Shirley Raines Melton Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Shirley Raines Melton of Florence, South Carolina, born in Darlington, South Carolina, who passed away at the age of 89, on November 27, 2023. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Shirley Raines Melton to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Walter Kenneth Raines and Marie Howell Raines Sumner; her husband James Edison Melton, Sr.; and her son Walter Sumner Melton. She is survived by: her children, Raine'Melton Robinson (Joey) of Florence and James Edison Melton, Jr. (George) of Atlanta, GA; her brother James Walter Raines (Betty) of Florence; her grandchildren, Ashley Robinson Munn (Will) of Columbia, SC, Matthew James Robinson (Meg) of St. Simons Island, GA and Sarah Elizabeth Lee (Griffin) of Florence; her nephews, Charles Melton (Laurie) of Columbia, SC and Wayne Sturgeon (Karen) of Columbia, SC; her daughter-in-law Lyles McKain Gardner; her grandson-in-law Tanner Gardner of Florence; her great grandchildren, Caroline Elizabeth Munn of Columbia, Edward "Eddie" Griffin Lee, Jr. of Florence, Charlotte Ann Lee of Florence, Margaret "Maggie" Ellen Lee of Florence, Bremen Elisabeth Robinson of St. Simons Island, GA, Molly Jane Robinson of St. Simons Island, GA and James "Jack" Melton Robinson of St. Simons Island, GA; and her close friends, Mona and Randall Pipkin of Florence.
Memorials may be made to Pisgah Methodist Church, 621 N. Ebenezer Rd., Florence, SC 29501; or the House of Hope, 1020 W. Darlington St., Florence, SC 29501.
