Melville W. Mix

Oct 8, 1914 - Dec 18, 1986

Melville W. Mix, 72, of Kokomo, died at 1:40 p.m. Thursday in Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. He retired in 1972 from Indiana Bell Telephone Co. after 35 years of service. He was also employed as a communication specialist for NASA Marshall Flight Center and was a registered P.E. Telephone Pioneer.

He was born Oct. 8, 1914, in Mishawaka.

On July 15, 1942, in Muncie, he married Sue Tharp, who survives. Also surviving are a son, Ronald A. of Logansport; and two grandchildren.

Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Grace United Methodist Church, Kokomo.

He graduated in 1937 from the University of Notre a degree in electrical engineering. He attended Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a member of the church and the Elks Club, and a veteran of World War II.

The South Bend Tribune South Bend, IN, 20 Dec 1986

Enlistment Branch: Army

Enlistment Date: 7 Dec 1942

Discharge Date: 25 Aug 1946

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com

09/04/2026 EJS

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