Mary Ella Melton, 73 of Pikeville, went home to be with the Lord on October 6, 2015. Mary was of the Baptist faith. Some of Mary’s favorite pastimes were spent collecting Barbie dolls and watching true crime shows on TV. She also loved roses.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Lonas and Lillie Smith; a son, Carlos Hankins; 4 brothers, Charley, Walter, Tommy, and Casto; and a sister, Hazel Smith.
Left behind to cherish her memory are her children, Paul (Betty) Hankins, Pikeville; Kenneth Hankins, Jamestown; Virginia (Tim) Gunter, Sunbright; 4 sisters, Delta (Bertie) Walker, Spencer,; Myrtle Campbell and Wilma Bolin, both of Pikeville and Radith (Frazier) Norris, Crossville, grandchildren, Paula, Mark, Misty, Wendell, and Emma Grace, great-grandchildren, Timothy, Taylor, Tommy, and Celeste, several nieces and nephews, and many dear friends.
A Celebration of Mary’s life will be held in the funeral home chapel on Friday October 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. CDT with Bro. Wayne Sullivan officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 p.m. CDT on Thursday. Burial will be in the Blackburn Cemetery.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.pikevillefuneralhome.com
Pikeville Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements.
Cemetery Details
Location
Beaver Hill Rd
Pikeville, TN 37367
