- Date Of Birth: December 20, 1936
- Date Of Death: August 30, 2013
- State: Indiana
Alan Mellady, 76, of Crawfordsville, died at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 30th. He had been battling heart disease for several years. He died peacefully at home. He was born on December 20, 1936, in Otterbein, Indiana, to Francis (“Frank”) and Helen (Mills) Mellady.
He grew up on a dairy farm outside of Romney where he met Rosalee Stoops, his future wife. He graduated from Romney High School in 1956. After serving 2 years in the United States Marine Corps, he returned to Romney, and he and Rosalee were married in 1958. They moved to Crawfordsville later that year. They were married for 54 years at the time of Rosalee’s death in December 2012. Alan retired from R.R. Donnelly and Sons in 2001 after working there for 43 years. He was a parishioner at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church for over 50 years, where he was involved in Bernie’s Buffet (weekly soup kitchen) and helped rebuild homes in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. He was an avid Boilermaker fan, he liked playing euchre, operating his small working farm, coaching his kids in various sports, and woodworking. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
He is survived by daughters Michelle, Susan, and Maria, sons Michael and Matthew, son in law Greg, daughter in law Jolinda, 11 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and his sister Lisa Drewry of Carmel.
He was preceded in death by Rosalee, his wife of 54 years, their first-born infant son Terry, his parents, his sister Elizabeth “Betty” Holdcraft, and his brother Don of Lafayette.
