Melvin B. "Mel" Haskell

Melvin B. "Mel" Haskell

Melvin Haskell Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Aug. 17, 2003.
Aug. 26, 1920 Aug. 13, 2003
Melvin "Mel" B. Haskell, 82, of Huntsville died Wednesday. Mr. Haskell was a veteran of World War II and of Iwo Jma. He worked in Little Theatre for 60 years in Rhode Island, New Mexico and the last 14 or 15 years in Huntsville. He was a beloved father. He was a chief lab technician and spent the last 20 years with LABSCO, a laboratory supply company. He is survived by a son, Bruce Haskell of Huntsville. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, August 23, at McDonnell Methodist Church on Penny Street with Rev. Tom Youngblood officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Theatre Huntsville.

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