Melvin Lewis Gilghrest Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Melvin Lewis Gilghrest (Reidsville, Georgia), born in Metter, Georgia, who passed away at the age of 87, on December 12, 2022. 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 Melvin Lewis Gilghrest to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Mack Gilghrest and Annie Mae Gilghrest; his sons, Leo and Melvin Gilghrest Jr.; and his siblings, Matthew, Hubert Gilghrest and Annie Will Anderson.
He is survived by: his wife Emma Dean Gilghrest; his daughter Martha Lawton (Ronnie) of Atl; his siblings-in-law, Hattie Williams (Willie Earl Sr.) of Cobbtown Ga, Audrey Weeks, Vernice Mosley of Claxton Ga, Annie Lois Moore (Franklin) of Metter Ga, Shelia Lewis (Otto) of Statesboro Ga, Ronnie Byrd and Theodore Byrd of Metter Ga; his godson Shalom George of Pembroke Ga; and his child Alexis Byrd Hill. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends.
