Nuel Brown Melton

Nuel Brown Melton, age 92, of Buford, GA and the Ivy Creek Community passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester W. Melton; son-in-law, David McMillian; parents, Jim and Lena Brown; step-mother, Lemma Etheridge Brown; sisters, Betty Croker and Mildred Barnett; and brothers, J. T. Brown, Herman Brown and Douglas Brown. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Dianne McMillian, Gillsville, GA, Donna and Ray Williams, Buford, GA and Cheryl and Kenny Hall, Gillsville, GA; grandchildren, Kevin and Kristy Williams, Chad and Kim Williams, Dustin and Natalie Williams, Bill and Jennifer McMillian, Dana and Billy Aitken and Cody and Ellary Hall; nineteen great grandchildren; one great-great grandson; sister and brother-in-law, Margaret Brown and Bob Sams, Charleston, SC; brother and sister-in-law, Rennis and Janice Roberts Brown; sisters-in-law, Travis Gunter Brown, Buford, GA, Ruth Allen Brown, Lawrenceville, GA and Catherine Melton Lay, Dallas, GA; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Melton was a native of Gwinnett County, GA. She was born on May 3, 1925 in Buford. She was a 1944 graduate of Lawrenceville High School and was retired from Harmony Elementary School in Buford, GA as a cafeteria worker. Mrs. Melton was a life-long member of Ivy Creek Baptist Church in Buford, GA. Funeral service will be held at Ivy Creek Baptist Church, in Buford, GA on Monday, October 30, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. Craig Dale and Rev. Chad Roebuck officiating. Interment will follow at Ivy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Ted Williams officiating the graveside service. The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 29 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Donna and Ray Williams for his lung transplant, c/o Ivy Creek Baptist Church, 2500 Ivy Creek Rd, Buford, GA 30519 in memory of Nuel B. Melton.

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