Philip B.Meli;25;of 2419 East 30th St.;Lorain;Ohio;formerly of Charleroi and Allenport;was dead on arrival at Elyria;(Ohio) Memorial Hospital on Saturday August 1;1964 at 9:05 p.m. after the car he was driving skidded out of control and crashed over a 40-foot embankment five miles west of Elyria;near Amherst. Born Dec.17;1938;in Charleroi;Meli resided in Allenport before moving to Lorain six years ago. He was the son of the late Philip Meli and Blanche Balmer Southwell;who arrived from the state of California this morning by plane. He is also survived by his wife;the former Mary Ellen Connor of Charleroi;a daughter;Tammi Ann;6 1/2;two sons;Philip;4 1/2;and Douglas;one year. Survivors also include two brothers;Thomas and Lawrence;who also live in the state of California;and a sister;Mrs.Audrey Ann Girardin;Charleroi R.D.1. Friends are being received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home;Third St.and Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held from the funeral home on Wednesday;Aug.5;at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak;funeral director.