People

: Melvin "Glenn" Hicks; Born in 1911 on what is now the Irby Ranch near Sargents, CO. Married Hazel Brashers, and together moved to Idaho in 1942 to work on a dam project, and then on to Tacoma, WA to work in the shipyards during WWII. Returned to Sargents in 1946 and bought a sawmill, which was his main source of income until he retired. Together he and Hazel raised three children; Melvin Roy, Sandra, and Glenna Sue, on a ranch they bought in 1952. Parade Marshall of the 1996 Cattlemen's Days. (source: Cattlemen's Days 1996 Newspaper Insert)

: Melvin Branson; Early 20th century farmer and cowboy in Grand Valley (Parachute), Colorado. Adopted son of Grand Valley settler David Evans.

: Melvin Homer Feller; He was born to Homer Alden Feller and Vila Mae (Lininger) Feller in Lincoln, Nebraska. They were living in Craig, Colorado by the time Melvin was six years old, in 1924. He went to rural schools from 1924 to 1932 and attended school through the eighth grade. He was a rough string rider for large ranches in Moffat County. He broke horses in Nevada from 1935 to 1940. He enlisted in the US Army on October 4, 1940. He was stationed in California, Albuquerque, Manila, and Fort Monmuth, New Jersey. He left the military in October 1943, having attained the rank of Private First Class Specialist. He also received a Good Conduct decoration for the South Pacific Theater. He took upholstery training when he got out of the army and worked as an upholsterer from 1943 to 1949. He then took a job as a guard in the Grand Junction VA Hospital. He retired in 1968. He married Viola Mae Lininger of Clifton, Colorado on February 5, 1944. She worked as a retail clerk. He belonged to the Disabled American Veterans, and to the Veterans Volunteer Service. He was a three-time president of the Veterans Allied Council.

: Melvin Leslie; An early Twentieth century Pinon Mesa and Fruita, Colorado resident. He grew up on sheep ranches operated by his parents. The family moved their ranching operations and home from Pinon Mesa to Fruita when Melvin was ready to go to school. He served in the military during World War II.

: Melvin Nathaniel "Pappy" Due; He was born in Mountain Home, Arkansas to John W. and Vettie Due. He attended Mountain Home Baptist College in Arkansas. He was married on March 5,1905 to Bertha (Foster) Due. They moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1908. By 1910, US Census records show them living in Blaine, Oklahoma, where Melvin was a professor in a commercial school. They moved to Torrington, Wyoming in 1912, where he worked for the Torrington Telegram before moving to Fruita, Colorado in 1914 to work for the Mesa County Mail. They moved to Grand Junction, Colorado in 1915, where he worked as a deputy assessor for Mesa County. He was a founding member of the Arctic Ice Cream Company in 1922. He was a founding member of Citizens Finance in 1925. He only owned 6% of the stock but was a driving force in the company for many years as the Manager and Director (which he became in 1931). He was a member of the Lions Club (and the second president of the Grand Junction chapter). He was Lion of the Year in 1953. He was also a member of the Rotary Club and the Elks Lodge. He was voted Boss of the year by the Bookcliff chapter of the National Secretaries Association in 1953. He was a member of the Colorado Association of Finance, the American Finance Conference (served as its president for two terms), the board of the Chamber of Commerce, and the board of trustees for the First Presbyterian Church.

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