Melvin Curtis Rountree

Melvin Curtis Rountree, 89, of 296 Woodland Church Road, Hertford, NC, died Friday, January 24, 2014 in his home. Affectionately known by family and friends as "Brother" and "Uncle Brother," Mr. Rountree was born March 22, 1924 in Chowan County and was the son of the late Curtis D. and Mary Jones Rountree. A retired drag line operator from Weyerhaeuser, he was a member of Woodville Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and also was a member of the Men's Sunday School Class, was a charter member of the Inter County Volunteer Fire Department where he had served as chief, and had also volunteered on the Perquimans County Rescue Squad for 20 years. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of the William Paul Stallings Post 126 of the American Legion for 50 years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Ann Ivey, and a brother, Eugene Rountree. Surviving are his brother, Wilson Rountree; four sisters, Frances R. Gray, Doris R. Godfrey, Linda R. Revell, and Patricia R. Benton; 21 nieces and nephews; and numerous great and great-great-nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 p.m. in Woodville Baptist Church. A private burial will follow in the Rountree-Stallings Family Cemetery on County Line Road with Miller & Van Essendelft, Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, handling arrangements. Friends may join the family in the fellowship hall immediately following the church service on Monday, and other times at the residence. The family would like to express their appreciation to "Brother's" caregivers for all the attention and care given him these past three years. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.