Washington Co., AR - Obituaries - William H. Melton

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Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
February 5, 1998

GRAVETTE – 

William H. Melton, 72, of Gravette died Feb. 3, 1998, at
Gravette Medical Center. He was born Feb. 13, 1925, in Cushman to William
Albert and Dora Ellen Tarwater Melton. He was a heavy-equipment operator
for the California Portland Co. until his retirement and was a member of
the American Legion and the VFW in California. He was a Marine Corps
veteran of World War II and a Baptist. He moved to the area in 1995 from
Strawberry.
Survivors include his wife, Millie Melton of Gravette; two sons, William R.
Melton of Gravette and Mickahel D. Melton of San Jose, Calif.; four
daughters, Linda Spangler of Gravette, Deiana Duffy of San Antonio, Texas,
Patricia Spangler of Porterville, Calif., and Betty Krell of Cottage Grove,
Ore.; nine grandchildren; one great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Callison-Lough Funeral Home in
Gravette with the Rev. Ricky Williams officiating. Burial will be in
National Cemetery in Fayetteville at a later date. Cremation was by Benton
County Memorial Park Crematory.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to cancer research or the Salvation Army.