{"id":7061,"date":"2020-06-01T19:21:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T19:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/och-c.com\/?p=7061"},"modified":"2020-06-01T19:21:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T19:21:47","slug":"dean-melton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/och-c.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/01\/dean-melton\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean Melton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dean Melton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Died \u2013 May 31, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BURLINGAME \u2014 Dean Melton, Burlingame, died Sunday, May 31, 2020. He was 80.<\/p>\n<p>Cremation is planned. A Celebration of his Life is pending at Auburn Community Center, 121 W. 11th St., Auburn.<\/p>\n<p>Memorial contributions may be made to Auburn Presbyterian Church, 1101 N. Washington St., P.O. 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