Clarence A. Melone Jr.
Clarence A. “Red” Melone Jr., 84, of Brookdale, Anderson, S.C., died Monday, March 5, 2018, in Rainey Hospice House, Anderson.
He was born April 10, 1933, in McConnells Mills, Chartiers Township, a son of the late Clarence Sr. and Clara Cumer Melone.
Mr. Melone was a 1951 graduate of Chartiers High School.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955, stationed in Korea.
Mr. Melone was a production control manager for RCA/TACTEL in Meadow Lands for 30 years. He was also employed as an office manager for James H. Smith and Son Construction, retiring in 1996.
He was a member, elder and former treasurer of Little Mountain Presbyterian Church, Abbeville, S.C.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Joyce A. Cowden Melone; a daughter, Beth A. Melone of Germantown, Md.; three sons, Thomas A. Melone (Julie A.) of St. Charles, Mo., Gregory A. Melone of Washington and Bradley A. Melone (Debbie) of Pittsburgh; two sisters, Lillian Charlton of Houston and Dorothy Simon of Canonsburg; seven grandchildren, T. Andrew Melone Jr. (Danielle), Matthew A. Melone (Adreanna), John A. Melone, Petty Officer 1st Class Bradley A. Melone Jr. (Chasity), Benjamin A. Melone, Kelsey A. Melone and Robert Buchanan (Monica); and five great-grandchildren, Bradley A. Melone III, Blake A. Melone, Thomas A. Melone III and Connor and Audrey Buchanan.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, April 13, in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township. Full military rites will be accorded by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 191 of Canonsburg Honor Guard.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 3836 Highway 28 N, Abbeville, SC 29620; or to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 1990 Augusta Street, Suite 600, Greenville, SC 29604.
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Local arrangements are entrusted to McIlvaine-Speakman Funeral Home Ltd., Robert K. McIlvaine, owner/supervisor, 27 Cherry Avenue, Houston, PA 15342.