Melvin Lester Vickers

1938 - 2014  (76 years)

• Name	Melvin Lester Vickers
  Born	10 May 1938	Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Nov 2014	Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA
  Buried	21 Nov 2014	Oaklawn Cemetery - Decatur, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I667	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Addison Scott Vickers,   b. 1 Dec 1906, Kyle, Hays County, Texas, USA ,   d. 18 Feb 1986, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Shirley Ina Nix,   b. 17 Sep 1919, Red Springs, Baylor County, Texas, USA ,   d. 31 Dec 2014, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Married	15 Jul 1937	Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janis Darlene Smith,   b. 6 Dec 1941, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA ,   d. 26 Nov 2013, Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	16 Jul 1966	Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA
  Children	1. W.K. Vickers + 2. J.D. Vickers
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 May 1938 - Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA Married - 16 Jul 1966 - Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA Died - 17 Nov 2014 - Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA Buried - 21 Nov 2014 - Oaklawn Cemetery - Decatur, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Melvin Lester Vickers Obituary picture
  		Melvin Lester Vickers and Janis Darlene Smith Vickers
  		Melvin Lester Vickers 1955 Seymour High School Yearbook Photo Seymour, Texas, USA
  		Melvin Lester Vickers 1954 Seymour High School Yearbook Photo Seymour, Texas, USA

  
  

  Documents

  Death Notice of Melvin Lester Vickers Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram on November 20, 2014

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Melvin Lester Vickers and Janis Darlene Smith Vickers Oaklawn Cemetery - Decatur, Texas, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Melvin Lester Vickers, 76, owner of Vic Printing, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, in Decatur. Funeral is 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the Decatur Church of Christ with minister Rick Ross officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery under the direction of Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church building. Pallbearers are Mark Jordan, Kevin Downe, Mark Smith, Dwayne Martin, Lyle Jones, E.W. Dodd and Glen Vickers. Melvin was born May 10, 1938, in Seymour to Addison and Shirley (Nix) Vickers. He married Janis Darlene Smith July 16, 1966, in Seymour, and they moved to Decatur in 1967 to manage the commercial printing operations for the Wise County Messenger, which was then owned by Gene and Rose Carter, with whom Melvin had worked at the Baylor County Banner in Seymour. In 1992, Melvin and Jan purchased the commercial printing division of the Messenger and established Vic Printing. They were later joined in business by their son, Jason. Melvin was a commercial printer for more than 60 years. In addition to his printing business, Vickers was a professional photographer for many years. He and Jan were married 47 years until her passing, Nov. 26, 2013. Melvin was a member of the Decatur Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his father, Addison Vickers; and his wife, Janis Vickers. He is survived by his sons, Keith Vickers and wife, Donna, of Decatur and Jason Vickers and wife, Jennifer, of Roanoke; grandson Jackson Vickers of Roanoke; brother Glen Vickers of Seymour; sisters Helen Hammonds of Bowie, Gayle Smith of Moore, Okla., and Linda Davis of Wichita Falls; his mother, Shirley Vickers of Wichita Falls; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. (Published by Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home of Decatur, TX)