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Melvin Harrison Peyton

Birth	:	5 Feb 1919 Dows, Wright County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	2 Feb 2013 Sheffield, Franklin County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9006004, -93.2007980
Plot	:	Section C
Description	:	Melvin Harrison Peyton, 93, of Sheffield, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at the Sheffield Care Center. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at First Grace Baptist Church in Sheffield, with Pastor Ken Livingston officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in Sheffield. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Retz Funeral Home in Sheffield is in charge of arrangements. Melvin was born Feb. 5, 1919, in Dows, Iowa, to Harry and Mabel (Sarber) Peyton. He attended school there. On Sept. 16, 1939, he married Eva Pletcher in Clarion. He entered the U.S.... Read More	Melvin Harrison Peyton, 93, of Sheffield, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at the Sheffield Care Center. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at First Grace Baptist Church in Sheffield, with Pastor Ken Livingston officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in Sheffield. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Retz Funeral Home in Sheffield is in charge of arrangements. Melvin was born Feb. 5, 1919, in Dows, Iowa, to Harry and Mabel (Sarber) Peyton. He attended school there. On Sept. 16, 1939, he married Eva Pletcher in Clarion. He entered the U.S. Army in 1944 and served in World War II until his honorable discharge in 1946. He was wounded and received the Purple Heart medal. Following his discharge, he and Eva moved to Chicago, Ill., where he drove truck. Sometime later, he moved to Michigan before moving to a farm in rural Dougherty, Iowa in 1963. He and Eva farmed for many years. Prior to selling the farm, he worked for the Farmer's Co-op in Aredale until 1981. Sometime after his retirement, the couple moved into Aredale, where they lived until moving to Hampton. In 2008, they moved to the Sheffield Care Center. The couple owned and operated Peyton's Place Grocery Story in Aredale for many years. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Aredale, Iowa. Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Smit of Sheffield; a son, Mark Peyton of Arizona; a son-in-law, Alan (Pete) Marsh of Lincoln, Ill.; a daughter-in-law, Angie Peyton of Falmouth, Mass.; grandchildren, Debbie (Randy) Irmen of Fergus Falls, Minn., Jeff Peyton of Cape Cod, Mass., Terry (Penny) McCaslin of Sheffield, Kevin (Sara) McCaslin of Rockford , Leona (John) Hughes, Penny (Jeff) Bailey and Nikole (Mike) Stonecipher, all of Lincoln, Ill., Vickie (Tony) French of Big Sandy, Tenn., Theresa (Randy) Spivey of Huntington, Tenn., Candace McCaslin of Texas, and Amanda Peyton Davidson of Tulsa, Okla.; great-grandchildren, Victoria Link and Ryan Link, Cody Peyton, Genny McCaslin (fiance Caleb Mosel), JC (Jill) McCaslin, Kyle McCaslin (fiancé Cassie Willert) and Abby McCaslin, Chris McCaslin, Brianna McCaslin and Logan McCaslin, Loren and Landon French, Peyton and Levi Spivey, Naomi Bailey, and Emily, Isabelle and Addison Stonecipher; five great-great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Doris, Connie and Lois. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Eva; a son, Larry in 1966; a daughter, Linda in 2010; a son, Terrence in 2011; two grandsons, Timothy and Daniel McCaslin; a son-in-law, Dale Smit; a daughter-in-law, Tommie (Peyton) Forrest; three sisters; a brother; and several sisters- and brothers-in-law.

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Melvin Harrison Peyton's memorial is located at: Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield, Franklin County, USA.
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Melvin Harrison Peyton death on 2 Feb 2013 in Sheffield, Franklin County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.9006004
Longitude: -93.2007980

Family Members:

Parent

William Harrison “Harry” Peyton

(1897 - 1981)

Mabel Angeline Sarber Peyton

(1899 - 1978)

Spouse

Eva Leona Pletcher Peyton

(1921 - 2012)

Children

Larry Louis Peyton

(1942 - 1966)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Sheffield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9006004, -93.2007980

2. Saint John Zion Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8969002, -93.1472015

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4. Sacred Heart Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8293991, -93.2225037

6. Rockwell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9786000, -93.1919000

7. West Fork Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8918991, -93.0836029

8. Old Chapin Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8232994, -93.2624969

9. Pleasant Valley Township Cemetery
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12. Saint Patricks Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9227791, -93.0294418

13. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7667007, -93.2518997

14. Pleasant View Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9524994, -93.3897018

15. Hansell Cemetery
Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7666702, -93.1047211

16. Marion Center Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7738991, -93.3178024

17. Hampton Cemetery
Hampton, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7452812, -93.1975021

18. Mount Vernon Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0374985, -93.3181000

19. Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Latimer, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7652817, -93.3719406

20. Harlan Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7663994, -93.0143967

21. Owens Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0825005, -93.1144180

22. Needham Cemetery
Bristow, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7956500, -92.9726300

23. Meservey Cemetery
Meservey, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9080582, -93.4786072

24. Coulter Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7388916, -93.3716736