HAROLD L. MELTON

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Harold L. "Slats" Melton, 79, of Cache and formerly of Mounds died Tuesday, May 7, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born April 1, 1912 at Mounds, the son of Herbert and Velma Dacus Melton.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mounds, the Horseshoe Lake Chamber of Commerce, and the Alexander-Pulaski Counties Sportmen's Club.

He's the former owner of Melton's Grocery in Mounds, and he and his son operated Melton's Camping and Bait Shop at Horseshoe Lake.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Pauline Taylor Melton, July 17, 1959. He also was preceded in death by a brother and a son.

Survivors include his wife Bernita Lackey Melton, of Cache; two sons, Ray Melton of McCleansboro, Ill., and Jimmy Melton of Cache; five daughters, Susie Graves of Olney, Ill., Nancy Britt of Ferguson, Mo., Sondra Heisner of Normal, Ill., Linda Spaulding of Villa Ridge, Ill., and Sheri Morgan of Festus, Mo.; two sisters, Mildred Parker of Pulaski, Ill. and Juanita Cerny of Cairo, Ill.; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Jones Funeral Home in Tamms. The Rev. Jesse Bellamy will officiate, and burial will be in Spencer Heights Cemetery in Mounds.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home.