Elise Whitaker Melvin's Obituary
Elise Whitaker Melvin, 81, of Memphis went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 24, 2011. She was a member of Charjean Baptist Church, was former President of the PTA at Charjean School and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Melvin was preceded in death by her husband, Robert H. Melvin and daughter, Pam Jones. She was a loving mother to her children, Dianne Melvin of Memphis, Sandy Hooks of Grenada, MS, Bob Melvin of Collierville, TN, Renee Ivy of Memphis and Alice Faye Newcomb of Corinth, MS; loving grandmother to her 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; 1 brother, Elvin Whitaker of Jacksonville, FL. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until service time at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Memorial Park Funeral Home with the interment to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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