Melva Joy Stamm1
F, b. 17 June 1940, d. 5 July 2020
| Father | Arthur James Stamm1 b. 21 Jun 1910, d. 23 Aug 1968 |
| Mother | Lovena Belle Newberry1 b. 13 Feb 1918, d. 25 Dec 1991 |
Melva Joy Stamm, daughter of Arthur James Stamm and Lovena Belle Newberry, was born on 17 June 1940 at Manchester, Grant County, Oklahoma.1 She married James Paph on 17 July 1960.1
Melva died Her obituary reads as follows:
Melva Joy Paph, daughter of the late Arthur James And Lovena Belle (Newberry) Stamm, was born June 17, 1940, in Manchester, Oklahoma, and passed away July 5, 2020, in Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 80.
Melva was in the last graduating class of Amorita High School in 1957. She then went to Northwestern Oklahoma State University where she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Home Economics with a minor in English. She was united in marriage to Jim Paph on July 17, 1960. She taught 9th grade English in Alva for a few years She then moved to Edmond where she was a Social Security Disability Examiner for the State of Oklahoma.
She enjoyed square dancing, gardening, and sewing.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Aaron James Paph; and one sister, Judy Neumeyer.
Melva is survived by one son, Brian Lee Paph of Owasso; two sisters, Joyce Egner and husband, Jerry, of Alva, and Marclyn Woolsey, of Lawrence, Kansas; daughter in law, Frances Paph, of Enid; two grandchildren, Michael Paph and wife, Briana of Enid, and Matthew Paph of Enid; one great grandchild, Cora Paph of Enid, other relatives and friends. on 5 July 2020 at Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, at age 80 years and 18 days1, and was buried at Alva.1
Melva died Her obituary reads as follows:
Melva Joy Paph, daughter of the late Arthur James And Lovena Belle (Newberry) Stamm, was born June 17, 1940, in Manchester, Oklahoma, and passed away July 5, 2020, in Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 80.
Melva was in the last graduating class of Amorita High School in 1957. She then went to Northwestern Oklahoma State University where she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Home Economics with a minor in English. She was united in marriage to Jim Paph on July 17, 1960. She taught 9th grade English in Alva for a few years She then moved to Edmond where she was a Social Security Disability Examiner for the State of Oklahoma.
She enjoyed square dancing, gardening, and sewing.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Aaron James Paph; and one sister, Judy Neumeyer.
Melva is survived by one son, Brian Lee Paph of Owasso; two sisters, Joyce Egner and husband, Jerry, of Alva, and Marclyn Woolsey, of Lawrence, Kansas; daughter in law, Frances Paph, of Enid; two grandchildren, Michael Paph and wife, Briana of Enid, and Matthew Paph of Enid; one great grandchild, Cora Paph of Enid, other relatives and friends. on 5 July 2020 at Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, at age 80 years and 18 days1, and was buried at Alva.1
Family: James Paph b. 16 Apr 1936, d. 17 Dec 2020
Citations
- [S1439] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212471039/… : accessed 01 January 2022), memorial page for Melva Joy Stamm Paph (17 Jun 1940–5 Jul 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 212471039, citing Alva Municipal Cemetery, Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Dede Sutton-Morris (contributor 48633239) .
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212471039/…
Last Edited=1 Jan 2022