Eunice ‘Norene’ Melton || Obituary

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Eunice “Norene” Melton, 92, of Paris, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022, at Stillhouse Rehabilitation & Healthcare. Graveside services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in the Evergreen Open Air Chapel with Rev. Barry Loving officiating. Pallbearers will be Charles E. Fox, Kyle Jackson, Arthur Lewis, Richard Jackson, Pete Dalrymple and Lloyd Renken. Honorary pallbearers will be Tad Olson and Connor Olson.

Norene was born on October 2, 1929, in Paris, the daughter of Horace and Ruth Henderson Edwards. She married George W. Melton on July 15, 1958, in Paris. She was a homemaker, was a real estate broker, a cashier at Kroger and K-Mart. She and George managed the Garden Apartments for twenty years. Norene was a member of First Christian Church.

She loved making a home for her family. She like to sew, crochet, was an avid reader, loved her yard and her cats and they were blessed to be with her. Norene was known for her feistiness and spunk. A fireball that loved her life doing exactly what she wanted when she wanted it. She never felt the need to sugarcoat or apologize for doing things her way.

She was preceded her in death by her parents, Horace and Ruth Edwards, husband, George W. Melton, son, Earl Brommer, son-in-law, Thomas Jordan, grandson, Ben Fox, granddaughter, Brooke Olson and a brother, Travis Edwards.

Mrs. Melton is survived by children, Ruth Fox and husband, Charles, Janice Jordan, James Melton and wife Michelle and Jack Melton; 13 grandchildren including, Tad Olson and wife Paulette, Tana Washington,Tonya Jackson and husband, Kyle and Lauren Renken and husband, Lloyd; nine great-grandchildren including Connor Olson, Hannah Jackson and others, 3 great-great-grandkids and special friends, Arthur & Rose Lewis.

The Melton family would like to express their appreciation to the nurses and staff at Stillhouse Rehabilitation and Healthcare for the care that was given to Mrs. Melton.

Norene was born on October 2, 1929, in Paris, the daughter of Horace and Ruth Henderson Edwards. She married George W. Melton on July 15, 1958, in Paris. She was a homemaker, a real estate broker, a cashier at Kroger and K-Mart. She and George managed the Garden Apartments for twenty years. Norene was a member of First Christian Church. 

Sher loved making a home for her family. She like to sew, crochet, was an avid reader, loved her yard and her cats and they were blessed to be with her. Norene was known for her feistiness and spunk. A fireball that loved her life doing exactly what she wanted when she wanted it. She never felt the need to sugarcoat or apologize for doing things her way.

She was preceded her in death by her parents, Horace and Ruth Edwards, husband, George W. Melton, son, Earl Brommer, son-in-law, Thomas Jordan, grandson, Ben Fox, granddaughter, Brooke Olson and a brother, Travis Edwards.

Mrs. Melton is survived by children, Ruth Fox and husband, Charles, Janice Jordan, James Melton and wife Michelle and Jack Melton; 13 grandchildren including, Tad Olson and wife Paulette, Tana Washington,Tonya Jackson and husband, Kyle and Lauren Renken and husband, Lloyd; nine great-grandchildren including Connor Olson, Hannah Jackson and others, 3 great great grandkids and special friends, Arthur & Rose Lewis.

The Melton family would like to express their appreciation to the nurses and staff at Stillhouse Rehabilitation and Healthcare for the care that was given to Mrs. Melton.