Green Thomas Melton

1911 - 2002  (91 years)

• Name	Green Thomas Melton  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	2 Nov 1911	Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Doc
  Residence	1920	Ward 3, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA   [2]
  Residence	1930	Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA   [3]
  SSN issued	Bef 1951	Florida, USA   [1]
  Social Security Number	267-32-9869  [1]
  Death	15 Nov 2002	Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA   [1, 4]
  	Greene Thomas Doc Melton: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice Florida Times-Union, The (Jacksonville, FL) - Sunday, November 17, 2002 Deceased Name: Greene Thomas Doc Melton MELTON Mr. Greene Thomas “ Doc” Melton, age 91, of Lake City, Florida passed away peacefully Friday, November 15, 2002 after a brief illness. He graduated from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida where he earned varsity letters in football, basketball, baseball and track. He married Sarah Catherine Morrison of Lake City, Florida who preceded him in death in 1996. They moved to Lake City in 1933. He was in the funeral business and the oil business in Lake City, Florida. He owned & operated the Melton Funeral Home, which is operating today as the Sherrill-Guerry Funeral Home. During World War II he coached the Columbia High Tigers and served on the War Administration Board. He was also a member of the Elks Club. In 1957 he was elected to the Florida State Senate and served until 1967. He was Chairman of the Education Committee and was responsible for establishing the Lake City Community College. he was the first Chairman of the Board and the library in named in his honor. He was a member of the 1st United Methodist Church of Lake City. Mr. Melton is survived by three children, Katherine Argersinger of Blakeley, Georgia, Thomas Morrison “ Mo” Melton of Jacksonville, Florida, and Patricia Melton Browning of Atlanta, Georgia. Also surviving are six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 11 AM Monday, November 18, 2002 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Lake City, Florida with Rev. David Paul officiating. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service at Sherrill- Guerry Funeral Home, 616 South Marion Street, Lake City, Florida. In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations be made to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32257. SHERRILL-GUERRY FUNERAL HOME, 616 South Marion Street, Lake City, Florida 386-752-2211 is in charge of arrangements. Please sign the Guestbook at Jacksonville.com Copyright (c) 2002 The Florida Times-Union
  Burial	18 Nov 2002	Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
  Person ID	I30004	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Father	John Edgar Melton, Sr,   b. 11 Sep 1873, Georgia, USA d. 29 Oct 1935 (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ella Elizabeth Franklin,   b. 29 Nov 1879, Georgia, USA d. 26 Aug 1963, Florida, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Nov 1897	Washington, Georgia, USA   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F10300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Catherine Morrison,   b. 1 Feb 1913   d. 16 Mar 1996, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	21 Jul 1933	Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Katherine Melton,   b. 1 Jun 1934, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 3 Feb 2007, Southeast Alabama Medical Center, Dothan, Dale, Alabama, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Thomas Morrison Melton, Sr,   b. 27 Jul 1936, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 9 Jun 2014, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Living
  Family ID	F10301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 2 Nov 1911 - Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA Residence - 1930 - Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA Marriage - 21 Jul 1933 - Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA SSN issued - Bef 1951 - Florida, USA Death - 15 Nov 2002 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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