Service: Graveside at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery near Yellville, with arrangements by Burns Funeral Home, Yellville; Visitation: 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church.
Berniece L. Melton, age 93, of Yellville, passed away on Thursday, April 28 (2016) in the Apple Ridge Health and Rehab Center in Harrison.
Berniece was born at Yellville, on Nov. 15, 1922. She was the daughter of the late Vernon and Sarah Helen (Cunningham) Hall.
Berniece was a retired clerk for the United States Postal Service. She married Doyne Melton on Oct. 18, 1942; he preceded her in death on Dec. 17, 2003. Berniece attended the Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Melton is survived by two sons, Bill Melton and his wife, Pat, of Yellville, and Dr. Joe Melton and his wife, Linda, of Harrison, and one sister, Mrs. Imogene Phillips, of Commerce, Oklahoma.
Berniece is also survived by five grandchildren, Janet Cripe, Jeffrey Melton, Brandi Melton, Bradley Melton and Laura Melton. Two great-grandchildren are also surviving Mrs. Melton: Katie Cripe and Aylin Melton. Mrs. Berniece also has two step-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m at the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church, just before the services.
Graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery near Yellville. Brother Kem Reeder will be officiating the services.
Serving as pallbearers will be Janet Cripe, Sid Cripe, Jeffrey Melton, Brandi Melton, Bradley Melton, Laura Melton, Ashley Cutshall, Cody Cutshall and Robert Holmes.
For online condolences go to www.haburns.com or to www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/yellville .
