Melva Lorraine (Fleming) Marney
Marriages
Gifford David Marney - May 19, 1942
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - May 7, 2017
Melva Lorraine
Marney
February 2, 1924 - April 28, 2017
Melva Lorraine (Fleming)
Marney passed away April 28,
2017. She was born on February
2, 1924, in Topeka, Kansas
to Frank Monroe Fleming
and Anne Elizabeth
(Ausherman) Fleming. She
was the fourth of five children.
Melva married the love of her life, Gifford David Marney, on
May 19, 1942, in Topeka, Kansas. They lived in St. Louis, Missouri
where she worked while Gifford was in the Army. Then
they moved to Charleston, Missouri before moving to Kansas.
In 1957 they moved with their five children to Glenwood
Springs. Melva remained at home to care for their children
while Gifford worked. In 1966 they built a new home south of
Glenwood and opened the Sopris View Shoe Repair, which they
ran together.
Melva remained in their home after Gifford’s passing in 1974
until her move to New Castle in 1992. Her hobbies were babysitting
many of her grandchildren, gardening, fishing, traveling,
cooking and doing dishes. She was known as the “Chocolate
Lady”. Anyone who came to her door always had to have a chocolate
kiss before they left. She considered us all her children and
she was the best mother-in-law in the world. Melva was a member
of the Eastern Star Erica Chapter 69.
Melva is preceded in death by her loving husband, Gifford; parents;
three sisters; one brother; son, Gregory Marney, and grandson,
Conrad Ryden. She is survived by daughters, Angela
(Charles) Ryden, Silt; Pamela (Larry) Sweeney, Rifle; sons,
Dwight (Susie) Marney, Grand Junction, and Steven (Tammy)
Marney, New Castle; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren;
one great-great-grandchild, and one on the way, many, nieces,
nephews and friends.
A Funeral Service will be held Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:00
a.m. at the Rifle United Methodist Presbyterian Church. Burial
at Rosebud Cemetery in Glenwood Springs will follow after the
reception.
