Sent by Marion Johnson. Mellis was a veterianarian.
Dr. M.G. Talbert, Veterinary At Franklin Dies.
Franklin, Ind (spl) - Dr. Mellis G. Talbert, 69 years old, Franklin
veterinary for 20 years, died Friday night in Indianapolis Methodist Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Vandivier Mortuary here. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.
A native of Shelby Country, Dr. Talbert was a graduate of Indiana
Veterinary College. He was a member of the Indiana Veterinary Association and for 12 years was assistant state veterinary.
Dr. Talbert was a veteran of World War 1, and was a past commander of
Morristown and Franklin American Legion posts. At one time he headed the
Legion's sixth district.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown; member of the Masonic Lodge, Shrine, Elks Lodge, and the Franklin Society for Preservation and Encouragment of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America.
Survivors include the widow; two sons, Howard Talbert and Robert Talbert,
both of Morristown; a daughter, Mrs. Emerson Winkler, Waldron; several
grandchildren, one sister and two brothers.
Sent by Marion Johnson. Nelle had no children by either marriage.
Obituaries there was 3 different obituaries for Nelle, Franklin Daily
Journal, Indianapolis Star and the other was unnamed.This one is from the Franklin Daily Journal.
Nelle Talbert Service Tuesday
Nellie Hiatt Shelby Talbert, 94, Franklin, a former businesswoman, died
Thursday at Franklin Healthcare Center where she had been a resident for eight months. She had been in failing health for several years.
Born 1 Jun 1886, in Montgomery County, south of Darlington, she was the
daughter of William and Flora (Grimes) Hiatt.
She married Grover Shelby Nov 22, 1922, and he preceded her in death in
1931. She then married Dr. Mellis G. Talbert, a former Franklin veterinarian
in 1936 and he preceded her in death Aug 8, 1953.
Mrs. Talbert had been active in the real estate and insurance business in Lebanon before moving to Franklin. She owned and managed apartments in
Franklin and Frankfort.
She was a charter member of the Business and Professional Women in Lebanon and was also a member of the Franklin BPW. She also belonged to Lebanon Chapter 23 OES, Franklin First United Presbyterian Church, American Legion Auxiliary and World War I Auxiliary, Daughters of the Union, Daughters of the American Revolution and Indiana Historical Society.
A funeral service will be conducted 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Vandivier Tudor Funeral Home, Franklin by the Rev. James Shaffer. Graveside rites will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Darlington at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Survivors include two stepsons, Howard Talbert and Robert Talbert of
Morristown, a stepdaughter, Isabelle Smith of Shelbyville; sisters Dorothy
Whitson of Mattoon, Ill and Florence Webster of Indianapolis. Several nieces
and nephews also survive.