Passed away peacefully at Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital on Aug. 13, 2011, Mr. Melvin Patey Sr. of St. Anthony, in his 84th year. He leaves to mourn with a lifetime of fond and loving memories, wife Jessie; son Piercey (Shirley); granddaughters Dale and Cynthia; four great-grandchildren Danielle, Gregory, Melanie and Evan; sister Mabel Pilgrim; stepbrothers Baxter (Elva) Pilgrim, and Hedley (Elizabeth) Pilgrim; stepsisters Muriel (Cyril) Peyton, Ivy Bussey, and Beryl (Melvin) Pilgrim; and brother-in-law Ralph Pilgrim as well as a large circle of other relatives and friends. Visitation took place at Kerry M. Funeral Home, followed by the funeral service, which took place from the Salvation Army Church in St. Anthony, at 2 p.m. on Aug. 16, with Majors Dinzel and Kathleen Baggs and Pastor Jeff Bessey officiating. Burial followed at the Salvation Army Cemetery in St. Anthony. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre Funeral Homes St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard, funeral director.