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(Thank you Uncle Jimmy for this picture)
Home Place
Hal Melton
The funeral for King Haliburton (Hal) Melton, 89, of Roxboro, N.C.,
who died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005 at his home, was conducted at 2 p.m., Monday, Nov. 28,
in Olive Branch Baptist Church by the Rev. Victor Blackwell.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Melton was a native and lifelong resident of Person County.
He was a retired farmer and former employee of Collins & Aikman Corp.
He was a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife of 67 years, Bular Gentry Melton;
five children,
Dorene M. Robertson and husband, Jimmy,
Jerry W. Melton and wife, Marie,
Janice M. Whitfield and husband, Otis,
Katie M. Rogers and husband, Jim,
and
Jimmy R. Melton and wife, Janet;
seven grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Home, Health, & Hospice of Person County, 355A S. Madison Blvd. Roxboro, NC 27573.
(Thank you Ray for this picture)
This page is dedicated to the loving memory of Granddaddy and in honor of Grandmama
If Tomorrow starts without me...
If tomorrow starts without me, And I'm not there to see,
If the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldn't cry the way you did today,
While thinking of the many things, we didn't get to say.
I know how much you love me, As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me, I know you'll miss me too;
But when tomorrow starts without me, Please try to understand,
That an Angel came and called my name, And took me by the hand,
And said my place was ready, in Heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind; All those I dearly love.
But as I turned to walk away, A tear fell from my eye,
For all my life, I'd always thought, I didn't want to die.
I had so much to live for, So much left yet to do;
It seemed almost impossible, That I was leaving you.
I thought of all the yesterdays, The good ones and the bad,
I thought of all the love we shared, And all the fun we had.
If I could relive yesterday, Just even for a while,
I'd say good-bye and kiss you, And maybe see you smile.
But then I fully realized, That this could never be,
For emptiness and memories, Would take the place of me.
And when I thought of worldly things, I might miss some tomorrow,
I thought of you, And when I did, My heart was filled with sorrow.
But when I walked through Heaven's gates, I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me, From His great golden throne.
He said, "This is eternity, and all I've promised you.
Today your life on earth is past, But here life starts anew.
I promise no tomorrow, But today will always last,
And since each day's the same way, There's no longing for the past.
You have been so faithful, So trusting and so true.
Though there were times you did some things, You knew you shouldn't do.
But you have been forgiven, And now at last you're free.
So won't you come and take My hand, and share My life with Me?"
So when tomorrow starts without me,
Don't think we're far apart.
For every time you think of me,
I'm right here in your heart.
Words from Ray
I went and eat lunch everyday with granddaddy.
When the clock hit 12 he'd holler and ask grandma was we ready to eat.
He said if I came in at 12:05 that I’m late for dinner.
He believed in eating at 12 sharp.
I usually went over there at 11 so we could watch the Price Is Right.
He’d always love Fridays at dinner time because he knew that Chip and I was coming to eat dinner with him.
He'd always ask me what was I doing everyday and I'd say nothing, then he'd say do it pay anything?
I wish now that I could talk plain so granddaddy could understand me because I missed out on a lot by not talking plain but one day we'll have a long conversation.
I think some of my fondest childhood memories are of staying with my grandparents during the summer. My cousin Kaye and I spent many hours in the backyard in our swimming pool. It was really an old washtub but we thought we had the best life had to offer.
Then there's the day Kaye and I gave the back porch a paint job. How were we to know we were painting with kerosene? It looked like paint to us.
I remember the two couches in the living room. If Kaye and I misbehaved, I got sent to one and she was sent to the other. We'd sit and stick our tongues out at one another and giggle until we'd forget what we'd done wrong and Grandmama would let us up. I remember summers there getting up taters and gathering eggs.
I remember spending the night, Granddaddy worked all day on the farm then work 2nd shift at C&A. He'd come home, sit down with a coca-cola and a moonpie and watch the news. Then it'd be bed time.
I think my most favorite memory is of the day I thought I had eaten a WHOLE loaf of bread. I still laugh at that notion. We'd been to K-Mart in South Boston and they had bought me a sub sammich. I ate on it all the way from South Boston to Triple Springs. Grandmama reminds me of how I turned to her and said..."I can't believe I ate a WHOLE loaf of bread!"
Throughout my childhood all holidays were spent at their house including the Melton-Gentry reunion that's still held every year at Easter.
There's so many other memories. I'd like to take a moment to thank Granddaddy and Grandmama for the best childhood a little girl could have.
I love you both, Lisa
In memory of Daddy on his 92nd birthday...Katie Lee
Still Missing You
Author Unknow
They say there is a reason
They say that time will heal
But neither time nor reason
Will change the way we feel.
For no one knows the heartache
that lies behind our smiles,
No one knows how many times
we have broken down and cried.
We want to tell you something
so there won't be any doubt,
You're so wonderful to think of
but so hard to be without.
We cannot bring the old days back,
when we were all together
The family chain is broken now,
but memories live forever.
We thought of you with love today,
But this is nothing new,
We thought of you yesterday and the days before that too.
We think of you in silence and
often speak you name.
All we have now are our memories,
and your picture in a frame.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
But you didn't go alone.
A part of us went with you
The day God took you home.
(Thanks Momma for this picture)
Granddaddy & Grandmama Melton, and Baby Dorene
In Memory of Daddy by Dorene
09.02.1916 - 11.26.2005
How well I do remember the special times we had
The times and seasons of my life with a very special Dad.
How well I do remember the day God called you home
You slipped into His loving arms, and I felt so alone.
Now my heart will carry memories of the love you gave to me
Until we meet again in Heaven, where the best is yet to be.
If there's anyone else in the family who's seeing this site that would like to add memories of Granddaddy and Grandmama to it, email me and I'll add them.
Easter is always a special time for the Melton/Gentry family. A reunion is held at Hal and Bular's home.
EASTER 2009 PHOTOS
Music Playing:
Grandpa Tell Me About the Good Ole Days by The Judds
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