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Lyla Elaine Melloon was born 21 Oct 1932 in McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, SD.  She died 07 Jan 2023 at Callaway, Custer, NE.  She married 1) Orland Samuel Sloat (b: 23 Jun 1932 in Gettysburg, Potter, SD, d: 05 Jan 2013 in West Fargo, Cass, ND, Find A Grave Memorial# 110951438). Orland was the son of Roy Harvey Sloat and Esther Belle Hawes Lyla and Orland had two sons and adopted two daughters.

Their children are:

1.  Philip Charles Sloat,

2.  Dayton Samuel Sloat

3.  Rachel Faye Sloat,  b: 13 Sept 1966,  adopted 07 Dec 1996, d: 14 Aug 2010 in Nashville, Davidson, TN

4.  Mary Ellen Sloat  legally changed her name on 18 Oct 1986 to Barbara Jean Greeley, which was her birth name. Her birth parents were Ramona Greeley and Henry LaCroix, who predeceased her.  She was born 06 Oct 1968 at Sisseton, Roberts, SD. She was adopted 3 weeks later by Orland & Lyla (Melloon) Sloat. She died of ovarian cancer on 01 Mar 2020 at the Hendricks Community Hospital, Hendricks, Lincoln, MN. 

Lyla and Orland were divorced. 

Lyla then married 2) Harlan Siebrecht (b: 26 Oct 1937 in Redfield, Spink, SD, d: 30 Sept 2016 in Redfield, Spink, SD, Find A Grave Memorial# 170735814 ), son of Wesley Seibrecht and Anna Schutte.  Harlan is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Redfield, Spink, SD.  Harlan had been previously married and divorced.