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     Melvin Thomas Griffith was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington.³ He was born on June 29, 1923 at Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington.² He married Mercedes Rowles, daughter of Luther Blair Rowles and Irene Reed, on June 23, 1949 at Livingston, Park Co., Montana.¹ Melvin Thomas Griffith died on November 6, 1997 at Spokane Co., Washington, at age 74.⁴ He Funeral Mass for Melvin T. "Mr. Motorcycle" Griffith, 74, was Monday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Burial followed at Holy Cross Cemetery. Mr. Griffith, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Thursday. He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School and served in General Pattons 3rd Armored Division during World War II. In 1948 he entered the Spokane Police Academy. He served in the Spokane Police Department until his retirement in 1980. During that time, he taught pursuit driving to the departments motorcycle police officers. Mr. Griffith was a national motorcycle hill climb champion and was involved in coaching various sports and activities. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Mercedes; two daughters, Carol Anderson and Valarie, both of Los Angeles; a son, David Griffith of Los Angeles; and a sister, Virginia Steinmetz of Spokane. on November 11, 1997.³

     William Nordin Reed Sr. William Nordin Reed Sr., 81, Valdosta, Ga., formerly of Marion, died in South Georgia Medical Center after post heart surgery. He was born March 4, 1924, in Sioux Falls, S.D., to the late Leonard Montgomery Reed and Gundrun Hjorth. He married Nancy Irene Kaltwasser on May 3, 1946, in Folkston, Ga. She preceded him in death Nov. 4, 2003. He graduated from Cresco Iowa High School in 1941. He attended Butler University and Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where he received a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy in 1951. He was a registered pharmacist in Indiana and Illinois from 1951 to 1996. He practiced in Indianapolis, Huntington, Warsaw, Marion, Elwood and Fairmount. He served in the Navy as a Chief Pharmacist Mate during World War II, where he received the Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign and Victory Medals. He was a former member of American Legion, VFW, AMVETS 5 and Samaritan Masonic Lodge 105 in Marion. Survivors include sons, William N. (Jenny) Reed Jr., Marion; Gregory M. Reed, Valdosta, Ga; Theodore E. (Karen) Reed, Walton; grandchildren, William N. III, Jason A., Farrah D., Jonathon M., Mathew L., Ryan B. (Amy), Megan J. and Makayla A. Reed, Dustin Lane and Nicholas Allen; great-grandchildren, Renee' L. Lane, and Riliegh L. and Kirsten Reed.¹ He was buried at Gardens of Memory, 11201 South Marion Road 35, Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana.² He died at Valdosta, Lowndes Co., Georgia.¹ He was born on March 4, 1924 at Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota.¹ He married Nancy Irene Kaltwasser on May 3, 1946 at Folkston, Charlton Co., Georgia.¹

     Nancy Irene Kaltwasser was buried at Gardens of Memory, 11201 South Marion Road 35, Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana.² She was born on June 14, 1924. As of May 3, 1946,her married name was Reed.¹ She married William Nordin Reed Sr., son of Leonard Montgomery Reed and Gundrun Hjorth, on May 3, 1946 at Folkston, Charlton Co., Georgia.¹ Nancy Irene Kaltwasser died on November 4, 2003 at age 79.¹