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Visitation:
Monday, July 6, 2026, from 10 - 11 a.m. at Holland
Barry & Bennett Funeral Home.
Service:
Monday, July 6, 2026, at 11 a.m. at the funeral
home.
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
Home
Obituary
Melvin E. Chrisman,
79, of Mt. Pulaski, IL., passed away June 23, 2026,
at Springfield Memorial Hospital.
Cremation rites have been accorded by Holland Barry
& Bennett Funeral Home.
A time of
visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM
Monday, July 6, 2026, at Holland Barry & Bennett
Funeral Home. A memorial service will follow at 11
AM also at the funeral home with Pastor Ron Otto
officiating.
Melvin was born October 29, 1946, in Lincoln, IL.,
the son of Melvin C. Chrisman and Mary Colletta
Swingle. He married Lois Davenport on September 11,
1967. She preceded him in death.
He proudly served his country in the United States
Army and was a Purple Heart Recipient.
Melvin was a mental health administrator at Lincoln
Developmental Center until his retirement. He loved
feeding the birds, gardening and planting flowers,
his dog Jack and taking Jack for golf cart rides;
Bingo, fishing, and camping. Above all else, he
loved his family and enjoyed spending time with
them. |
Survivors include his
daughters Melissa (Mike) Schackel and Margaret
(Garrett) Eckhardt; grandchildren: Justin, Brandon,
Briana, Faith, Zack, and Joseph; two great
grandchildren Alaina and Danielle ; siblings Rita
Barry, Marsha (Mark) Marston, and Mike Swingle;
niece Monica Barry, nephew Jim Barry. Cousins,
extended family members, and friends also survive.
Memorial donations may be made to the Disabled
American Veterans and will be accepted at the
funeral home.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife
Lois, son Brian Chrisman, Son Scott Welch, and one
brother Richard Earl Chrisman.
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