Josephine Kidwell Melton, 83, of Chattanooga, died on Friday, November 6, 2009 in a local hospital.
She served as a secretary for Doctors Brackett and Royal and she also served as a secretary at Tepper Hospital. She was a member of Simpson United Methodist Church and the Friendship Sunday School Class.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayland Dean Melton; son, Adrian Kent Cherry; sister, Martha Daube.
She is survived by her daughter, Marcelle (Robert) McLucas of Eustice, Fl.; two sons, James Gregory (Jill) Melton of Boynton, Ga., Anthony Richard (Lisa) Melton of East Ridge; ten grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, John Richard Kidwell of Indianapolis, In.; sister, Pollie Anne Payne of Indianapolis, In.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, Nov. 9, at 1 p.m. at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with Rev. Natalie Smartt officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Friendship Sunday School Class. Interment will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, Nov. 8, from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Simpson United Methodist Church, 601 McFarland Avenue, Rossville, Ga. 30741.
Arrangements are by the Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, East Chapel, 404 South Moore Road, Chattanooga, Tn., 37412.
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