Melvin 'Coxey' Gross

1921 - 1976  (55 years)

• Name	Melvin 'Coxey' Gross
  Born	24 May 1921	New Straitsville, Perry Co., Ohio   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Oct 1976	Akron, Summit Co., Ohio   [1]
  Buried	Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Akron, Summit Co., Ohio   [1]
  Person ID	P2027	Robert Jackson
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020

  
  

  Family	Leona Jeanette Doucet,   b. 19 Feb 1924, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio ,   d. 25 Feb 2011, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio  (Age 87 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1941	Nellsburg, Brooke Co., West Virginia   [2]
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F3398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Melvin (Coxey) Gross, 55, of 1540 Grand Park Ave, died suddenly Friday, October 29, at St. Thomas Hospital. He was born in New Straitsville, O., and had lived in Akron 45 years. He was employed 34 years at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company as a tire builder. He was veteran of World War II and a member of Mogadore Post 8487 of the VFW. Also, the Army and Navy Garrison, No. 102. He is survived by wife, Leona; son James Melvin, of Akron; daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Joyce) Feckler, of Akron, Mrs. Kenneth (Jeannette) Sullivan, Lathrop, Calif., nine grandchildren; step mother, Mary Gross of Barberton; brothers, George E. and Timothy, all of Barberton, O., Jess Joseph, Jr. of Akron; sisters, Mrs. Ina Tilley, of Akron, Mrs. Deborah Shaffer, Mrs. Dottie Clark, Mrs. Judy Johnson, Mrs. Donna Price, all of Barberton. Funeral services 11 a.m. Tuesday from the Hopkins Funeral Home, 547 Canton Rd, Akron, Rev. Don Davies officiating. Burial Greenlawn Memorial Park, where Mogadore Post 8487 VFW will conduct military services. Friends May call at the funeral home 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday (Hopkins). Source: The Akron Beacon Journal Newspaper and transcribed by Jerry Gross.

  
  

• Sources

  [S347984988] Email from Jerry Gross, (jeraldgross69 add the at yahoo add the dot com). [S347984870] West Virginia, Marriages 1853-1970 at Family Search, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1408729;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable).