Obituary Record

Melva I (Hightree) Brewer
Died on 4/11/1987

Brewer, Melva I. (Hightree), 72

Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Decatur

Date and place of publication of this article were not recorded

Melva I. Brewer, 72, of Omaha and formerly of Decatur, died Saturday evening, April 11, 1987, at the Burgess Memorial Hospital in Onawa, Iowa, after a brief illness.

She was born on February 19, 1915, at Winnebago to John M. and Nola (Potts) Hightree and was married to Henry ("Hank") Brewer on April 17, 1937, at Elk Point, South Dakota.

Melva and Hank lived in and around the Decatur area all of their married lives.

She became an elementary school teacher shortly after her graduation from high school and Wayne State College.

Melva taught in many of the rural school districts in the Decatur vicinity including the Farrrens, Deman, Busse and the 6-R School Districts.

She also taught in the Macy and Decatur Schools intermittently for many years.

Melva was honored in 1985 by the Decatur Alumni Association with an Outstanding Teacher Award.

Mr. Brewer passed away on March 1, 1978.

Survivors include her mother, Nola Hightree of Decatur; seven sons: Terry Brewer of Greeley, Paul Brewer of Lyons, John Brewer and Clark Brewer of Onawa, Iowa and Ronald Brewer of Norfolk; two daughters, Fanchon Andersen of Omaha and Janelle Britton of Sioux City; two brothers, Herb Hightree of Walthill and Paul (Bus) Hightree of Whiting, Iowa; 31 Grandchildren and eleven Great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Hank; one son, Lowell; three grandchildren; Terry Jene, Angela Ray and Michelle Sue; and two brothers, Earl and Bill.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 1987, at the United Methodist Church in Decatur with Rev. Marion H. Knoell officiating.

Interment in Hillcrest Cemetery at Decatur.

A Prayer Service was held at 7:30 p.m. Monday evening at the Hamel & Peck Funeral Home in Tekamah.

Find a Grave Memorial # 84117794

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

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