
Barbara Melton
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Barbara Ann Kellum Melton, 75, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at North MS Gilmore Hospital in Amory. She was born in Chickasaw County on February 6, 1946 to Jesse Howard Kellum and Doris Wooldridge Kellum. Barbara was a member of Southside Church of Christ in Houston She loved gardening and could make anything grow. She was a very loving mother and grandmother not only to her family but also many "adopted" family members.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 1:00 at Southern Funeral Chapel in Houston with Brother Stan Wenck officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday, January 4 from 5:00 until 7:00 at Southern Funeral Chapel.
She is survived by her daughters, Angela Williams (Rut) of Aberdeen and Pam Hicks (Jeff) of Houston; her son, Hugh Melton (Amber) of Southaven; her grandchildren, Ashley Anderson, Brooke Martin (Sean), Kaylee Anderson, Fisher Melton and Caden Melton and her great-grandchild due in April, Snow Angel Martin.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Doris Kellum; her husband, Robert Melton; her brothers, James, Charles, and Gary Kellum; and her sisters, Colleen Smith and Bobbie Nell Pumphrey.
Southern Funeral Chapel is honored to serve her family.
