ELIZABETH SHIRLEEN MELVIN

Elizabeth Shirleen Melvin, 81 of Statesville, NC and formerly from Falls Mills, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019. Born in Bluefield, VA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Edward and Agnes Rich Hinkle.  She was a graduate of Graham High School and was a former member of the Eagles, Bluefield, WV Chapter.  As an employee of WVVA, she enjoyed working the March of Dimes Telethon.  Shirleen loved quilting, embroidering, crocheting, sewing, and gardening in her greenhouse.  She loved her family, her fur babies, Mollie and Moca and being a homemaker.  She was a member of the Falls Mills United Methodist Church.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Donald Willis Melvin; sister: Peggy Wilson.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children: Tommy Melvin and wife, Dianna of Statesville, NC and Lisa Colley and husband, Randy of Falls Mills, VA; sisters: Joellen Carr of Anniston, AL and Bonnie Michaels and husband, Neal of NC; grandchildren: Lacy Hinson, T.J. Melvin, Jesse Colley, Alex Colley and Anthony Melvin; 7 great-grandchildren.

A service to celebrate Shirleen's life will be held Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 3:00 P.M. at Dudley Memorial Chapel. Friends are invited to visit with the family on Sunday, January 27 at Dudley Memorial from 2:00 P.M. until the hour of the service.

Graveside service will be conducted Monday, January 28, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. at Grandview Memory Gardens. Those wishing to attend the service are asked to meet at Grandview Mausoleum Chapel no later than 10:45 A.M.