Obituary Record
Belle, Melvin J. - May 20, 1998
Melvin Joseph Belle, 80, of Bay St. Louis, died Wednesday, May 20, 1998 in Bay St. Louis.
Mr. Belle was a native and lifelong resident of Bay St. Louis. He was a member of Valena C. Jones United Methodist Church in Bay St. Louis and a member of the One Hundred Men's Benevolent Association. He was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict where he received the National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster; the Good Conduct Medal, the Army Commendation Medal; the World War II Victory Medal. He was employed with the Naval Construction Battalion Center and was a security officer for Gulf Coast Security where he retired in 1996.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lucy Price Bell and John Edward Bell Sr. and nine brothers and sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Paula Belle; a son, Lance Belle; three daughters, Tracy Joseph, Kristi Belle and April Belle, all of Bay St. Louis; and eight grandchildren.
Services were conducted Saturday at Valena C. Jones United Methodist Church in Bay St. Louis. Burial followed in Cedar Rest Cemetery in Bay St. Louis.
J. T. Hall Funeral Home in Gulfport was in charge of arrangements.
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