Funeral services for Claude Milton “Mel” Linn, 67, of Brownwood, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, at the Austin Avenue Church of Christ with Bo Shero and Craig Pender officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Valley Cemetery under the direction of Davis-Morris Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday. Mel passed away on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, at his home. He was born on Sept. 2, 1939, in Temple to Joe and Frances Brown Linn. Mel served his country in the U. S. Navy from 1956-1976. He graduated from Tarleton State University with a Bachelor of Science degree. Mel worked as a chaplain for the Mexia State School for 17 years. He worked as a case manager for the Center for Life Resources and was a volunteer assistant chaplain at the T.R. Havins Unit in Brownwood. Mel married Rhonda Jo Wheeler in July 4, 2001, in Owens. He was a member of the Austin Avenue Church of Christ. Mel is survived by his wife Rhonda of Brownwood; a son, Paul Linn of Mexia; a stepdaughter, Amy Lindsay; a stepson, Matt Lindsay; two sisters, Charlotte Oats of Groesbeck, Texas, and Billie Bishop of Houston; two granddaughters; his mother-in-law, Wanda Wheeler of Owens; sister-in-law, Karen Allen of Owens; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Jerald Linn; a sister, Judy Hill; a brother, Johnny Jenkins; and his step-father, Travis O. Jenkins.