Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....GILBERT, MELVIN  July 22, 2016
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News Star World - July 24, 2016
MELVIN GILBERT

Funeral services for Melvin Gilbert, age 80, of West Monroe, LA will be 10 
a.m., Monday, July 25, 2016 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West 
Monroe, LA with Rev. Steve Jensen, Rev. Pete Gilbert, and Brother James Gardner 
officiating. Interment will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun, LA under 
the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.

Mr. Gilbert was born March 15, 1936 in LeCompte, LA and died Friday, July 22, 
2016, in West Monroe, LA after a lengthy illness. Melvin had a love for music 
and played many instruments, primarily the guitar. Mr. Gilbert was a retired 
iron worker, an insurance salesman, but above all he was a loving father, 
grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend to many. Melvin never met a stranger 
and treated everyone he encountered with love, respect, and kindness, but above 
all, he had an undying love for the Lord and that love was practiced throughout 
his life. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Underwood Gilbert; his 
parents, Clayton R. Gilbert and Rosa Lee Gilbert; brother, Bob Gilbert; 
sisters, Bernice Griner and Betty Townsend.

Mr. Gilbert is survived by three children, Eugene Gilbert and wife, Margaret; 
Barbara White and husband, Ernest; Wendy Meeks and husband, Michael; 
grandchildren, Joshua, Matthew and fiancée, Brittany, Stephanie, and Wyatt 
Gilbert, Crystal Madiar, Emily White Flores and husband, Rod, Maleah White, 
Cloie and Camden Johnston and Alexis Meeks; great-grandchildren, Savannah, 
Daisy, Cole, Marley, Waylon, Audrie, Remi, and future great-grandchild, Deacon; 
four brothers dear to his heart, Mack Gilbert, Joe Gilbert, Johnny Gilbert, and 
Jackie Gilbert; special nephew, Randy Balsamo and family; his "crazy ole woman" 
grandchild, Mackenzie Hobbs Mullins; numerous nieces and nephews, and a host of 
family and friends.

Pallbearers will be his four brothers, Mack, Joe, Johnny, and Jackie, Joshua 
and Matthew Gilbert. Honorary pallbearers will be Randy Balsamo, Wyatt Gilbert, 
and Camden Johnston.

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Kilpatrick 
Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA and from 8:00 a.m. until time of service on 
Monday, July 25, 2016.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to McClendon Baptist Church, where 
Mr. Gilbert was a member.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

West Monroe, LA 

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