Jr., Melvin Christopher Manley 85 09/29/1923 06/05/2009 Melvin C. Manley Jr. died June 5, 2009, in Beaverton. He was 85. The son of Melvin Sr. and Thelma (Foster) Manley, Mr. Manley was born Sept. 29, 1923, in Six Mile Run, Pa. In 1946, Mel married his childhood sweetheart, Gloria Louise Warsing, in Winchester, Va. Louise died in 2001. He is survived by three children, Glenn Manley, Kim Manley and Kevin Manley; four grandchildren; and 11 nieces and nephews. The last surviving member of his family, he was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Amelia and Anna Grace; and brother, Jerry. Mel was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Cedar Mill. He was also a member of Masonic Lodge #272 in Butler, Pa., Scottish Rite and Al Kader Shrine. Mel graduated from Broad Top Township High School in Pennsylvania and later attended Rutgers University and Dickinson Law School. He was employed by Nationwide Insurance for 35 years. Extremely proud of his service in World War II, Mel served with the 17th Airborne Division in the European theater of operations, participating in the Continental Campaign, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Rhine Crossing. He was awarded the American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three Bronze Stars and one Bronze Arrowhead, the World War II Victory Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. He participated in the World War II Victory Parade in New York City. Funeral services will be in Akers Funeral Home, Everett, Pa., with interment in Duvall Cemetery in Six Mile Run. A memorial service will be planned for July at his local church in Oregon. Published in The Oregonian on 6/14/2009