Melvin Arthur Vaux

1921 - 2006  (85 years)

• Name	Melvin Arthur Vaux
  Born	20 Sep 1921
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Oct 2006
  Buried	3 Nov 2006	Shafter Memorial Park, Shafter, Kern County, California, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I249974	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2015

  
  

  Family	Laura Regina Bender
  Children	1. Vaux
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F88028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Melvin Arthur Vaux Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: Sep. 20, 1921 Death: Oct. 31, 2006 Melvin Arthur Vaux September 20, 1921 - October 31, 2006. Funeral services will be conducted by Peters Funeral Home for Melvin "Mel" Arthur Vaux on Friday, November 3, 2006, at 10am, at the Ebenezer Reformed Church – 235 James St. Shafter. Interment will follow at Shafter Memorial Park. Pastor Vernon Pollema of the Ebenezer Reformed Church will officiate. Melvin was born on September 20, 1921, in Hillman, Minnesota, to Elroy and Ruby Vaux. In his younger years his family moved to Duluth, Minnesota, where he attended school. In 1943, he enlisted in the United States Air Force; training with B17 and B29 Bombers. In 1944, he was sent to Saipan with the B29 group where he was authorized to work on the B29's. At the end of WWII he went to Seattle, Washington, but weather was too wet so he moved to Shafter where he worked for Nikkel Iron Works. There he met Laura Bender whom he married on February 28, 1947. In the late 1940's and early 1950's he owned and drove Midget Race Cars. For many years he owned and operated Mel's Farm Service in Shafter. In 1968, he and his wife moved to Boulder City, Nevada, where he opened a machine shop. In 1984, he moved to Arizona, where he helped to plan and build an airpark. He loved to fly his 1946 Ercoupe. He is a member of Ebenezer Reformed Church in Shafter. Melvin is survived by his wife of 59 years, Laura; daughter, Janice Williams of Bakersfield; 3 granddaughters, Erin Williams, Tara Williams and Kristan Williams all of Bakersfield; 2 sisters, Florence Konrad of Stockton and Lula Jordan of Temecula, Ca; and many nieces and nephews. In Lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Ebenezer Reformed Church Memorial Fund. Obituary posted online at: goldenvalleymemorialcare.com, April 12, 2009. Family links: Parents: Elroy M Vaux (1894 - 1973) Ruby A Christian Vaux (1899 - 1992) Spouse: Laura Regina Bender Vaux (1921 - ____)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Shafter Memorial Park Shafter Kern County California, USA Created by: RoseN Record added: Apr 12, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 35778337