Bridgeport, Ill
Melba Jean Folmnsbee
1926 — 2022
Melba Jean Folmnsbee, age 96 of Bridgeport, passed away late Friday night, November 11, 2022, at BridgePointe Health Campus of Vincennes, IN. She was born March 6, 1926, in Roxbury, KS to James Martin Ash and his wife Mamie (Rector) Ash. On November 4, 1943, Melba married Homer Cordell Folmnsbee in Roxbury, KS. Together for 72 years, they shared a wonderful life. Homer preceded Melba in death on June 27, 2016. After moving to Bridgeport in 1958, Melba worked at Pete and Rose Cisne's grocery store and Art Shuff's IGA for a while before taking a job at Brian Lumber Company. She stayed there until her retirement after 25 years. All the while, she was a homemaker to her family. Melba was a...