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Melvin Ruel “Mel” Gilbert

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Melvin Ruel “Mel” Gilbert

Birth
Denison, Grayson County, Texas, USA
Death
9 Apr 2020 (aged 92)
Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Arlington, TX – Melvin Ruel Gilbert, 92, passed on thru the gates of heaven on Thursday, April 9, 2020, at Arlington Memorial hospital, following a brief illness.

He leaves his companion Susan Tyner, his son, Cecil Gilbert, his daughter Angel McCullough, brother Carl Jack Gilbert, four grandchildren; and many friends.

Born on Monday, April 11, 1927 in Denison, TX, and raised in Grandview, TX, the son of W. Asbury and Annie Gilbert, he was a lifelong resident of Arlington. After serving with the Army Air Corps during World War II, he stopped off in southern California to stay with an elder brother, where he married his first wife Anna Marie. They moved to Texas shortly after marriage.

Melvin went to work for TEMCO aircraft manufacturing. After being laid off by the late 1950s, he began a new career as a mechanic for Bob Cooke Ford, then to service writer, manager service department, then on to auto/truck sales.
Melvin returned to aircraft manufacturing with LTV Aerospace & Defense (now known as Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control and Triumph – Vought Aircraft Division), where he retired as a Production Manager.

Melvin enjoyed his fraternal organizations, Arlington Moose Lodge, Elks Lodge and American Legion.

A burial service was held on April 13, 2020 at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Formal funeral services were not allowed due to the federal Government Corona virus restrictions.

Source: Wade Family Funeral Home
Arlington, TX – Melvin Ruel Gilbert, 92, passed on thru the gates of heaven on Thursday, April 9, 2020, at Arlington Memorial hospital, following a brief illness.

He leaves his companion Susan Tyner, his son, Cecil Gilbert, his daughter Angel McCullough, brother Carl Jack Gilbert, four grandchildren; and many friends.

Born on Monday, April 11, 1927 in Denison, TX, and raised in Grandview, TX, the son of W. Asbury and Annie Gilbert, he was a lifelong resident of Arlington. After serving with the Army Air Corps during World War II, he stopped off in southern California to stay with an elder brother, where he married his first wife Anna Marie. They moved to Texas shortly after marriage.

Melvin went to work for TEMCO aircraft manufacturing. After being laid off by the late 1950s, he began a new career as a mechanic for Bob Cooke Ford, then to service writer, manager service department, then on to auto/truck sales.
Melvin returned to aircraft manufacturing with LTV Aerospace & Defense (now known as Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control and Triumph – Vought Aircraft Division), where he retired as a Production Manager.

Melvin enjoyed his fraternal organizations, Arlington Moose Lodge, Elks Lodge and American Legion.

A burial service was held on April 13, 2020 at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Formal funeral services were not allowed due to the federal Government Corona virus restrictions.

Source: Wade Family Funeral Home

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