A Virginia farm girl, Sue often reminisced fondly of her growing-up years in the beautiful rolling hills of her home state. Sue enjoyed crafting, reading, and studying her Bible. She also greatly enjoyed watching sports, especially college football, and was an avid fan of the Virginia Tech Hokies. She also enjoyed outdoor sports like fishing in Lake Lanier and on the coast of Florida. A charter member of Refuge Baptist Church, “Grammy Sue” enjoyed spending time with her church family and the beloved young children in the church, whom she “adopted” as her own. Before moving to Georgia in 2001, Sue was also a long-time member of High Point Baptist Chapel in Geigertown, Pennsylvania.
Sue was preceded in death by her parents Martin L. and Ethel (Byrd) Spraker and is survived by her husband of 58 years, Ted Meloon; son Calvin; son Tim and granddaughters Maddie, Regan, and Harper; daughter Marian Goldstein and husband Bobby; and daughter Becky Stertzbach, husband David, and grandchildren Laura and Dave.
An only child, Sue grew up surrounded by cousins, especially Athlyn (Spraker) McDaniel, the late Donna Byrd, Bob Byrd, Barbara (Byrd) Dunn, Wilma (Byrd) Burns, and Gwen (Byrd) Mulholland.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 8, 3:00 pm at Refuge Baptist Church, 3525 Pilgrim Mill Road, Cumming, Georgia. (Due to current Georgia guidelines, the service is limited to 50 attendees. Family and close friends are welcome to attend. Those who cannot attend are invited to join via live broadcast. Contact the family for the link to the service.)
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Gospel Fellowship Association, 1809 Wade Hampton Boulevard, suite 1109, Greenville, South Carolina 29609 (www.gfamissions.org/give/), designated “In Memory of Sue Meloon” to Chris and Heidi Seawright.
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