Barbara Melton, age 68 and a lifelong resident of Gulfport, died on Monday, May 10, 2010, in Gulfport. She was of the Baptist faith.
Mrs. Melton is preceded in death by her parents, Franklin Black & Evelyn Morrison Dennis, and an infant son.
She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 45 years, Everett Melton of Gulfport; her children, Rhonda Moore, Raymond Howard, Debra Langston, Donald Howard, Vicki Byrd, Evelyn Phelps, Kathy Boyd, and Elizabeth Melton all of Gulfport; her brothers and sisters, Gladys Breeden, Audrey Phiffer both of Maryland, Mary Harris of West Virginia, Sandra Dorme of Tucson, AZ, and Mary Black of Ohio; 22 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11213 Highway 49 North in Gulfport, where friends may visit one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Wolf River Cemetery.
For more information, please call (228)539-9800.