Peter Melton Memorial Fund
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Please help us support Peter Melton's wife and daughter after his tragic passing.
Peter Christopher Melton, was born April 8, 1985 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was the son of Dean and Vicky J. (Edgington) Melton, and was one of six children, four sons and two daughters, Randy, Brenda, Peter, Phillip, Hannah, and Luke. Peter was homeschooled at Gentle Shepherd Christian School in Partridge, Kansas. He attended Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, Kansas and received his Associates Degree in 2009. Peter then attended and graduated from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas and received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering in 2012. It was while Peter was attending Hutchinson Community College that he met the girl of his dreams.
Peter Christopher Melton was united in marriage to Jennifer Lynn Pope on October 14, 2006 at Roxbury United Parish, Roxbury, Kansas. The young couple established their first home in Hutchinson, Kansas. This union was blessed with the birth of an amazing daughter, Alexa. In a very short time, the couple moved a lot. They were currently living in Cherryvale, Kansas.
Peter worked for Sturdi-Bilt Storage Barns in Hutchinson, Kansas for 7 years, and while attending K.S.U. he interned for John Deere in Dubuque, Iowa. He was currently working for John Deere Coffeyville Works, Coffeyville, Kansas as an Electrical Engineer.
Peter was a loving and caring husband, father, son, brother, nephew, uncle, cousin, co-worker, and a dear friend who will be missed by those who knew and loved him. Peter loved his family and always wanted the best for them, he was especially fond of his daughter, Alexa Brooke, who was daddy’s little girl.
Peter was a member and squad leader of A.L.E.R.T. (Air Land Emergency Resource Team) and participated in the search and recovery of the Columbia Space Shuttle in 2003. He also had his Padi Certification for Scuba Diving. Peter enjoyed shooting his guns, hiking, camping, cooking, creating-building electronics projects, and had a lifelong quest for knowledge. He also enjoyed being a coach for his daughter's soccer teams.
Peter Christopher Melton, 29, of Cherryvale, Kansas died from injury's received in an automobile accident on Saturday, October 25, 2014, in rural Labette County, Kansas near Cherryvale. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Floyd and Marcella Edgington.
Surviving family members include his loving and devoted wife Jennifer Melton, of Cherryvale, Kansas; the apple of his eye, daughter, Alexa Brooke Melton, of Cherryvale, Kansas; his mother Vicky Bird and her husband Clair, of Wichita, Kansas; his father Dean Melton and his wife Melinda, of Turon, Kansas; his siblings, Randy Melton and his wife Dotty, of Alberta, Canada; Brenda Prentice and her husband, Aaron, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Phillip Melton and his wife Bridgette, of College Station, Texas, Hannah Collins and her husband Shane, of Spokane, Washington, and Luke Melton and his wife Anita, of Yukon, Oklahoma; several nieces and nephews, many other relatives, and a host of friends.
Memories of Peter:
The memories of Peter are numerous; we could spend the whole afternoon recounting all of his crazy antics. Peter’s dad and siblings have put together their favorite stories that go a little something like this…
When Peter was just a baby, sleeping peacefully in his baby seat, Randy and Brenda would pry open his eyes.
Peter was always planning some crazy idea. He once mixed bleach with other chemicals to make a miracle cleaner. When he spilled it on the plywood floor of the playhouse, it ate a hole right through it. He had page after page in his notebook with drawings of wires, as he planned out his many electrical inventions. Then there was the giant hole beside his shed where he planned to make a fall-out shelter.
The bond he shared with his younger brothers began with all the mischief they got into as kids… mixing chemicals to make flash fires… throwing a fire bomb behind the garage and nearly burning it down… rolling tires off the house roof… throwing firecrackers into the windows of the old Partridge school building with their buddy, Peter Wagler… establishing the “Melton Gang” and throwing rocks over the bushes at the “Partridge Gang”… melting aluminum in their homemade forge.... On a camping trip with Dad and all the brothers, Peter and his brother shot water moccasins and threw them into buckets.
When Peter was a young teen, he spent some time working with Randy doing lawn care. He would wear his hat so far down over his eyes, that he would have lift his face up to the sky just to be able to see.
Peter once won a silent bid at a Turon city auction on an old ambulance. He drove that old ambulance all over the place. He drove into Wichita on icy roads and ended up going off the road. When the tow truck arrived, the driver thought that he was a real paramedic and pulled him out for free. Then there was the time when he got his ambulance stuck in the sand, so he put a board under the wheels. He spun the tires until they smoked and burned through the wood. He also used his ambulance to push around the round hay bales in Dad’s pasture, filling his radiator with hay.
Peter could try his siblings’ patience, but he had a giving heart. One Christmas, he spent many hours making furniture for each of his siblings… a nightstand, 2 desks, and lamps. When Hannah needed money, Peter paid her whole year’s tuition, making it possible for her to return to Washington for school. Without his help, she would not have been able to return and would have never met her husband, Shane.
These are just a few of the memories we have of Peter, though many more will be carried with us as we keep his memory in our hearts forever. Peter will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Jen and Alexa, the love Peter had for you both was evident, and you will always be a part of our life, memories and family.
