Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthOct 23, 1929, Alamance County, North Carolina [1036], [20436]
DeathFeb 19, 2016, Alamance County, North Carolina [20436]
BurialUnion Ridge Church, 115 Altamahaw-Union Ridge Rd, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [20437]
FatherAlmond Agusta MADREN (1905-1976)
MotherRosy Esther TATE (1909-1987)
Spouses
BirthSep 22, 1932, Alamance County, North Carolina [21172], [21171]
DeathJan 14, 2013, Alamance County, North Carolina [20436], [21171]
BurialUnion Ridge Church, 115 Altamahaw-Union Ridge Rd, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [21171]
FatherRobert Leonard MELTON Sr. (1893-1971)
MotherBessie Mae ZIMMERMAN (1914-1995)
MarriageOct 27, 1957 [1036]
Obituary Online notes for Mary Ann MADREN
2/21/2016

Mary Madren Melton
 
 
 BURLINGTON — Mary Madren Melton, 86, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at the Hospice Home surrounded by her family.
 
 She was born in Alamance County to the late Almond Augusta Madren and Esther Tate Madren and was married to the late Robert Leonard “Bob” Melton, Sr. who died in 2013.
 
 Mary started her career as an Occupational Health Nurse with Cone Mills in Haw River then retired from Kayser-Roth. She was a member of Union Ridge Church and the Angie Crews Circle.
 
 Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia M. “Cindy” and Keith Brady, Denise M. and Victor Tripp; son and daughter-in-law, Robert Leonard, Jr. “Bobby” and JoAnne Melton and granddaughter, Casey Ann Melton; brothers and sisters-in-law, Wayne and Kitty Madren, Albert and Catherine Madren; sister, Elizabeth Madren Cobb. She was preceded in death by her husband,
 
parents and brotherin-law, J.T. Cobb. The memorial service will be held at 5:30 pm Monday at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. James Rosser. The family will receive friends from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Monday at the funeral home prior to the service.
 
 In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215. You may sign the online register book atwww.lowefuneralhome.com  [20436]
Obituary Online notes for Robert Leonard (Spouse 1)
He was born in Alamance County to the late Robert Lacy Melton and the late Carrie Thomas Melton and was the husband of 55 years to Mary Madren Melton, who survives.
Bob was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He retired after 22 years of service with the U.S. Navy and retired with Diebold, Inc. Bob was a member of Union Ridge Church, Fleet Reserve Association and The Retired and Enlisted Association.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Lewis Melton and Lloyd Melton; and stepmother, Bessie Mae Zimmerman Melton.
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