September 2, 1937 ~ February 10, 2022

Wilma Jean Melton, 84, of Hohenwald passed away on Thursday February 10, 2022, surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Hohenwald to the late Horace Eugene Melton and Edith Reed Patterson on September 2, 1937.

Wilma, known as Aunt Wilma to almost everyone, began her walk with the Lord at the tender age of five years old. There was never a time that you spoke with her that she wasn't talking about the goodness of our Heavenly Father. There is no way to know how many lives she touched in her 84 years. Intercessor, singer, praise and worship leader, witness for Christ, but most importantly she loved The Lord with everything inside of her. She never had biological children of her own but has dozens of nieces and nephews she claimed as her very own. That doesn't include all the people who claim "Aunt Wilma" as their own.

Ms. Melton is survived by her sisters, Helen (Andy) San Miguel and Shirley Garland; brothers, Ronnie (Peggy) Melton and Darriel (Louise) Patterson; and a very special friend, Carmen Porretta.

Along with her parents, Ms. Melton was also preceded in death by her loving stepfather, Melvin Patterson; sisters, Daisy Martin, Patricia Elliott, and Delores (Chee-Chee) McCaleb; and a brother, Harold Melton.

Funeral services were held Sunday, February 13, in the chapel of Adair Funeral and Cremation Services with Bro. Andy San Miguel and Bro. Bill Webb officiating. Burial followed at Davis-Oak Grove Cemetery.