She worked for FBI in Washington, D.C. for 10 years, where she worked as a Security Classifier.
She was a member of Brown Springs Baptist Church.
She loved to garden and to can foods from her garden!
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law: Kenneth Melton and Brenda of Bulls Gap; one daughter and son-in-law: Linda Tester and Mark of Bumpass, Virginia; grandson: Jeremy Melton of North Pole, Alaska; grandson: Adam Melton of Bulls Gap; grandson: Christopher Terry Lynn of Lake Anna, Virginia; granddaughter: Krystal Marie Tester of Holly Grove, Virginia; granddaughter: Rachel Nicole Tester of New Kent, Virginia; grandson: Wesley Alan Tester of Lake Anna, Virginia; great grandson: Jeremy Neeley of Mineral, Virginia; great granddaughter: Drew Lynn of Lake Anna, Virginia; great grandson: Cody Lynn of Lake Anna, Virginia; great-granddaughter: Taylor Lynn of Lake Anna, Virginia; great-great granddaughter: Willow Neely of Mineral, Virginia; brother and sister-in-law: Wayland Graham and Wanda of Gray; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her husband: Alvin Ewell Melton; father and mother: John Graham and Clyde Casteel Graham; one brother: Jack Graham; and five sisters: Geneva Sayler, Emma Lou Salyers, Freida Armstrong, Virginia Myers and Marie McAmis.
The family will receive friends on Saturday from 6-8 pm at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home.
The funeral service will follow at 8 pm in the chapel of the funeral home with Rev. Richard Long officiating.
The graveside will be held on Sunday at 2 pm at GreeneLawn Memory Gardens. Family and friends need to meet at the cemetery by 1:45 pm for the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Judes Childrens Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Shriner’s Hospital, 110 Conn Ter., Lexington, Kentucky 40508.