Melvina J Bair

Born January 10, 1931 in Peoria to Albert L. and Mabel I. (Higginson) Conley, she married Fred L. Bair, Sr. on July 27, 1951 in East Peoria. He died October 4, 2005 in Peoria. She also was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Fred L. Bair, Jr. on June 19, 2008 in Royalton and one brother, Delbert Conley.

Surviving are two daughters, Cynthia Decker of Peoria and Jeannine M. Gianessi of Pekin; one son, Steven Bair of Pekin; six grandchildren, Dustin Fardel, Joshua Bair, Zachariah Gianessi, Joseph Gianessi, Serena Gianessi and Koty Bair; two great-grandchildren and one sister, Delores McVay of Alto Loma, California.

Melvina worked as a sales associate at Bergner’s in the Pekin Mall from when the store opened in 1973 until retiring in 1989.

She was a longtime member of Grace United Methodist Church in Pekin, where she was a member of the United Methodist Women, Susannah Circle and the Young Adult Methodist Sunday school class. She also had formerly served the church with the missions work area.

Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Grace United Methodist Church in Pekin. The Rev. Dr. Joel P. Catlin will officiate. Visitation will be one hour before the funeral at the church. Burial will be Glendale Memorial Gardens in Pekin. Arrangements are by Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin.

Memorial contributions may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, 601 North 4th Street, Pekin, Illinois 61554.

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