Mrs. Mary Frances Melton

January 1, 1940 - June 19, 2015

Funeral service for Mrs. Mary Frances Melton, 75, of Opelika will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Southside Church of Christ with interment in Garden Hills Cemetery. Brother Willie Whack will officiate. Mrs. Melton passed Friday, June 19, 2015 at her home. She was a member of the Southside Church of Christ and was active in numerous organizations and activities. In 1959, she graduated from J.W. Darden High School and later attended Opelika Technical School. Mrs. Melton retired from the City of Opelika Parks and Recreation Department as a ceramics’ instructor. Her remains will only be viewed at the funeral home. Survivors: three children, Jeffrey Dwyane (Mollye) Melton of Alabaster, AL, Stephanie Lynne (Calvin) Glaze of Avondale, AZ and Audra Melletta Melton of Opelika, AL; six grandchildren, Shirley Nicole Glaze, Stephen James Glaze, Mekal Tyshi Glaze, Brittany Nicole Melton, Kaci Autumn Melton and Anissa Nicolette Wilson; two great grandchildren; three sisters, Carrie Lee (Pruitt) Rutherford, Shirley Ann (Willie James) Dowdell both of Opelika, AL and Doretha Sturdivant of Auburn, AL; two brothers, Henry Lewis Lockhart of Homestead, NY and James Lockhart of Knoxville, TN; five aunts, Johnnie Jackson, Christine Grady, Lucille (Lewis) McCants all of Opelika, AL, Betty Jean (Lee J) Robinson of Cusseta, AL and Mattie Colbert of Birmingham, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and caring friends.