Melvin Neil Alleman was born March 29, 1937 in Boise, Idaho, the son of Lyman John and Delsa Cheney Alleman. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1955. He married Velma Hearell April 6, 1970 in Reno, Nevada. He died in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 18, 2007 and was buried in the Palm Memorial Park Cemetery in Las Vegas.