942 –
Birth Location: Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA
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Larry Decker
1944 –
Birth Location: Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA
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Terry Decker
1950 –
Birth Location: Victoria, Texas, USA
TD
Denice Decker
1954 –
Birth Location: Harris, Texas, USA
DD

Melvin Decker's Ancestors

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Melvin Decker
1924 – 1970
Birth Place: Tonkawa, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Homer Frank Decker
1893 – 1972
Richland, Pulaski, Missouri, USA
Charlotte (Almira) Fowler
1900 – 1946
Custer City, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
Grandparents
James (Albert) Fowler
1861 – 1936
Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio, USA
Elizabeth (Elwood) Swift
1870 – 1944
Barry, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Fowler
Mary Pummel
1842 – 1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Pummel
1809 – 1889
Catherine McCan
1814 – 1903

Melvin Decker's Descendants

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Melvin (Earl) Decker (4 Jul 1924 – 28 Jan 1970) m. Jean (Louise) Dunham (6 May 1923 – ) m. Marguerite (Lorraine) Wylie (12 Aug 1926 – 28 Apr 2004)
  1. 1. Melvin (Gale) Decker (22 Oct 1942 – ) m. Teresa (Marie) Horner (26 Oct 1943 – )
    1. 1. Dexter (Duane) Decker (7 Oct 1966 – )
    2. 2. Stephen (Doyle) Decker (28 Nov 1967 – )
    3. 3. Monte (Gale) Decker (3 Jul 1969 – )
    4. 4. Charmaine (Roxanne) Decker (17 Oct 1970 – )
    5. 5. Darrol (Vance) Decker (7 May 1972 – )
  2. 2. Larry (Gene) Decker (10 Jul 1944 – ) m. Enita Enriquez (Jan 1945 – )
    1. 1. Michelle (Jean) Decker (25 Mar 1967 – )
    2. 2. Larry (Gene Jr) Decker (15 Mar 1969 – )
  3. 3. Terry (Earl) Decker (11 Jul 1950 – ) m. Patricia (Lee) Stulting (21 Dec 1952 – )
  4. 4. Denice (Lorraine) Decker (15 Feb 1954 – ) m. Ronald (Keith) Tinnell (25 Apr 1951 – ) m. Carl (James Max) Roesch (3 Dec 1940 – )
    1. 1. Tammi (Dee) Tinnell (13 Feb 1969 – )
    2. 2. Lance (Earl) Roesch (22 Mar 1974 – )

Melvin Decker's Timeline

2 Records

1924
4 Jul 1924
Birth of Melvin Earl Decker in Tonkawa, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
Tonkawa, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
1970
28 Jan 1970
Age 46
Death of Melvin Earl Decker in Nueces, Texas, USA
Nueces, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1924
    Event Place: Tonkawa, Kay, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1970
    Event Place: Nueces, Texas, USA
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