Rachel Martin Melton Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Rachel Martin Melton (Butler, Alabama), born in Quitman, Mississippi, who passed away on January 22, 2021, at the age of 94, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Rachel Martin Melton to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Tom Taylor and Willie Taylor; her former husband Theodore Emmerson Martin; her husband Robert "Billy" Melton; her children, Gregory Martin, Theodore Martin, Jr. and Willie Faye Martin; her grandson Sheldon Gourgues; and her siblings, Clarence, Horace, James, Mattie, Lillie Mae and Helen.
She is survived by: her children, Margaret Phillips Barnett of Quitman, MS and Horace Lee Martin (Deborah) of Ararat; her grandchildren, Elizabeth Stewart, Rose Ann Gourgues, Michelle Jackson, Rhonda Turner and Christopher Martin; her great grandchildren, Sarah Burkett, Terry Phillips, Gabe Gourgues, Jordan Sikes, Sierra Johnson and Lexy Turner; her great great grandchildren, Brianna Burkett, Ivy Phillips, Syrus Burkett, Madelyn Phillips, Lakyn Sikes, Cason Sikes and Juvian Johnson; her stepgrandchildren, Angel Mattimore, Otis E. Carney, III and Constance Kennedy; and her stepgreat-grandchildren, Mavrick Kennedy, Madison Kennedy, Kayla Carney and Buddy Busby.
