Ernest J Melson, a 90 year old resident of Trenton, MO, passed away at 7:30 a.m., Friday, July 08, 2011 at Sunnyview Nursing Home.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 11, 2011 at Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton.  Burial will be in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery near Princeton, MO.  A visitation is scheduled from 1:00 until service time on Monday.  Memorial donations are suggested to either the First Christian Church or Wright Memorial Hospice.

Ernest J. Melson was born May 30, 1921 in Decatur, IA to Ernest and Roberta Crawley Melson.  On April 19, 1942 he was united in marriage to Marceline Dykes.  After their marriage he served in the United States Army during WWII reaching the rank of staff sergeant.  He was a member of the 40th division serving at the island of Mindanao and then at the 38th parallel in Korea. After retuning from military service Mr. Melson managed lumber yards for the Lowrey Miller Lumber Co. and later owned and operated the Gallatin Lumber Yard until his retirement.

Surviving relatives include his wife Marceline of the home a daughter Marsha Cox and her husband Jim of Trenton, two grandchildren Michelle Johnston of Hamilton, MO and Seth Cox and his wife Kendra of Trenton, and a great grandson Koleby McClintick.

He was preceded in death by his parents.