Sylvia K. Hall

Sylvia K. Hall

Female 1938 - 2020  (82 years)

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  • Name Sylvia K. Hall 
    Born 11 May 1938  Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Child Status Twin 
    FamilySearch ID G72L-L19 
    1940 Census 6 Apr 1940  Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ward 4, ED 7-18, sheet 3B
      3 Abbott Street
      Hall, Gordon        Head  M  W  23  Md   New Hampshire  1935: Same Place   Grocer Clerk - Retail Store
      ---, Barbara         Wife  F   W  23  Md   Maine                         "
      ---, Sylvia             Dau  F   W    1  S     Concord
      ---, Shirley           Dau  F   W    1  S     Concord
    Died 20 May 2020 
    Obituary 24 May 2020  Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Manchester Union Leader 
    • Sylvia K. (Hall) Melton
      1938 - 2020

      Sylvia K. Melton (Hall) Joined the presence of her Lord on May 20.

      Sylvia was born on May 11, 1938, as an identical twin in Concord, N.H., to Gordon K. and Barbara L. (Cousens) Hall.

      She graduated From Manchester High School Central in 1957, Then studied for her nursing degree at Barrington College (later merged into Gordon College) in Barrington R.I. She performed her student nursing working at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover N.H., while there she meet her future Husband Ivan (Ike) Melton, who was stationed at Pease Air Force Base, they meet while attending a local church. Sylvia and Ike would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary in August.

      They raised two daughters, Kimberly (Thomas) Higgs of Westlake, Ohio, Manchester, and Kelley (Michael) Garvin, Land O'Lakes, Wisconsin. She had seven awesome grandchildren and 15 phenomenal great-grandchildren whom she loved with all her heart.

      In her career lifetime, Sylvia worked as a brainwave technician at Sacred Heart Hospital, served at several area nursing homes and worked as a private duty nurse. She had worked at Calvary Christian School, And in her final years as a school aide in Derry.

      She was known for her bubbly personality and was affectionately called Nana and Aunt Syl by many.

      She was predeceased by her parents, her twin sister Shirley and her niece.

      Due to COVID-19 a memorial service will be planned at a later date. Donations can be made in her memory to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

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    Sylvia K. (Hall) Melton (1938-2020)
    Sylvia K. (Hall) Melton (1938-2020)
    Person ID I18521  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 25 May 2020 

    Father Gordon K. Hall,   b. 13 Mar 1919, Barnstead, Belknap County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 2008, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Barbara L. Cousens,   b. 14 Nov 1916, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 2004, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 7 Sep 1937  Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947
      Name:       Barbara Cousens
      Marriage Date:       7 Sep 1937
      Event Type:       Marriage
      Marriage Place:       Concord, New Hampshire
      Birth Date:       abt 1917
      Age:       20
      Gender:       Female
      Father's name:       Delbert Cousens
      Mother's name:       Althea Young
      Spouse Name:       Gordon K Hall
      Spouse Age:       18
      Spouse Gender:       Male
      Spouse Father's Name:       Harold C Hall
      Spouse Mother's Name:       Flora Parsons
      FHL Film Number:       2069313
      _____________

      Name:       Gordon K Hall of Concord, Driver's helper
      Gender:       Male
      Race:       White
      Marriage Age:       18
      Birth Year:       abt 1919
      Birth Place:       Barnstead, New Hampshire
      Father:       Harold C Hall of Concord, age 43, Truck Driver, b. Gilmanton
      Mother:       Flora Parsons of Concord, age 47, Homemaker, b. Gilmanton
      1st marriage

      Spouse:       Barbara Cousens of Concord, Stenographer
      Gender:       Female
      Race:       White
      Marriage Age:       20
      Birth Year:       abt 1917
      Birth Place:       Portland, Maine
      Father:       Delbert Cousens of Concord, age 54, Building Inspector, b. Standish, Me.
      Mother:       Althea Young of Concord, age 48, Housekeeper, b. Biddeford, Me.
      1st Marriage

      Record Type:       Marriage
      Intention Filed : 2 Sept 1937
      Marriage Date:       7 Sep 1937
      Marriage Place:       Concord, New Hampshire, USA
      Married by Rev. Ernest A Mckenzie of Concord, Clergyman
    Family ID F8782  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family I.". Melton 
    Children 
     1. K. Melton
     2. K. Melton
    Last Modified 24 May 2020 
    Family ID F8779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Sylvia K. (Hall) Melton (1938-2020)
    Sylvia K. (Hall) Melton (1938-2020)