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Melba Louise Wallace Roach

Birth	:	17 Feb 1922 Weldon, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	12 Mar 1964 Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7496986, -95.5796967
Description	:	"Osceola Tribune", Osceola, Iowa, March 17, 1964 p. 1. "Funeral In Osceola Sunday For Newton Murder Victim" "A former Weldon woman, Mrs. Melba Louise Wallace Roach, was fatally stabbed and her body left by the side of a country road near Newton, Friday. Her divorced husband, James Paul Roach, called police and told them he had killed his wife and directed them to the body. Roach is a former inmate of the mental hospital at Clarinda. They were divorced three years ago. She had been an employee of the Polk County Welfare department for... Read More	"Osceola Tribune", Osceola, Iowa, March 17, 1964 p. 1. "Funeral In Osceola Sunday For Newton Murder Victim" "A former Weldon woman, Mrs. Melba Louise Wallace Roach, was fatally stabbed and her body left by the side of a country road near Newton, Friday. Her divorced husband, James Paul Roach, called police and told them he had killed his wife and directed them to the body. Roach is a former inmate of the mental hospital at Clarinda. They were divorced three years ago. She had been an employee of the Polk County Welfare department for 11 years. Services for Mrs. Roach were held at the Webster Funeral home in Osceola Sunday afternoon, March 15 with Rev. John Isom of Des Moines, officiating. Burial was in Maple Hill cemetery. Mrs. Roach was born at Weldon, February 17, 1922, daughter of Lloyd M. and Lois Moore Wallace. She received her education in the Weldon schools and Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls. She was married to James Paul Roach on April 24, 1953 and three children were born to them. Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Lois Wallace of Weldon; three children Nancy Kay, Karen Lynn and James Todd; one brother, Robert A. Wallace of Mitchellville and one sister, Mrs. Nadine Mah of Seattle, Wash." Bio by: Ann Bowler

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Melba Louise Wallace Roach's memorial is located at: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Cherokee County, USA.
When did Melba Louise Wallace Roach death?
Melba Louise Wallace Roach death on 12 Mar 1964 in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.7496986
Longitude: -95.5796967

Family Members:

Parent

Lloyd McCune Wallace

(1887 - 1953)

Lois Moore Wallace

(1891 - 1993)

Spouse

Siblings

Mabel Maurine Wallace

(1926 - 1926)

Robert Arden Wallace

(1928 - unknow)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Oak Hill Cemetery
Cherokee, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7496986, -95.5796967

2. Beacon Hollow Cemetery
Cherokee, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7572057, -95.5727856

3. George Donohoe Grave Site
Cherokee, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7571850, -95.5704080

4. Mount Calvary Cemetery
Cherokee, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7639008, -95.5847015

5. Memory Gardens
Cherokee, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7778015, -95.5580978

6. Meriden Cemetery
Meriden, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7868996, -95.6425018

7. Maryhill Visitation Church Cemetery
Cherokee, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7360000, -95.6895000

8. West Pilot Cemetery
Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6674995, -95.5841980

9. Afton Cemetery
Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8064003, -95.4863968

10. Cedar Cemetery
Larrabee, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8361015, -95.5346985

11. Good Hope Cemetery
Cherokee, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6618996, -95.5258026

12. Liberty Cemetery
Meriden, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8368988, -95.6361008

13. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Aurelia, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7024994, -95.4460983

14. Cherokee County Pioneer Cemetery
Spring Township, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8502998, -95.4906006

15. Grandview Cemetery
Quimby, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6183014, -95.6417007

16. Silver Cemetery
Quimby, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6058006, -95.5950012

17. Haight Family Farm Cemetery
Aurelia, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7778400, -95.3781060

18. Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
Aurelia, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8165000, -95.3885000

19. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Quimby, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6671982, -95.7611008

20. Diamond Cemetery
Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6156006, -95.4480972

21. Liberty Cemetery
Calumet, O'Brien County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9241982, -95.5932999

22. Marcus-Amherst Cemetery
Marcus, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8161011, -95.8007965

23. Holy Name Cemetery
Marcus, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8163986, -95.8032990

24. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Marcus, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7348000, -95.8208000