Alice Faye Crowson Melvin

Faye was born on January 7, 1935, in Jemison, Alabama to the late Joseph Ellis Crowson and Mae Ileyne Queen Crowson. Having three older brothers, she was welcomed as the first girl in the family.

Faye married Edgar Eugene Lucas and was married for over 50 years until his death. Ten years later, she met and married Huey Melvin who preceded her in death in 2009.

Faye was always a hard worker, owning two businesses, a small café in Calera and a hair salon. She was a good hairdresser and always kept her hair neat. In later years, she traveled many times with her sisters up to the mountains, down to the beach, on road trips, and on the occasional cruise. She was the matriarch of the family, always helping each one. She also volunteered at Earthly Treasures.

Preceding Faye in death are her children, Martha Truitt (Woody) and Billy Wayne Lucas; her brothers, Charles E. Crowson; Marion Thomas Crowson; Edgar Lee Crowson (Peggy); Joe Franklin Crowson (Flora); and her sisters, Doris Marie Carter, and Betty Jo Crowson.

Left to cherish her memory is her son, Roger W. Lucas of Clanton, AL; her sisters, Jean Gurley (Dennis) of Warrior, AL; Barbara C. Backes of Colorado; Wanda Holcomb (Doug) of Jemison, AL; Jerry Crowson of Oregon; and Linda McKinney (Jim) of Calera, AL. She is also survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, along with many nieces and nephews. Faye was a member of Journey Baptist Church.

Visitation will be held at Ridout’s Southern Heritage Funeral Home on Saturday, August 6, 2022, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am with a funeral service beginning at 11:00 am. She will be interred at Southern Heritage Cemetery.