Melvin "Bo" Meeks

MANSFIELD -- Melvin "Bo" Meeks, a veteran of WWII, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014.
Service: 10 a.m., Tuesday at Walnut Ridge Baptist Church, 1201 SH 360, Mansfield, TX 76063.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Monday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield.
Interment: Mansfield Cemetery.
Melvin was born Oct. 8, 1918 in Washington, D.C., the son of Orville and Mary Miller Meeks. He graduated from Mansfield High School in 1938. In the 1950's, he helped start the Mansfield Volunteer Fire Department. He also served on the Mansfield School Board for several years. He retired from Keech Metal Works at age 65. Melvin was a long time member at Walnut Ridge Baptist Church where he served as a greeter until age 91.
Melvin was preceded in death by a son, Charles.
Survivors: Wife of 71 years, Lois Meeks; children, Sandra Myers and husband, Charles, Jerry Meeks, Raymond Meeks and wife, Debra; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.