Melvin Dwight Chesnut-Pinckneyville, IL (formerly of Sesser, IL)

Melvin Dwight Chesnut, 87, of Pinckneyville, (formerly of Sesser, IL) passed away on Friday May 29, 2026 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

He was born on November 22, 1938 in Sorento, IL to Abraham and Thelma (Shepard) Chesnut. He married Annice (Chaney) Chesnut on April 23, 1973 and she preceded him in death on January 9, 2011.

He is survived by his daughters Peggy Caldwell of Mulkeytown and Jeanie Sobeck of Petersburg, IL.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and one sister Betty Chesnut.

He will be cremated with no services.

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