Funeral for Mary Frances King, 72, of Courtland will be Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Parkway Funeral Home, at 2:00 PM. Burial will be in Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Ms. King, who died Thursday, June 9, 2022, at her residence, was born December 12, 1949, to Tennis Melson and Lolar Kelley. She was a crane operator at Champion Paper Mill. She loved Alabama football, camping at Recede Point and going to Fitzgerald's in Tunica. She was preceded in death by her parents, sons- Keith King, Mark King, brothers- Dillard Melson, Lelton Melson, Coy Melson and sister - Evelyn Freeman
Survivors include:
Grandchildren - Katie Mehra (Vishant), Jennifer Glass, Bert Terry
Brothers- Gilbert Melson, Riley Kelly (Linda), Leslie Kelley (Nancy)
Sisters- Debra Martin (Howard), Cecelia Clark (Dewayne), Jennifer Kelly, Debbie Kelley
Daughter-in-law - Peggy King
Great-grandchildren- Chandler Stevenson, Aiden Stevenson, Kendall Stevenson, Avani Mehra
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to her caregiver, Diane Gaddy.
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