Birth date: Oct 15, 1914 Death date: Jun 24, 2013
Melba Colvin, 98, of Mandeville, Louisiana, passed away June 24, 2013, surrounded in the love of family and friends. She was born on Thursday, October 15, 1914, in Saint Rose, Louisiana, to the late Charles Maurice Elfer and Emma Read Obituary
My sympathies to all of you. Harvey and Melba were good friends of my parents and they had many great times together. Harvey was my godfather.
I remember going to visit Aunt Melba when i was about 5 pr 6. I was with my folks, visiting from Vermont. I remember loving Aunt Melba's house and her southern sweetness and hospitality. As young kids often are, my brother and i were restless wanting something to do while my folks visited and caught up with Aunt Melba. She, seeing we needed something to occupy ourselves, handed my brother and i each a pair of scissors. It had been a year of a caterpillar infestation in Louisiana, you couldn't walk anywhere without stepping on them. She told us to go outside with our scissors and cut as many caterpillars in half as we could! We were shocked that we would be allowed to do such a thing, even told to! But after a quick grin to each other off we were to slay the masses of tree defoliators. Melba would always end her phone calls, when she was about to hang up, she would say, "I embrace you." That line always makes me think of her and brings a smile to my face. Much love, I embrace you.
We remember our wonderful days with Melba and Dr col in who taught us so much about st Tammany history during our time with the st Tammany historical society. Our deepest sympathies to tom.sincerely peter and Lynnette soules
Melba and Dr. Colvin were instrumental in starting the St. Tammany Histsorical Society in the l970s and were the ones who encouraged the publication of the historical issues. Thanks to them some of the old stories of St. Tammany have been recorded. My condolences to Tom and John. Ethel Boagni
Tom and John,I loved your Mother dearly and delighted sitting in the front parlor at cocktail time listening to her wonderful stories. I will cherish my friendship and love for her always. Fondly, Sue Ellen Bourcq
The Old Mandeville Historic Association would like to express its collective condolences to the entire Colvin family on your recent loss of Melba. She was a pioneer in her love for and efforts to preserve beautiful old Mandeville where she made such a lovely home for so many years. We remember those who came before us and the inspiration it instills today. May God Bless you. - Becky Rohrbough, president
Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
Carolyn and I will forever cherish the memory of Melba. We will never forget the love for the history of Mandeville, St. Tammany, and Native Americans that Melba instilled on us! Bill and Carolyn Brugmann