Peter Christopher Melton, was born April 8, 1985 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was the son of Dean and Vicky J. (Edgington) Melton, and was one of six children, four sons and two daughters, Randy, Brenda, Peter, Phillip, Hannah, and Luke. Peter was homeschooled at Gentle Shepherd Christian School in Partridge, Kansas. He attended Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, Kansas and received his Associates Degree in 2009. Peter then attended and graduated from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas and received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering in 2012. It was while Peter was attending Hutchinson Community College that he met the girl of his dreams.
Peter Christopher Melton was united in marriage to Jennifer Lynn Pope on October 14, 2006 at Roxbury United Parish, Roxbury, Kansas. The young couple established their first home in Hutchinson, Kansas. This union was blessed with the birth of an amazing daughter, Alexa. In a very short time, the couple moved a lot. They were currently living in Cherryvale, Kansas.
Peter worked for Sturdi-Bilt Storage Barns in Hutchinson, Kansas for 7 years, and while attending K.S.U. he interned for John Deere in Dubuque, Iowa. He was currently working for John Deere Coffeyville Works, Coffeyville, Kansas as an Electrical Engineer.
Peter was a loving and caring husband, father, son, brother, nephew, uncle, cousin, co-worker, and a dear friend who will be missed by those who knew and loved him. Peter loved his family and always wanted the best for them, he was especially fond of his daughter, Alexa Brooke, who was daddy’s little girl.
Peter was a member and squad leader of A.L.E.R.T. (Air Land Emergency Resource Team) and participated in the search and recovery of the Columbia Space Shuttle in 2003. He also had his Padi Certification for Scuba Diving. Peter enjoyed shooting his guns, hiking, camping, cooking, creating-building electronics projects, and had a lifelong quest for knowledge. He also enjoyed being a coach for his daughter's soccer teams.
Peter Christopher Melton, 29, of Cherryvale, Kansas died from injury's received in an automobile accident on Saturday, October 25, 2014, in rural Labette County, Kansas near Cherryvale. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Floyd and Marcella Edgington.
Surviving family members include his loving and devoted wife Jennifer Melton, of Cherryvale, Kansas; the apple of his eye, daughter, Alexa Brooke Melton, of Cherryvale, Kansas; his mother Vicky Bird and her husband Clair, of Wichita, Kansas; his father Dean Melton and his wife Melinda, of Turon, Kansas; his siblings, Randy Melton and his wife Dotty, of Alberta, Canada; Brenda Prentice and her husband, Aaron, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Phillip Melton and his wife Bridgette, of College Station, Texas, Hannah Collins and her husband Shane, of Spokane, Washington, and Luke Melton and his wife Anita, of Yukon, Oklahoma; several nieces and nephews, many other relatives, and a host of friends.
Memories of Peter:
The memories of Peter are numerous; we could spend the whole afternoon recounting all of his crazy antics. Peter’s dad and siblings have put together their favorite stories that go a little something like this…
When Peter was just a baby, sleeping peacefully in his baby seat, Randy and Brenda would pry open his eyes.
Peter was always planning some crazy idea. He once mixed bleach with other chemicals to make a miracle cleaner. When he spilled it on the plywood floor of the playhouse, it ate a hole right through it. He had page after page in his notebook with drawings of wires, as he planned out his many electrical inventions. Then there was the giant hole beside his shed where he planned to make a fall-out shelter.
The bond he shared with his younger brothers began with all the mischief they got into as kids… mixing chemicals to make flash fires… throwing a fire bomb behind the garage and nearly burning it down… rolling tires off the house roof… throwing firecrackers into the windows of the old Partridge school building with their buddy, Peter Wagler… establishing the “Melton Gang” and throwing rocks over the bushes at the “Partridge Gang”… melting aluminum in their homemade forge.... On a camping trip with Dad and all the brothers, Peter and his brother shot water moccasins and threw them into buckets.
When Peter was a young teen, he spent some time working with Randy doing lawn care. He would wear his hat so far down over his eyes, that he would have lift his face up to the sky just to be able to see.
Peter once won a silent bid at a Turon city auction on an old ambulance. He drove that old ambulance all over the place. He drove into Wichita on icy roads and ended up going off the road. When the tow truck arrived, the driver thought that he was a real paramedic and pulled him out for free. Then there was the time when he got his ambulance stuck in the sand, so he put a board under the wheels. He spun the tires until they smoked and burned through the wood. He also used his ambulance to push around the round hay bales in Dad’s pasture, filling his radiator with hay.
Peter could try his siblings’ patience, but he had a giving heart. One Christmas, he spent many hours making furniture for each of his siblings… a nightstand, 2 desks, and lamps. When Hannah needed money, Peter paid her whole year’s tuition, making it possible for her to return to Washington for school. Without his help, she would not have been able to return and would have never met her husband, Shane.
These are just a few of the memories we have of Peter, though many more will be carried with us as we keep his memory in our hearts forever. Peter will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Jen and Alexa, the love Peter had for you both was evident, and you will always be a part of our life, memories and family.
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