GUILFORD – Melva Marie Haley, 87, died Thursday Jan. 29, 2004. She was born Sept. 29, 1916, to William and Mary Snyder in Mercer County, Pa. She graduated from Grove City High School in Grove City, Pa. She obtained her nursing degree at Jamison Memorial Hospital in New Castle, Pa., and an advanced nursing obstetrics degree at Margaret Hague Hospital in New Jersey. Melva worked in Minnesota as an obstetric RN until joining the service. She served during World War II from 1943-1945 as a RN in the Army Nurse Corp. in the Philippines. She met her husband, Manley A. Haley, who served in the Army Corp of Engineers in the Philippines, during World War II. They were both honorably discharged with the rank of Captain and married on Dec. 27, 1945, and resided in Guilford. Melva was a long time active member of the United Methodist Church in Guilford, where she served as a Sunday school teacher and superintendent. She was also active in the local Pony Club, American Legion, and was a member of the Zephyrus Club. Melva also held the position of president of Haley Construction, Inc. following the death of Manley in 1994, and was actively involved in running the company. Melva is survived by three daughters, Kay Haley of Apex, N.C.; Merry Lee Dennis and her husband, Bruce, of South Windsor, Conn., along with their three children, Sarah, Mark and Catherine Dennis; and Jan Carter and her husband, Philip, of Raleigh; one sister, Helen Brown and her husband, Harry, of St. Louis, Mo.; four sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Haley Brewster of Hixson, Tenn., Beth Haley of Sangerville, Jean Haley of Boylston, Mass., and Dorothy Haley Ellis of Holden, Mass. Melva was also loved by many nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at the United Methodist Church, Guilford, with the Rev. Dr. Margaret “Dodie” Stowe officiating. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the Crosby & Neal Funeral Home, 21 Oak St., Guilford. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Guilford Memorial Library, P.O. Box 177, Guilford, ME 04443 or to Gideon’s International, P.O. Box 1512, Cary, NC 27512 for bibles. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.MeM.com.
MELVA MARIE HALEY
