Melissa Renea Tanksley Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Melissa Renea Tanksley of Bastrop, Louisiana, who passed away at the age of 54, on May 16, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As Melissa departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Melissa may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Melissa leaves behind.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Mary Alexander and Larry Tanksley. She is survived by: her sons, Rusty Hires (Brittany) of Crossett and Anthony Hires (Daitona) of Fayetteville, Arkansas; and her grandchildren, Ginger Shook of Monticello, Arkansas, Laci Thomas, Lindsey Thomas, Payton Thomas, Maddisyn Silman, Mason Hires, Travis Hires and Pruedaince Hires.
