Mary Rue Melton

of Searcy, AR

December 4, 1943 - November 6, 2021

Mary Rue Melton, 77, of Searcy passed away November 6, 2021. She was born on December 4, 1943 in Navarre, Kansas to the late August Martin and Vada Irene Matthews Meuli.

She is survived by her children, James Bell of Searcy, Charles (Melissa) Scott of Ruidoso, NM, Erika Tabb of Dayton, OH; ten grandchildren, Amanda Tabb, Audra Tabb, Amari Black, Makivious (Kivi) Black, Shawn (Karen) Ostrander; Rita Nicole Valasquez, Aaron Trey Voemke, Tamara Collins, Mirrah Bell, Brandie Cleveland and Chisum (grand cat); ten great-grandchildren, Brock, Ketura, Asher, Aaron James, Apharij'ae, Kelsey, Abby, Elizabeth, Hannah, Lilly; one brother, Gus (Dayna) Meuli of Searcy; two sisters, Eloise (Jerry) Oldridge of Sherwood and Nobia Spears of Little Rock along with her nieces and nephews and other extended family members and many friends.

Mary continued her education after high school and completed it by receiving her Doctorate as a Psychological Forensic Pathologist. During her career, she served as hospital administrator for a number of hospitals in New Mexico, worked in clinics with Chemical Dependent patients and was the founder of The Ohio Intervention Center. Through her expertise in her field, she had the privilege to be selected to be on the Dr. Phil Show but the show she was to be on was never aired. Her children knew their mother to be a hard worker. She was known to be a very caring person who would do anything for anyone. She loved her family and one of your favorite past times was she loved to travel. One of the places that she loved to visit the most was Paris and she enjoyed taking cruises with her sisters. Not only did she love her family, she enjoyed cats.

Services will be Visitation at 1:00 PM Saturday, November 13, 2021 followed by the Funeral at 2:00 PM at Crosby Church of Christ in Searcy. Interment will follow in the Marcus Hill Cemetery in Enola, Arkansas. All arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Daniel Funeral Home in Searcy.

Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com

Service Information
Visitation
Crosby Church of Christ
134 Crosby Road
Searcy,  AR 72143
11/13/2021 at 1:00 PM
Service
Funeral Service
Crosby Church of Christ
134 Crosby Road
Searcy,  AR 72143
11/13/2021 at 2:00 PM

Cemetery/Interment
Marcus Hill Cemetery
273 Marcus Hill Road
Enola, AR 72047
 


Obituary Provided By:
Roller-Daniel Funeral Home
411 East Race Avenue
Searcy, AR  72145
www.rollerfuneralhomes.com