Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MCINTOSH, MELBA LOUISE LEE December 28, 2014
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News Star World - December 30, 2014
MELBA LOUISE LEE MCINTOSH


Mrs. McIntosh was married on June 2, 1949 to John Brown McIntosh, who 
predeceased her on November 16, 1996.

She married William S. Pollard on October 14, 2006, who predeceased her on June 
4, 2007.

She is survived by three sons, John Robert McIntosh II, Oak Grove, Louisiana; 
Thomas Calvin McIntosh and his wife, Kathy McIntosh, of Pioneer, Louisiana; 
Phillip Lee McIntosh and his wife, Dianne Jackson McIntosh of Ridgeland, 
Mississippi; and two stepchildren, Kay Pollard Wallis of Denver, Colorado; and 
William S. Pollard, Jr., and his wife, Jan Pollard of Seattle, Washington.

She is also survived by five grandchildren, John Robert "Trey" McIntosh III, 
and his wife, Julie of Oak Grove, Louisiana; Caskey Lee McIntosh Schexnyder, 
and husband, Brant Schexnyder of Ruston, Louisiana; Virginia Ann McIntosh, of 
Shreveport, Louisiana; Thomas Harris McIntosh of Pioneer, Louisiana, and JoBeth 
McIntosh of Ridgeland, Mississippi; and three grandchildren, Alyssa Dru 
McIntosh and Cullen Brown McIntosh of Oak Grove, Louisiana; and Stephen 
McIntosh Schexnyder of Ruston, Louisiana.

Melba McIntosh was born August 4, 1923, in Oak Grove, Louisiana to Wade Lee and 
Ada Moss Lee, both of whom preceded her in death. She graduated from Oak Grove 
High School in 1940. She attended Louisiana Tech where she graduated in 1944 
with a bachelor's degree in education. She was a high school teacher from 1944 
through 1949, teaching English and biology. She taught at Westlake High School, 
Westlake, Louisiana; Pioneer High School, Pioneer, Louisiana; Eudora High 
School, Eudora, Arkansas, and Oak Grove High School, Oak Grove, Louisiana.

Mrs. McIntosh was active for many years in the West Carroll and Louisiana Farm 
Bureau. She served as First Vice Chairman of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Women's 
Committee, and from 1970 to 1983 she served as Chairman of the Women's 
Committee. During her term as chairman she served as a member of the Louisiana 
Farm Bureau Board of Directors. As the Women's Committee Chairman, she worked 
to promote youth education regarding agriculture and Americanism.

Under her leadership, Louisiana Farm Bureau women became much more active in 
legislative affairs. She was well known for her effective legislative lobbying 
efforts on behalf of Louisiana Farm Bureau. She was popular among the 
legislators for her homemade cookies that she brought to legislative hearings. 
She often appeared at hearings to testify on legislative issues related to 
farming interests and to education and women's issues, particularly as related 
to sex education and the Equal Rights Amendment. Her testimony before the 
legislature was instrumental in obtaining passage of legislation to purchase a 
home for an abuses women's shelter.

While serving as Chairman of the Louisiana Farm Bureau, she served for 7 years 
on the American Farm Bureau Women's Committee.

She was appointed by Governor Edwin Edwards to the Governor's Commission on the 
Status of Women and served on that commission for several years.

She was also active in Associated Country Women of the World, an international 
organization of rural and farm women focused on needs of rural women in 
developing countries. She served as USA Area Vice President for 3 years, and 
then for 3 years as Area President. She traveled extensively to Europe, 
Australia, New Zealand, Southern Africa, and Morocco in connection with her 
work with the ACWW.

She was an active member of Oak Grove First United Methodist Church for over 65 
years, where she served as a Sunday School teacher (high school and adult 
women), a member of the Administrative Board, and Women's Missionary Society.

She was a leader in the effort to obtain telephone service for rural areas of 
West Carroll Parish in the 1950s.

Private family graveside services will be held 10 AM Wednesday, December 31, 
2014 at Oak Grove Cemetery in Oak Grove, Louisiana.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 PM on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Cox 
Funeral Home in Oak Grove, Louisiana.

Memorial services will be held at 2PM on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at First 
United Methodist Church in Oak Grove, Louisiana.

Services are under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Oak Grove.

Cox Funeral Home

Oak Grove, Louisiana

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